Make jar lanterns

Eight of them down the path and the whole approach changes.

What you need

Jars you were going to recycle anyway
Tissue paper
PVA glue, watered down
Tealights — battery ones if children are about

The trick

Glue the tissue on the outside, not the inside

Inside, it curls and catches the flame. Outside, the overlaps are what make the light uneven, which is what makes it look like something rather than a jar.

Try this

Orange and deep red overlapping is better than either on its own.
A black paper face stuck on afterwards turns it into a lantern rather than a candle.
Space them further apart than feels right — a gap of darkness between each one.

Forty minutes, plus drying
Sticky mess
Small hands welcome