Clementine Lanterns
The theme for this weeks unplugged project is ORANGE.
We found the perfect thing to do with all those clementine peels…..make candles!
This is super easy and only requires oranges or clementines, a knife, some oil (I used canola), and a lighter!
The tricky part is peeling your fruit so that the “wick” stays in the peel. So first take a knife and cut around your piece of fruit, just through the skin. Then carefully peel your fruit-keeping the peel in one piece. But don’t just rip it off when you get to the top, twist back and forth to loosen the wick from the middle of the fruit.
Next take your top piece of peel and place it on the table like the one in the picture above. Use a knife to cut out a small shape or circle to let your smoke and light out of the top of your lantern.
Place your bottom half in a small bowl and pour a small amount (1/8 to 1/4 of an inch) of oil into the peel.
Carefully light your wick and place the top back on.
We used this to light up our table.
Master Cleanse update: Almost finished with day 2. Not so bad. I felt horrible this morning but once I got past the salt water flush, I felt much better. I have a slight on-going headache, which I think is a caffeine withdrawal headache. Even though I only have a cup or two in the morning my body is still missing it! I can’t really say that I am hungry. I really like the lemonade drink, thank goodness. One more day and then I will re-evaluate to see if I think I can do 5 days.
Tags: candles, Cleanse, clementine, Clementine Lanterns, lantern, lanterns, ORANGE, oranges, salt water flush
I tried to leave a comment for you earlier but blogger hates me! Love your garden..makes me look forward to Spring even more.
Thanks-Love your son playing with the cards! It’s the simple things in life-like the box the stuff comes in!
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John
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