Glowing Campfire Craft Glowing Campfire Craft
SUPPLIES: SUPPLIES:
• Clear plastic cup • Clear plastic cup • Tissue paper squares in red, orange, and yellow • Tissue paper squares in red, orange, and yellow • Glue • Glue • Battery operated tea light candle • Battery operated tea light candle • Craft stick or twig • Craft stick or twig • Cotton ball • Cotton ball • Brown construction paper • Brown construction paper • Scissors • Scissors
DIRECTIONS: DIRECTIONS: 1. Turn the cup upside down. Scrunch up the pieces of tissue paper and glue them to 1. Turn the cup upside down. Scrunch up the pieces of tissue paper and glue them to the outside of the cup, covering the whole surface. the outside of the cup, covering the whole surface.
2. While you wait for the glue to dry on the cup, glue the cotton ball to the end of the 2. While you wait for the glue to dry on the cup, glue the cotton ball to the end of the stick. stick.
3. Cut the brown paper into strips for your firewood and arrange it in a pile. 3. Cut the brown paper into strips for your firewood and arrange it in a pile.
4. Turn on the battery operated candle and place it on top of the pile of “firewood.” 4. Turn on the battery operated candle and place it on top of the pile of “firewood.”
5. Put the cup over top of the candle and pretend you’re roasting your marshmallow 5. Put the cup over top of the candle and pretend you’re roasting your marshmallow on the stick. on the stick.
6. Your campfire will glow best in a dark room. You can use it as a nightlight too! 6. Your campfire will glow best in a dark room. You can use it as a nightlight too!