How to Make Halloween Milk Bottle Lanterns

* Milk Bottles

* Paint Brushes

* Rice

* A Craft Knife/Scissors

* LED Tea Light/Glow Sticks/LED Fairy Lights

Pumpkin Lantern:

* Orange Paint

* Black Permanent Marker

Witch Lantern:

* Green Paint

* Black Permanent Marker

* Googly Eyes

* Black Card

* Black Crepe Paper

Spider Lantern:

* White Tac

* Faux Cobwebs and Spiders

* PVA Glue

Bat Lantern:

* PVA Glue

* Template - Printed + Cut Out

Frankenstein Lantern:

* Green Paint

* Black Permanent Marker

Ghost Lantern:

* Black Permanent Marker

Download the bat template here

Carefully cut off the bottom third of the milk bottle using a scalpel or scissors.

Tip: If you want to make it super neat, then you could measure around the milk bottle and then follow marked points to ensure the cuts are straight.

Paint the milk bottle with the orange paint. Once the orange paint is dry, paint on the face using black paint.

Fill the base with rice to weigh it down. Place in the fairy lights or LED tealight, switch them on and then place the milk bottle over the top.

Paint the milk carton with a layer of green paint and allow to dry, repeat until you have achieved your desired coverage.

Carefully cut the milk bottle the same as the pumpkin lantern, fill with rice and add a tea light.

Paint on the witches face using black paint and glue on the googly eyes. For speedy drying you could use a low heat glue gun instead of PVA.

For the hat, cut roughly a 20cm diameter circle out of black card, then cut a slit half way in the centre of the circle. Apply glue around the edge of one side of the split, wrap it around and hold in place to create a cone shape. Cut multiple 1cm slits around the edge of the hat to create the brim.

Cut strips of crepe paper to create the hair and glue these to the inside of the hat. Place or glue the hat onto the top of the milk carton.

As with the pumpkin bottles, carefully cut the bottom third off the bottle. Fill the bottom with rice and place in an LED tea light.

Cut a 15cm length of black yarn and tie one end around the spider. Wrap a piece of White Tac around the other end of the yarn and press it firmly into the inside of the milk carton lid. Set this aside until the end.

Cover the milk with glue and carefully wrap around the cobwebs. Once covered, add the spiders onto the webs.

Finally, put the top of the carton onto the bottom and screw on the lid with the hanging spider.

Cut the bottom of the carton following the technique from the pumpkin lantern, fill with rice and add a tea light.

Print off the bat template and carefully cut out the shapes.

Apply glue to the back of the bats and stick them onto the milk bottle.

As with the pumpkin bottles, carefully cut the bottom third off the bottle. Paint the bottle green and leave to dry.

Fill the base with rice and then place in an LED tea light (remember to turn it on if you're ready to use it).

Draw Frankenstein's face on the upper part of the bottle and then place over the base.

Wash out the milk bottle thoroughly and dry. Peel off the milk label from the milk bottle, and then draw on a spooky face. Colour in the lid using the permanent pen.

Pour in some rice (or any other dried grains) into the base of the milk bottle to weigh it down so that it doesn’t topple over outside.

If using a glow stick, snap it according to the packet instructions and then pop it into the milk bottle and screw on the lid to finish.

If using an LED tealight, follow the instructions below...

Your collection of spooky milk bottle lanterns are now ready to be displayed! Experiment with different sized milk bottles, coloured glow sticks and fairy lights to create exciting results!