subject: Using Recycled Cans To Create Camping Lights [print this page] Several families enjoy to go out camping for a week or two during the summer. It is a perfect way to spend quality time with each other without having to spend several hundred dollars.
One thing that children enjoy to do on these vacations is make things. Why not have them create camping lights out of items around the house. These are a perfect way for them to be able to have fun without having to spend a great deal of money and they will love utilizing them through the whole trip.
There are a couple of things you can utilize to make the lantern. The simplest and most ordinary item to use is the coffee can. Utilize a large, empty can and punch a couple of holes into the sides of it using a nail and hammer. The holes have to be two inches apart and placed above the bottom of the can.
Now apply an inch of petroleum on the bottom inside of it. Set three or four candles inside the jelly and light them up. The jelly have the ability to aid to keep the candles steady and will help it to keep it going even after the candles have burnt out.
If you want something smaller than you will have the ability to use soda cans. Utilize a craft knife and cut out a few slits on the sides of it. The slits need to be a half an inch from the top and a half an inch away from the base. All of them should also be a half an inch apart from each other.
Push the top and bottom of the whole can together. Now utilize a pencil and twist the sides out. Cut away two bars to create an opening for the candle to go through. Melt a little bit of wax about the candle so that you can secure it to the bottom. These diy camping lanterns are perfect to use on picnic tables and around the campfire.
