< Canvas x:Name = " LayoutRoot " Background = " White " Loaded = " Create_And_Run_Animation " /> public void Create_And_Run_Animation( object sender, EventArgs e) ... { Ellipse ellipse = new Ellipse(); ellipse.Width = 20; ellipse.Height = 20; Color myColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 0, 0); SolidColorBrush myBrush = new SolidColorBrush(); myBrush.Color = myColor; ellipse.Fill = myBrush; LayoutRoot.Children.Add(ellipse); Duration duration = new Duration(new TimeSpan(0,0,0,1)); DoubleAnimation myDoubleAnimation1 = new DoubleAnimation(); DoubleAnimation myDoubleAnimation2 = new DoubleAnimation(); myDoubleAnimation1.Duration = duration; myDoubleAnimation2.Duration = duration; Storyboard sb = new Storyboard(); sb.Duration = duration; sb.AutoReverse = true; sb.RepeatBehavior = RepeatBehavior.Forever; sb.Children.Add(myDoubleAnimation1); sb.Children.Add(myDoubleAnimation2); Storyboard.SetTarget(myDoubleAnimation1, ellipse); Storyboard.SetTarget(myDoubleAnimation2, ellipse); Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation1, "Width"); Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation2, "Height"); myDoubleAnimation1.From = 20; myDoubleAnimation2.From = 20; myDoubleAnimation1.To = 50; myDoubleAnimation2.To = 50; LayoutRoot.Resources.Add(sb); sb.Begin(); }