Easy DIY Glow In The Dark Birthday Message

This one is an easy and quick DIY and helps to illuminate message like glow in the dark. You can use it to make a signboard or display a message.

As you see in picture below that message “Happy Birthday MOM” has really comes out impressive.

Below notes illustrates how it can be done.

Item required are as following.

  a. Cereal box (size about 8x11 inch)

  b. Message print (white font on full black background)

  c. Paper cutter

  d. Glue or double side tap

  e. Mounting pad or double side tap

  f.  Finger Light or any other source of light which will provide enough lights to illuminate the message.

DIY Steps to follow:

• Get a paper box like a cereal box which will fit for the message.

• Print message on white color font on a black paper/background. Below is link to Happy Birthday MOM message PDF file to print on 8x11 paper. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5kkJjFzsANPNEMtOWdXcjFyQ0E/view?usp=sharing

• Align paper over the box and make marks on paper where white font area will be placed. It’s easy to cut rectangle box of size of each word. This helps light to illuminate only at fonts. 

 ·         Make cuts on marked area and apply glue on remaining area to fix the printed message.

 ·         Use highlighter (green or yellow looks great) and use it over the white font.

 ·         Place paper carefully over the box to align fonts with area on box being cut.

 ·         Depending on the source of light, cut may be required to make at the desired side of box. In this case battery light was tapped at the center to even out the light.

 ·         Use mounting pad or double side tap and fix the box over the door or wall as desired.

Once ready turn the source of light in dark and see the message glowing in the dark.