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Light Up the Winter with
Ice Lanterns
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Basic Ice Lantern
1. Find two plastic storage from the top. Set the (supporting the ice so it
containers of different sizes. container in the freezer. Or won’t fall and break) and
The small one should fit into if temperatures are below hold it under warm running
the large one with an inch freezing, leave it outside. water until it loosens.
or more of space all around. 4. When the water is frozen 6. Set the ice lantern outdoors.
2. Use packing tape or duct solid, remove the small Choose a surface that won’t
tape to suspend the small container. If it doesn’t lift be damaged by water (or
container inside the large out easily, ask an adult to food coloring). By day,
one. Place coins in the small pour warm water into the let sunlight glint through
container for a little weight. small container to loosen it. the lantern. At night, put
3. Pour water into the large 5. Remove the outer container. a waterproof battery-
container (not the small If it’s stuck, ask an adult operated candle in the
one) until it’s an inch to turn it upside down center. Watch it glow!
22 DECEMBER 2017 Photos by Guy Cali Associates, Inc., except background by iStock/mythja.
