DIY Projection Workshop for Children

The DIY Projection Workshop for Children is a hands-on design and light exploration experience where drawings are transformed into projected visual stories.

Led by Ansh Kumar, architect and co-founder of Tiny Farm Lab, this workshop introduces children to the creative and scientific possibilities of working with light. Using simple materials such as paper cups and wrapping sheets, participants build their own DIY projectors and discover how images can be enlarged, animated, and brought to life through projection.

As children create hand-drawn sketches and experiment with projecting them onto surfaces, they begin to understand the basic principles of optics in an accessible and playful way. The workshop helps them explore how light travels, how images behave when projected, and how surfaces affect the final visual experience.

More than a technical exercise, this workshop encourages expression and imagination. Children are invited to think about perspective, movement, and storytelling as they turn static drawings into living light-based visuals. This makes the process feel both inventive and magical.

The DIY projection workshop brings together design, image-making, and scientific observation in one engaging activity. It helps children experience how simple materials and thoughtful experimentation can open up entirely new ways of seeing and creating.

What children explore:

• Building a simple DIY projector

• Basic principles of light and optics

• Projection as a creative design tool

• Turning hand-drawn sketches into visual animation

• How light interacts with surfaces

• Perspective, scale, and visual storytelling

Workshop format:

• Introduction to projection and light-based image-making

• Guided DIY projector construction

• Drawing and visual experimentation

• Projection testing on different surfaces

• Reflection on optics, design, and expression

Why this workshop matters:

• Makes optics tangible through creative practice

• Encourages children to experiment with light and image

• Connects drawing with movement and projection

• Builds observation, imagination, and design thinking

• Shows how simple materials can create powerful visual experiences

About the expert:

Ansh Kumar is an architect and co-founder of Tiny Farm Lab. His workshops often combine design, making, and exploratory learning to help children engage with materials, space, and visual ideas in inventive ways.

Bring this DIY projection workshop to your school or learning space and let children discover how drawings can come alive through light.