February 11, 2014
Easy peasy last-minute Valentine's Day project for the kids: Mason Jar Lantern. What? It's February already?! Did we not just open gifts and countdown to midnight?! Where is this year going? Time to act like you have your act together and surprise the kids with a Valentine's Day project that you probably have the supplies for already. Let them think it was planned.
Arrange stickers on your Mason jar in whatever order you'd like. Spell things. Add simple hearts. Whatever tickles your fancy.
When your stickers are placed, you'll be covering a layer of tissue paper all over the jar, using the water/glue mixture.
When the jar is covered, you can tie a ribbon around the edge. Of course, the only ribbon we had on-hand was "It's a Girl!" design. Perfect for Valentine's Day. Or not. We skipped that step for obvious reasons.
Add a votive candle, and you have a simple gift that the kids will love to give!
- Mason jar(s)
- Tissue paper cut into one inch squares (in a bowl)
- 50/50 glue/water mixture
- Stickers
- Paintbrush