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October 5, 2013 By Chelsey

Mason Jar Craft for Kids: Painted Lantern

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Now that fall has arrived, it’s the perfect time start making some fun fall crafts for kids! One of our favorite crafts for kids is this Mason jar lantern craft. It’s perfect for lighting up those cool fall evenings! (There’s also another lantern craft using tissue paper and wooden beads on Buggy and Buddy! Be sure to check it out!)

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Fall Craft for Kids: Make a Glass Jar Lantern~ Buggy and BuddyHow to Make a Painted Mason Jar Lantern

One of my favorite things about this glass jar lantern craft is how easy it is for kids to make. I really just needed to be there to monitor and guide, but Lucy was able to do the majority of it on her own! (This post contains affiliate links to Amazon.)

Fall Craft for Kids: Make a Glass Jar Lantern~ Buggy and Buddy

Materials for Mason Jar Craft

  • Mason jar or other glass jar
  • Mod Podge
  • Liquid watercolors (I used Stockmar Watercolor Paints.)
  • Paintbrushes & paint tray or little cups to hold your watercolor

Directions for Mason Jar Craft

1. Prepare your paints. Make the liquid watercolors and then add some Mod Podge to each one.

2. Paint your jar anyway you want. Lucy loved this part and spent a lot of time mixing the colors. “Look, Mom! I’m getting lots of different shades of orange!”

Fall Craft for Kids: Make a Glass Jar Lantern~ Buggy and Buddy

3. Let the jar dry.

4. Add a candle to the jar. We used a battery operated flicker tea light .

Fall Craft for Kids: Make a Glass Jar Lantern~ Buggy and Buddy

This was such a fun fall craft for kids that can be done by any age! We like to put painted glass lantern by our nature table at night or use it as a centerpiece on our kitchen table during dinner time!

How do you decorate for fall? 

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Filed Under: Crafts for Kids, Fall Tagged With: crafts for kids, lantern, mason jar

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Welcome to Buggy and Buddy! I'm Chelsey, a former teacher and parent living on the central coast of California. I love sharing crafts, science, STEM and STEAM activities, free printables and more! Read More…

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