Winter Solstice Thursday December 21-Part 2

Well our workshop to make winter solstice lanterns was cancelled, which was a big disappointment. So I haven't got that to show you now 😔  What I do have is a real simple project I made a while back, and you probably could modify this to make a winter solstice lantern, but using those fake tea lights as your candle. I called mine a "star jar", but I've also made mini dinosaur, fairy, dragon etc., jars as well...
Supplies:
•foam cut outs in any shape you want to use, and that you can paint black(to show up)
• Glass jam jars with lids
• Thin tissue paper to glue on outside of jar
• White school glue
• Quality white glue
• Clear glitter
• Twine For bow around top of jar
• Floral embellishments
• Battery powered tea lights or led string lights



• Stick the figures directly on the  inside glass 
• Use two battery powered tea lights. More light = stronger silhouette 
• use one layer of paper , overlap is ok
• Use thin school glue for the paper & for the glitter( roll in iridescent glitter top and bottom of outside jar)

• DO NOT use real candles inside

Winter Solstice Thursday December 21

Stonehenge Winter Solstice December 21, (it will be chilly there!)

Soon it will be Winter Solstice… the shortest day of the year, and it will be the longest night too. It is a time to celebrate and mark the year by inviting the light back into our lives. In all this darkness, it is a time to reflect inwardly and ask that light and warmth grow in our hearts as well.

My birthday is December 17th, so for fun and celebration and in honour of Winter Solstice, we are going to a workshop to make winter solstice lanterns. I will post a pic later...

Here is a lantern project you can make with your kiddos, if you have kiddos..

http://naturalparentsnetwork.com/winter-solstice-lantern-project/