diff --git a/Custom_LED_Animations/grid_both/code.py b/Custom_LED_Animations/grid_both/code.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b6cf6b62
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+++ b/Custom_LED_Animations/grid_both/code.py
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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Tim Cocks for Adafruit Industries
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+"""
+Uses NeoPixel Featherwing connected to D10 and
+Dotstar Featherwing connected to D13, and D11.
+Update pins as needed for your connections.
+"""
+import board
+import neopixel
+import adafruit_dotstar as dotstar
+from conways import ConwaysLifeAnimation
+from snake import SnakeAnimation
+
+# Update to match the pin connected to your NeoPixels
+pixel_pin = board.D10
+# Update to match the number of NeoPixels you have connected
+pixel_num = 32
+
+# initialize the neopixels featherwing
+pixels = neopixel.NeoPixel(pixel_pin, pixel_num, brightness=0.02, auto_write=False)
+
+# initialize the dotstar featherwing
+dots = dotstar.DotStar(board.D13, board.D11, 72, brightness=0.02)
+
+# initial live cells for conways
+initial_cells = [
+    (2, 1),
+    (3, 1),
+    (4, 1),
+    (5, 1),
+    (6, 1),
+]
+
+# initialize the animations
+conways = ConwaysLifeAnimation(dots, 0.1, 0xff00ff, 12, 6, initial_cells)
+
+snake = SnakeAnimation(pixels, speed=0.1, color=0xff00ff, width=8, height=4)
+
+while True:
+    # call animate to show the next animation frames
+    conways.animate()
+    snake.animate()
diff --git a/Custom_LED_Animations/grid_both/conways.py b/Custom_LED_Animations/grid_both/conways.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9984f01a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Custom_LED_Animations/grid_both/conways.py
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Tim Cocks
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+"""
+ConwaysLifeAnimation helper class
+"""
+from micropython import const
+
+from adafruit_led_animation.animation import Animation
+from adafruit_led_animation.grid import PixelGrid, HORIZONTAL
+
+
+def _is_pixel_off(pixel):
+    return pixel[0] == 0 and pixel[1] == 0 and pixel[2] == 0
+
+
+class ConwaysLifeAnimation(Animation):
+    # Constants
+    DIRECTION_OFFSETS = [
+        (0, 1),
+        (0, -1),
+        (1, 0),
+        (-1, 0),
+        (1, 1),
+        (-1, 1),
+        (1, -1),
+        (-1, -1),
+    ]
+    LIVE = const(0x01)
+    DEAD = const(0x00)
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        pixel_object,
+        speed,
+        color,
+        width,
+        height,
+        initial_cells,
+        equilibrium_restart=True,
+    ):
+        """
+        Conway's Game of Life implementation. Watch the cells
+        live and die based on the classic rules.
+
+        :param pixel_object: The initialised LED object.
+        :param float speed: Animation refresh rate in seconds, e.g. ``0.1``.
+        :param color: the color to use for live cells
+        :param width: the width of the grid
+        :param height: the height of the grid
+        :param initial_cells: list of initial cells to be live
+        :param equilibrium_restart: whether to restart when the simulation gets stuck unchanging
+        """
+        super().__init__(pixel_object, speed, color)
+
+        # list to hold which cells are live
+        self.drawn_pixels = []
+
+        # store the initial cells
+        self.initial_cells = initial_cells
+
+        # PixelGrid helper to access the strand as a 2D grid
+        self.pixel_grid = PixelGrid(
+            pixel_object, width, height, orientation=HORIZONTAL, alternating=False
+        )
+
+        # size of the grid
+        self.width = width
+        self.height = height
+
+        # equilibrium restart boolean
+        self.equilibrium_restart = equilibrium_restart
+
+        # counter to store how many turns since the last change
+        self.equilibrium_turns = 0
+
+        # self._init_cells()
+
+    def _is_grid_empty(self):
+        """
+        Checks if the grid is empty.
+
+        :return: True if there are no live cells, False otherwise
+        """
+        for y in range(self.height):
+            for x in range(self.width):
+                if not _is_pixel_off(self.pixel_grid[x, y]):
+                    return False
+
+        return True
+
+    def _init_cells(self):
+        """
+        Turn off all LEDs then turn on ones cooresponding to the initial_cells
+
+        :return: None
+        """
+        self.pixel_grid.fill(0x000000)
+        for cell in self.initial_cells:
+            self.pixel_grid[cell] = self.color
+
+    def _count_neighbors(self, cell):
+        """
+        Check how many live cell neighbors are found at the given location
+        :param cell: the location to check
+        :return: the number of live cell neighbors
+        """
+        neighbors = 0
+        for direction in ConwaysLifeAnimation.DIRECTION_OFFSETS:
+            try:
+                if not _is_pixel_off(
+                    self.pixel_grid[cell[0] + direction[0], cell[1] + direction[1]]
+                ):
+                    neighbors += 1
+            except IndexError:
+                pass
+        return neighbors
+
+    def draw(self):
+        # pylint: disable=too-many-branches
+        """
+        draw the current frame of the animation
+
+        :return: None
+        """
+        # if there are no live cells
+        if self._is_grid_empty():
+            # spawn the inital_cells and return
+            self._init_cells()
+            return
+
+        # list to hold locations to despawn live cells
+        despawning_cells = []
+
+        # list to hold locations spawn new live cells
+        spawning_cells = []
+
+        # loop over the grid
+        for y in range(self.height):
+            for x in range(self.width):
+
+                # check and set the current cell type, live or dead
+                if _is_pixel_off(self.pixel_grid[x, y]):
+                    cur_cell_type = ConwaysLifeAnimation.DEAD
+                else:
+                    cur_cell_type = ConwaysLifeAnimation.LIVE
+
+                # get a count of the neigbors
+                neighbors = self._count_neighbors((x, y))
+
+                # if the current cell is alive
+                if cur_cell_type == ConwaysLifeAnimation.LIVE:
+                    # if it has fewer than 2 neighbors
+                    if neighbors < 2:
+                        # add its location to the despawn list
+                        despawning_cells.append((x, y))
+
+                    # if it has more than 3 neighbors
+                    if neighbors > 3:
+                        # add its location to the despawn list
+                        despawning_cells.append((x, y))
+
+                # if the current location is not a living cell
+                elif cur_cell_type == ConwaysLifeAnimation.DEAD:
+                    # if it has exactly 3 neighbors
+                    if neighbors == 3:
+                        # add the current location to the spawn list
+                        spawning_cells.append((x, y))
+
+        # loop over the despawn locations
+        for cell in despawning_cells:
+            # turn off LEDs at each location
+            self.pixel_grid[cell] = 0x000000
+
+        # loop over the spawn list
+        for cell in spawning_cells:
+            # turn on LEDs at each location
+            self.pixel_grid[cell] = self.color
+
+        # if equilibrium restart mode is enabled
+        if self.equilibrium_restart:
+            # if there were no cells spawned or despaned this round
+            if len(despawning_cells) == 0 and len(spawning_cells) == 0:
+                # increment equilibrium turns counter
+                self.equilibrium_turns += 1
+                # if the counter is 3 or higher
+                if self.equilibrium_turns >= 3:
+                    # go back to the initial_cells
+                    self._init_cells()
+
+                    # reset the turns counter to zero
+                    self.equilibrium_turns = 0
diff --git a/Custom_LED_Animations/grid_both/snake.py b/Custom_LED_Animations/grid_both/snake.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1cf6c157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Custom_LED_Animations/grid_both/snake.py
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Tim Cocks
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+"""
+SnakeAnimation helper class
+"""
+import random
+from micropython import const
+
+from adafruit_led_animation.animation import Animation
+from adafruit_led_animation.grid import PixelGrid, HORIZONTAL
+
+
+
+class SnakeAnimation(Animation):
+    UP = const(0x00)
+    DOWN = const(0x01)
+    LEFT = const(0x02)
+    RIGHT = const(0x03)
+    ALL_DIRECTIONS = [UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT]
+    DIRECTION_OFFSETS = {
+        DOWN: (0, 1),
+        UP: (0, -1),
+        RIGHT: (1, 0),
+        LEFT: (-1, 0)
+    }
+
+    def __init__(self, pixel_object, speed, color, width, height, snake_length=3):
+        """
+        Renders a snake that slithers around the 2D grid of pixels
+        """
+        super().__init__(pixel_object, speed, color)
+
+        # how many segments the snake will have
+        self.snake_length = snake_length
+
+        # create a PixelGrid helper to access our strand as a 2D grid
+        self.pixel_grid = PixelGrid(pixel_object, width, height,
+                                    orientation=HORIZONTAL, alternating=False)
+
+        # size variables
+        self.width = width
+        self.height = height
+
+        # list that will hold locations of snake segments
+        self.snake_pixels = []
+
+        self.direction = None
+
+        # initialize the snake
+        self._new_snake()
+
+    def _clear_snake(self):
+        """
+        Clear the snake segments and turn off all pixels
+        """
+        while len(self.snake_pixels) > 0:
+            self.pixel_grid[self.snake_pixels.pop()] = 0x000000
+
+    def _new_snake(self):
+        """
+        Create a new single segment snake. The snake has a random
+        direction and location. Turn on the pixel representing the snake.
+        """
+        # choose a random direction and store it
+        self.direction = random.choice(SnakeAnimation.ALL_DIRECTIONS)
+
+        # choose a random starting tile
+        starting_tile = (random.randint(0, self.width - 1), random.randint(0, self.height - 1))
+
+        # add the starting tile to the list of segments
+        self.snake_pixels.append(starting_tile)
+
+        # turn on the pixel at the chosen location
+        self.pixel_grid[self.snake_pixels[0]] = self.color
+
+    def _can_move(self, direction):
+        """
+        returns true if the snake can move in the given direction
+        """
+        # location of the next tile if we would move that direction
+        next_tile = tuple(map(sum, zip(
+            SnakeAnimation.DIRECTION_OFFSETS[direction], self.snake_pixels[0])))
+
+        # if the tile is one of the snake segments
+        if next_tile in self.snake_pixels:
+            # can't move there
+            return False
+
+        # if the tile is within the bounds of the grid
+        if 0 <= next_tile[0] < self.width and 0 <= next_tile[1] < self.height:
+            # can move there
+            return True
+
+        # return false if any other conditions not met
+        return False
+
+
+    def _choose_direction(self):
+        """
+        Choose a direction to go in. Could continue in same direction
+        as it's already going, or decide to turn to a dirction that
+        will allow movement.
+        """
+
+        # copy of all directions in a list
+        directions_to_check = list(SnakeAnimation.ALL_DIRECTIONS)
+
+        # if we can move the direction we're currently going
+        if self._can_move(self.direction):
+            # "flip a coin"
+            if random.random() < 0.5:
+                # on "heads" we stay going the same direction
+                return self.direction
+
+        # loop over the copied list of directions to check
+        while len(directions_to_check) > 0:
+            # choose a random one from the list and pop it out of the list
+            possible_direction = directions_to_check.pop(
+                random.randint(0, len(directions_to_check)-1))
+            # if we can move the chosen direction
+            if self._can_move(possible_direction):
+                # return the chosen direction
+                return possible_direction
+
+        # if we made it through all directions and couldn't move in any of them
+        # then raise the SnakeStuckException
+        raise SnakeAnimation.SnakeStuckException
+
+
+    def draw(self):
+        """
+        Draw the current frame of the animation
+        """
+        # if the snake is currently the desired length
+        if len(self.snake_pixels) == self.snake_length:
+            # remove the last segment from the list and turn it's LED off
+            self.pixel_grid[self.snake_pixels.pop()] = 0x000000
+
+        # if the snake is less than the desired length
+        # e.g. because we removed one in the previous step
+        if len(self.snake_pixels) < self.snake_length:
+            # wrap with try to catch the SnakeStuckException
+            try:
+                # update the direction, could continue straight, or could change
+                self.direction = self._choose_direction()
+
+                # the location of the next tile where the head of the snake will move to
+                next_tile = tuple(map(sum, zip(
+                    SnakeAnimation.DIRECTION_OFFSETS[self.direction], self.snake_pixels[0])))
+
+                # insert the next tile at list index 0
+                self.snake_pixels.insert(0, next_tile)
+
+                # turn on the LED for the tile
+                self.pixel_grid[next_tile] = self.color
+
+            # if the snake exception is caught
+            except SnakeAnimation.SnakeStuckException:
+                # clear the snake to get rid of the old one
+                self._clear_snake()
+
+                # make a new snake
+                self._new_snake()
+
+    class SnakeStuckException(RuntimeError):
+        """
+        Exception indicating the snake is stuck and can't move in any direction
+        """
+        def __init__(self):
+            super().__init__("SnakeStuckException")
diff --git a/Custom_LED_Animations/strand_sequence/code.py b/Custom_LED_Animations/strand_sequence/code.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca9896da0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Custom_LED_Animations/strand_sequence/code.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Tim Cocks for Adafruit Industries
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+import board
+
+import neopixel
+from adafruit_led_animation.color import PINK, JADE
+from adafruit_led_animation.sequence import AnimationSequence
+
+from rainbowsweep import RainbowSweepAnimation
+from sweep import SweepAnimation
+from zipper import ZipperAnimation
+
+# Update to match the pin connected to your NeoPixels
+pixel_pin = board.A1
+# Update to match the number of NeoPixels you have connected
+pixel_num = 30
+
+# initialize the neopixels. Change out for dotstars if needed.
+pixels = neopixel.NeoPixel(pixel_pin, pixel_num, brightness=0.02, auto_write=False)
+
+# initialize the animations
+sweep = SweepAnimation(pixels, speed=0.05, color=PINK)
+
+zipper = ZipperAnimation(pixels, speed=0.1, color=PINK, alternate_color=JADE)
+
+rainbowsweep = RainbowSweepAnimation(pixels, speed=0.05, color=0x000000, sweep_speed=0.1,
+                                     sweep_direction=RainbowSweepAnimation.DIRECTION_END_TO_START)
+
+# sequence to play them all one after another
+animations = AnimationSequence(
+    sweep, zipper, rainbowsweep, advance_interval=6, auto_clear=True
+)
+
+while True:
+    animations.animate()
diff --git a/Custom_LED_Animations/strand_sequence/rainbowsweep.py b/Custom_LED_Animations/strand_sequence/rainbowsweep.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff73929cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Custom_LED_Animations/strand_sequence/rainbowsweep.py
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Tim Cocks for Adafruit Industries
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+"""
+Adapted From `adafruit_led_animation.animation.rainbow`
+"""
+
+from adafruit_led_animation.animation import Animation
+from adafruit_led_animation.color import colorwheel
+from adafruit_led_animation import MS_PER_SECOND, monotonic_ms
+
+
+class RainbowSweepAnimation(Animation):
+    """
+    The classic rainbow color wheel that gets swept across by another specified color.
+
+    :param pixel_object: The initialised LED object.
+    :param float speed: Animation refresh rate in seconds, e.g. ``0.1``.
+    :param float sweep_speed: How long in seconds to wait between sweep steps
+    :param float period: Period to cycle the rainbow over in seconds.  Default 1.
+    :param sweep_direction: which way to sweep across the rainbow. Must be one of
+      DIRECTION_START_TO_END or DIRECTION_END_TO_START
+    :param str name: Name of animation (optional, useful for sequences and debugging).
+
+    """
+
+    # constants to represent the different directions
+    DIRECTION_START_TO_END = 0
+    DIRECTION_END_TO_START = 1
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+    def __init__(
+        self, pixel_object, speed, color, sweep_speed=0.3, period=1,
+            name=None, sweep_direction=DIRECTION_START_TO_END
+    ):
+        super().__init__(pixel_object, speed, color, name=name)
+        self._period = period
+        # internal var step used inside of color generator
+        self._step = 256 // len(pixel_object)
+
+        # internal var wheel_index used inside of color generator
+        self._wheel_index = 0
+
+        # instance of the generator
+        self._generator = self._color_wheel_generator()
+
+        # convert swap speed from seconds to ms and store it
+        self._sweep_speed = sweep_speed * 1000
+
+        # set the initial sweep index
+        self.sweep_index = len(pixel_object)
+
+        # internal variable to store the timestamp of when a sweep step occurs
+        self._last_sweep_time = 0
+
+        # store the direction argument
+        self.direction = sweep_direction
+
+    # this animation supports on cycle complete callbacks
+    on_cycle_complete_supported = True
+
+    def _color_wheel_generator(self):
+        # convert period to ms
+        period = int(self._period * MS_PER_SECOND)
+
+        # how many pixels in the strand
+        num_pixels = len(self.pixel_object)
+
+        # current timestamp
+        last_update = monotonic_ms()
+
+        cycle_position = 0
+        last_pos = 0
+        while True:
+            cycle_completed = False
+            # time vars
+            now = monotonic_ms()
+            time_since_last_draw = now - last_update
+            last_update = now
+
+            # cycle position vars
+            pos = cycle_position = (cycle_position + time_since_last_draw) % period
+
+            # if it's time to signal cycle complete
+            if pos < last_pos:
+                cycle_completed = True
+
+            # update position var for next iteration
+            last_pos = pos
+
+            # calculate wheel_index
+            wheel_index = int((pos / period) * 256)
+
+            # set all pixels to their color based on the wheel color and step
+            self.pixel_object[:] = [
+                colorwheel(((i * self._step) + wheel_index) % 255) for i in range(num_pixels)
+            ]
+
+            # if it's time for a sweep step
+            if self._last_sweep_time + self._sweep_speed <= now:
+
+                # udpate sweep timestamp
+                self._last_sweep_time = now
+
+                # decrement the sweep index
+                self.sweep_index -= 1
+
+                # if it's finished the last step
+                if self.sweep_index == -1:
+                    # reset it to the number of pixels in the strand
+                    self.sweep_index = len(self.pixel_object)
+
+            # if end to start direction
+            if self.direction == self.DIRECTION_END_TO_START:
+                # set the current pixels at the end of the strand to the specified color
+                self.pixel_object[self.sweep_index:] = (
+                        [self.color] * (len(self.pixel_object) - self.sweep_index))
+
+            # if start to end direction
+            elif self.direction == self.DIRECTION_START_TO_END:
+                # set the pixels at the begining of the strand to the specified color
+                inverse_index = len(self.pixel_object) - self.sweep_index
+                self.pixel_object[:inverse_index] = [self.color] * (inverse_index)
+
+            # update the wheel index
+            self._wheel_index = wheel_index
+
+            # signal cycle complete if it's time
+            if cycle_completed:
+                self.cycle_complete = True
+            yield
+
+
+    def draw(self):
+        """
+        draw the current frame of the animation
+        :return:
+        """
+        next(self._generator)
+
+    def reset(self):
+        """
+        Resets the animation.
+        """
+        self._generator = self._color_wheel_generator()
diff --git a/Custom_LED_Animations/strand_sequence/sweep.py b/Custom_LED_Animations/strand_sequence/sweep.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d56a03b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Custom_LED_Animations/strand_sequence/sweep.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Tim Cocks
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+"""
+SweepAnimation helper class
+"""
+from adafruit_led_animation.animation import Animation
+
+
+class SweepAnimation(Animation):
+
+    def __init__(self, pixel_object, speed, color):
+        """
+        Sweeps across the strand lighting up one pixel at a time.
+        Once the full strand is lit, sweeps across again turning off
+        each pixel one at a time.
+
+        :param pixel_object: The initialized pixel object
+        :param speed: The speed to run the animation
+        :param color: The color the pixels will be lit up.
+        """
+
+        # Call super class initialization
+        super().__init__(pixel_object, speed, color)
+
+        # custom variable to store the current step of the animation
+        self.current_step = 0
+
+        # one step per pixel
+        self.last_step = len(pixel_object)
+
+        # boolean indicating whether we're currently sweeping LEDs on or off
+        self.sweeping_on = True
+
+        self.cycle_complete = False
+
+    # This animation supports the cycle complete callback
+    on_cycle_complete_supported = True
+
+    def draw(self):
+        """
+        Display the current frame of the animation
+
+        :return: None
+        """
+        if self.sweeping_on:
+            # Turn on the next LED
+            self.pixel_object[self.current_step] = self.color
+        else:  # sweeping off
+            # Turn off the next LED
+            self.pixel_object[self.current_step] = 0x000000
+
+        # increment the current step variable
+        self.current_step += 1
+
+        # if we've reached the last step
+        if self.current_step >= self.last_step:
+
+            # if we are currently sweeping off
+            if not self.sweeping_on:
+                # signal that the cycle is complete
+                self.cycle_complete = True
+
+            # reset the step variable to 0
+            self.current_step = 0
+
+            # flop sweeping on/off indicator variable
+            self.sweeping_on = not self.sweeping_on
diff --git a/Custom_LED_Animations/strand_sequence/zipper.py b/Custom_LED_Animations/strand_sequence/zipper.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52859ca1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Custom_LED_Animations/strand_sequence/zipper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Tim Cocks
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+"""
+ZipperAnimation helper class
+"""
+from adafruit_led_animation.animation import Animation
+
+
+class ZipperAnimation(Animation):
+
+    def __init__(self, pixel_object, speed, color, alternate_color=None):
+        """
+        Lights up every other LED from each ends of the strand, passing each
+        other in the middle and resulting in the full strand being lit at the
+        end of the cycle.
+
+        :param pixel_object: The initialized pixel object
+        :param speed: The speed to run the animation
+        :param color: The color the pixels will be lit up.
+        """
+
+        # Call super class initialization
+        super().__init__(pixel_object, speed, color)
+
+        # if alternate color is None then use single color
+        if alternate_color is None:
+            self.alternate_color = color
+        else:
+            self.alternate_color = alternate_color
+
+        # custom variable to store the current step of the animation
+        self.current_step = 0
+
+        # We're lighting up every other LED, so we have half the strand
+        # length in steps.
+        self.last_step = len(pixel_object) // 2
+
+        self.cycle_complete = False
+
+    # This animation supports the cycle complete callback
+    on_cycle_complete_supported = True
+
+    def draw(self):
+        """
+        Display the current frame of the animation
+
+        :return: None
+        """
+
+        # Use try/except to ignore indexes outside the strand
+        try:
+            # Turn on 1 even indexed pixel starting from the start of the strand
+            self.pixel_object[self.current_step * 2] = self.color
+
+            # Turn on 1 odd indexed pixel starting from the end of the strand
+            self.pixel_object[-(self.current_step * 2) - 1] = self.alternate_color
+        except IndexError:
+            pass
+
+        # increment the current step variable
+        self.current_step += 1
+
+        # if we've reached the last step
+        if self.current_step > self.last_step:
+            # signal that the cycle is complete
+            self.cycle_complete = True
+
+            # call internal reset() function
+            self.reset()
+
+    def reset(self):
+        """
+        Turns all the LEDs off and resets the current step variable to 0
+        :return: None
+        """
+        # turn LEDs off
+        self.pixel_object.fill(0x000000)
+
+        # reset current step variable
+        self.current_step = 0