How cool are these?!?!?!?
My kids were excited to have these in their rooms the other night when they went to bed. Simply fill a small jar with water and then cut open a full size glow stick and pour it in! I haven't tried these with the smaller ones from the dollar store. I'd imagine you'd need a bunch to get the same brighness as one of the thick ones. Break the stick first to activate it and be careful while pouring out the contents. I used some kitchen shears to cut the top off of the glow stick which was a bit tedious, but worked. Gently swish around the water (but do NOT shake) and you're set!
These would look neat lining a driveway or walkway on Halloween! We always seem to end up with a bunch of glow sticks after going trick-or-treating, so we'll be making more of these!
I found my inspiration here.
The smaller jar glowed bright for 2 days.
I used a pint sized an a quart size and used 2 full sized sticks in the quart. The pint sized one seemed to be brighter than the quart sized jar. I bet baby food jars would work GREAT.
Here are some other cool ones I saw on the web! So neat!
Extreme Glow
Glowstick Lanterns
I'm bookmarking this one to try out :-)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteHow long do they last?
This is a fantastic idea! So doing this next year. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHow cool!!!! You always have such great ideas!!! Your very inspiring!!! Thank you!!!! Kendall
ReplyDeleteThose look great and I can't believe how long they lasted! I tried this on Halloween but didn't add water so the effect was kind of sad. Oh well, now I know better next time, thank you!
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ReplyDeleteThis is yet another great way to use mason jars!
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What a great idea, thanks! We'll definitely be making some of these this summer.
ReplyDeleteJamie :)
What a great idea, thanks! We'll definitely be making some of these this summer.
ReplyDeleteJamie :)
I keep seeing things like this on Pinterest, but my understanding is that there's glass inside the glow stick. Makes me wary of cutting one open.
ReplyDeleteWe tried this but had a lot of trouble getting the glow stuff out.
ReplyDeleteWe tried this and it did not work...the glow onlu lasted about 3 min then it faded to nothing. Waste of money!
ReplyDeleteJennanne, click on the link I shared at the bottom of the post and scroll through her comments. Many have had the success we did, but it didn't work as well for others. We used full size glow sticks, not the skinny dollar store ones as well.
ReplyDeleteVery cool idea! Found you on the T & J link party!
ReplyDeleteVery cool! Found you on the T & J link party!
ReplyDeleteCan you add glitter in there for an added sparkle effect
ReplyDeleteHow do you dispose of them after the glow is gone? Can you just add another glow stick to the same water and keep re-using?
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa! My kids lost their interest after the first sticks wear off so I didn't try recharging them, but I don't see why that wouldn't work. To dispose of them, I strained out the glass (from when you snap the glowsticks) and then dumped the water out. Good luck!
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