Star-Spangled Luminarias
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Can't get to the fireworks? These festive luminarias let you light up the night right in your own front yard.
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| Cardboard
Tissue paper, red and blue Brown-paper lunch bags Star-shaped stickers and star punch Sand Tea light or votive candles | |
| Seasons: Fourth of july | |
| Materials: candle, paper bags | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Cut a star from cardboard (ours was 2 1/2 inches from point
to point) and use it as a template to cut other stars from red
and blue tissue paper.
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| 2. | Glue the stars to the insides of lunch bags with a dab or
two from a glue stick. For a bit more pop, add other small
star-shaped stickers on the inside and perforate the sides with a
star paper punch.
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| 3. | Fill each bag with 2 to 3 inches of sand and sink a tea
light or votive candle into the sand. Place the luminarias in a
spot outside where you can keep an eye on them, and light the
candles. (Tip for parents: To avoid scorching your forearm, light
a piece of uncooked spaghetti and use it to light the candles.)
From inside the bags, the tissue paper stars will cast a red and blue glow guaranteed to shine on long after the twilight's last gleaming. |
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