| Tin-Can Luminarias |
From "DIY Kids"
episode DIK-101 |
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A tin-can luminaria is a fun, easy-to-make candleholder with a punched-out pattern on the side. Add a wire handle, and you can hang it outside. When you light the candle in your luminaria, you can see the punched pattern glow in the dark. Craft expert Janie Scholes explains how to make a luminaria to light up your backyard. Materials:
Empty tin can that can hold a votive candle
Scissors
Marker
Pencil
Water
Old towel
Hammer
Large nail
Votive candle
18-gauge wire or other sturdy wire
Wire cutters
- Get a parent's permission to do this project. Then wash and dry the empty can, being careful around the top edge, which may be sharp. Remove the label.
- Fill the can almost to the top with water and freeze overnight.
- With a marker, draw a design on each side of the can (figure A).
- Place the frozen can on a towel on top of a sturdy surface such as a table or the garage floor.
- Place a large nail along the design on the side of the can, and tap with the hammer. The nail will make a hole in the can, but the block of ice will prevent the can from collapsing. Continue tapping holes around the design. You can space them about 1/2" apart until you have what looks like a dot-to-dot decoration (figure B).
- Make two holes near the top of the can, on opposite sides. You'll thread the wire through them (figure C).
- Let the ice melt, then add the wire. You can twist it around a pencil for a curly look. Cut it long enough so you can secure it at each end (figure D).
- Add the candle.
- With a parent's help, light the candle.
RESOURCES :
The Picture Book of Kids Crafts and Activities
Model: 0809229684
Author: Roxanne Henderson
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
NTC Contemporary Publishing Co. (Quilt Digest Press)
Lincolnwood, IL 60646-1975
Phone: 847-679-5500
Fax: 847-679-2494
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