This is a much simpler little habitat. I made it using a small metal box with a glass top. There's a light inside. The tissue paper made the light glow nicely. I also used green paper to make plant-shaped silhouettes and sequins in the shape of shells to reflect light from outside the box. = Small habitat made with lidded box, tissue paper, sequins, and a colored light. I could see making a group of these that reacted differently to changes in the light in the room.

This is a habitat made in a box. It is structured kind of like a diorama, with lots of layers of materials to peer through. Diorama habitat made with a cardboard box, sequins, small plastic animals, paper, tinsel, and colored lights. It is lit by one green light (near the back of the box) and one red-orange light. I used pieces of plastic and this sparkly tinsel-like material to reflect and intensify the light (and the inside of the box is a light color, so that also helps it glow).

After talking to Margaret and seeing her paper exoskeletons I was wondering about how to get materials to seem alive. A little movement, a little sound. So I started thinking about blankets. Some time ago Margaret made a little green cloth worm-like thing with a lego motor inside with a gear attached to the motor. When it turned on, it wriggled. Very subtle movement, and it appeared to be alive.