Beginner-Friendly Boards
1 Adafruit Circuit Playground Express
This board is packed with features: 10 onboard NeoPixels, capacitive touch inputs, and sensors for motion, sound, light, and temperature. It's ideal for newcomers, with support for MakeCode, CircuitPython, and Arduino. The large, sewable pads make it easy to integrate into fabric-based builds. There's also a Bluetooth version (Circuit Playground Bluefruit) for wireless interaction.
• Try it in: reactive fairy wings, glowing hat decor, necklaces, motion-triggered lights.
2 Adafruit Sparkle Motion Stick
This board was designed with cosplay in mind. It runs WLED and plugs directly into a USB battery (no cords required). It includes a screw terminal block for LEDs, a mic, and an IR sensor, and fits inside a custom enclosure that allows for button control. Power your lights right through…
