Being a STEM educator for middle and high school , I am constantly looking to create a curriculum and content that makes learning to program a fun and hands on activity for students. Students in this age group typically lose interest or find it difficult when following a traditional form of learning e.g. following a book or screencast. In summer 2018, I got an opportunity via [https://www.fremontstem.org/ ][1]to run a research oriented 16 hours ( 2 hours per week) “learning with Python workshop” with high school students. This is when I set out to create a project that my team would work on , and gain programming skills while doing so. In PyCon 2018 Adafruit gave Gemma M0 microcontrollers as swag to each attendee. I found myself enjoying tinkering with it using Python with a few relatively easy steps. This tinkering propelled me into thinking of and creating a simple and easy to follow project that the students would enjoy and also be able to complete in the given timeframe. My idea , with some help from [Les Pounder's][2] blog post, was to create blingy and shiny Christmas ornaments with Gemma M0 and Neopixel rings from Adafruit, Python and 3D printing! Creating and executing this project took a “village and two tiny helpers” to make happen! This poster talks about the process , the sighs and frustrations, the aha moments and the final feeling of achieving success as a team working on and delivering a fun filled collaborative, “hands on” project. Some topics covered in the poster session will be: - Concept and Idea - Electronics with Python - Hands on with wire strippers and soldering iron - Design and printing moulds - Student showcase - Student feedback [1]: https://www.fremontstem.org/ [2]: https://bigl.es/ [3]: https://www.fremontstem.org/blog/categories/asdrp