Discover the fundamentals of electricity by building real working circuits on paper. Designed as a highly interactive workshop, Light It Up! transforms electrical concepts into hands-on experiences that are safe, engaging, and memorable.
Electricity is everywhere around us, yet it often remains an abstract concept.
In this workshop, participants build working electrical circuits using paper, copper tape, LEDs and batteries. Every connection they make brings an idea to life, helping them understand how electricity flows through a circuit.
Rather than learning through diagrams alone, participants learn by making, testing, observing and improving their own creations.
This workshop is built on Paper Circuits, a STEM activity book by Sangaran D K, Aatrral's co-founder and an Embedded Systems Engineer. If you're learning on your own rather than booking a group workshop, the same ideas are also available as a self-paced Electrical Root Course, with a materials kit delivered to your home.
The workshop's length and pricing depend on how many of these sheets you'd like to cover, and how much time is available — a shorter session might explore the first several activities, while a longer one can work through the full set.
Activity 17 is included directly inside the playbook.
Create real electrical circuits using paper and conductive materials.
Discover how electricity flows by making connections, testing ideas, and observing results.
Experiment with different circuit designs, identify mistakes, and find ways to make them work.
Each participant leaves with a completed paper circuit they have built themselves.
If you'd like to organise Light It Up! at your school or learning space, we'd be happy to hear from you.