Hi Honeys,
Welcome to Blogtober day 22, today I thought I'd share a fun little DIY I made for Halloween last year because it occurred to me that it might be a good way to keep trick or treaters safe in the dark?
Every year at work in the week of Halloween, I usually have a little cauldron at my workstation. In this little cauldron will be balloons and lollypops or sweets of some kind. I buy these while shopping for the contents of our Halloween bags we make up every years for visiting trick or treaters.
Well, last year I thought I'd do a little DIY on my little cauldron and so I did 😊
OK, I just smiled when I saw this photo, and it did actually make a lot of people smile at work last year too 😊 I had wanted to add a little magic to my checkout honeys, it makes people smile and tiny humans seemed to like spooky balloons and sweeties. Mostly their parents seemed to like that too because it would distract wee ones for long enough to let them pack their shopping in peace 😊
I was looking out Halloween decor for this year though honeys and it occurred to me that my little light up cauldron might actually be useful to help wee ones stay visible while crossing roads/streets while trick or treating on Halloween?
Those little LED lights are quite powerful in the dark as you can see...
These useful battery powered LED lights really don't have to be either Potter themed or even very expensive though honeys. You'll find lots of different designs, such as light up pumpkins, bats etc in shops like your nearest pound shop or dollar store.
I found these cute light up ghost LED lights in Poundland, they only cost £1 (well duh Rosie, lol) and two small batteries for the little battery pack. The plastic cauldrons can be found in most shops too honeys at around £1 or less (I think I've seen them for around 50p).
In order to attach the lights, and the small battery pack, to the inside of the cauldron I used some black electrical tape...
In case any fellow Potter fans are curious, I bought the Hedwig lights last year in Primark..
I haven't seen them this year (although I never go into the City so they might be available again in larger branches?) but I did find this set, with all of the House crests, instead. I bought these for a future DIY project for our book nook upstairs.
Potter themed lights are very me honeys because most Halloweens you'll find me in a Hogwarts school uniform, complete with my House robes. One year I even managed to convince a little visitor to my checkout (who was with his mum) that Hogwarts was a real school, it still makes me smile 😊
This little DIY doesn't have to be expensive though, as i said the little cauldrons can be found almost everywhere for £1 or less, and pound/dollar store lights are fine to decorate it with.
Our light up Cauldron will be filled (and re-filled all evening) with lots of trick or treat bags this year and will be sitting by our door, shining brightly for visiting Trick or treaters 🎃
Do you adore Halloween too honeys? Whatever you're doing, stay warm and have fun dear ones. Till next time, smile lots and hug even more, hugs always x
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