Tin Can Lanterns

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Description

Make a lantern from an old food tin can - soda cans do not work so well


Resources

Tin Can
Hammer
Nail
Tealight flame or battery one
Paper the size of your can as if it is the label and Pencil
Towel

Instructions

Fill the tin can with water and freeze
Draw a picture or write a word as a series of dots on your paper and tape it into place on your can
Lay the can down with your picture facing up on your towel
Using your hammer and nail make a hole through each dot on your picture
Put the can into warm water to melt the ice and then dry it very carefully as the inside and top may be sharp
put your tealight inside your can to see your picture lit up
Can will get hot with a flame tealight after a while


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