Turn a plastic water bottle into a decorative lighthouse -- just the thing to brighten up a rainy summer day.
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| 1.5-liter sport water bottle
Craft knife Aluminum foil Red acrylic paint Black tape Play-Doh or clay Flashlight White craft foam Clear packing tape | |
| Seasons: Rainy day, Spring, Summer, Year round | |
| Materials: bottles, clay , foil, fome-cor, paints | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Use a craft knife (adults only) to cut the bottle in half. Glue aluminum foil inside the cone-shaped portion of the top half (this creates a reflective dome), then use red acrylic paint to coat the outside of the foil-lined section. |
| 2. | When the paint is dry, apply 3-inch vertical strips of black tape, spaced evenly, around the unpainted portion of the bottle top. |
| 3. |  In the bottom half of the bottle, pack a baseball-sized
ball of Play-Doh or clay. Stand a flashlight upright in the clay
and press down to secure it in place. Cut a notch down from the
bottle's edge to allow access to the flashlight's switch, as
shown. |
| 4. | Next, wrap an 11 1/2- by 10-inch sheet of white craft foam around the bottom half of the bottle (the foam will extend about 4 inches above the bottle) and note approximately where the flashlight switch opening is. Remove the foam and cut out a switch opening. Re-wrap the foam around the bottle and secure the overlapping ends with clear packing tape. |
| 5. | Finally, fit the cut edge of the bottle top just inside the foam sleeve and securely tape the foam to the bottle with colored tape. |
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