How To Make Egg-Carton Lights

Ingredients

• Scissors
• Three to four cardboard egg cartons
• A string of holiday lights
• Watercolor paint (optional)
• A pin (optional)
• Milk

Steps

1. Cut out and discard the row of cups that hold the eggs and save the middle strip of cones that separate the rows of eggs. (22 sec. )
2. Cut the strip into individual cones. There will be five cones per carton of a dozen eggs. (30 sec. )
3. Use watercolors to paint the cardboard cones different colors and let dry. (36 sec. )
4. Make four equally spaced, inch-long slits at the wide end of each cone to form petals. (41 sec. )
5. Use a pin to poke holes into the petals in decorative patterns to allow the light to shine through. (48 sec. )
6. Make a small hole with the scissors into the narrow end of the cup to make a space to thread the light through. (54 sec. )
7. Place one light bulb into each cup – LED bulbs are best – and repeat for a glowing floral, fairy garden. (61 sec. )
8. The American Eveready Company produced the first set of Christmas lights in 1903. (68 sec. )