“We’re making things with light. Lite-Brite makes them glow so bright! A steamboat, a chicken, a tropical fish. A lemonade sign or whatever I wish!” [commercial]

Look at that little girl. Can you even remember the last time you were this happy?   I can. It was when someone said to me “Look, you poke these pegs through this special paper, plug it in and POW! Jack In The Box!”

As great as the Lite Brites of yesteryear were, there were three limitations I can recall from my childhood that prevented this toy from reaching it’s true potential.

1. Once you used the paper, game over Jack. Go play with your Turtles.
2. Your hamster/guinea pig probably died because you lost one too many of those hamster food looking pegs.
3. Once your masterpiece was completed, it could only be shown to the world at the limits of a 4 foot power cord

But, thanks to modern science and the Space Program, scientists have been able to fix these problems with innovations such as adding a handy storage area for pegs! They’ve also made the Lite Brite battery powered. You can now carry your Lite Brite on your worldly travels to spread joy and cheer to third world nations.

Problem one still remains though, and children will forever be reaching the limits of the Lite Brites ability until this issue is solved.

Lite Brite Master

Larry King is clearly the master of Lite Brite technology. He holds the secrets to no more lost pegs as well as the paper issue. Until he decides to share his secrets with the world’s children, we’ll wait.

Oh, and if you find that you simply have TOO MUCH Lite Brite paper, snag one of these and throw yourself a bitchin’ party.

Party?

Update: If you still get the brite lite urge and the proud owner of one of those revolutionary devices that Apple produces, you can take your fun out on the brand new iPhone app called myPixelArt.