It’s that time of year.. the days are short, the nights are long, and if it’s raining, the days just feel dark! These lanterns are a wonderful kid activity and winter decoration to bring some warm light into the house! Growing up in Scandiavia and going to a Waldorf, we would make these every November for our Lantern Festival. They are super simple to make and you can get creative with shapes, sizes and color schemes! Have fun! 🙂

Supplies

• Glass jar (any shape/size OK, but needs to be glass not plastic)
• Colored tissue paper
• Glue (watered out Elmer’s glue)
• Brushes or sponge brushes to brush light coat of glue on outside of jar
• Tea lights / votive candles
• Shiny star stickers (optional)

Directions

• ‘Paint’ the outside of the jars with a thin coat of watered out glue and rip up pieces of colored tissue paper and stick to jar
• Repeat with multiple layers until desired color density / effect is reached
• Let dry, and add a few star stickers
• Light candles and drop inside the jars
• Enjoy super cosiness! 🙂