{"id":1363,"date":"2017-08-26T15:20:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-26T15:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/08\/26\/day-of-the-dead-lantern\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:50:38","slug":"day-of-the-dead-lantern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/day-of-the-dead-lantern\/","title":{"rendered":"Day of the Dead Lantern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Illuminate your room this Halloween with these colourful Day of the Dead skull lanterns. Decorated using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/art-supplies\/paint\/glass-paint\">glass pens<\/a> for vibrant, intricate designs, the jars glow beautifully when lit with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-supplies\/craft-essentials\/led-lights\">tea lights<\/a>, adding a warm and inviting atmosphere to your festive celebrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Illuminate your room this Halloween with these colourful Day of the Dead skull lanterns. Decorated using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/art-supplies\/paint\/glass-paint\">glass pens<\/a> for vibrant, intricate designs, the jars glow beautifully when lit with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-supplies\/craft-essentials\/led-lights\">tea lights<\/a>, adding a warm and inviting atmosphere to your festive celebrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,233,27,243,339,282,227,231],"tags":[635,696,744],"class_list":["post-1363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids","category-activity","category-grown-ups","category-day-of-the-dead","category-glass-painting","category-jar-craft","category-occasions","category-themes-grown-ups","tag-day-of-the-dead","tag-glass-painting","tag-jar-craft"],"acf":{"age":["3-5","6-9","10+","Adult"],"skill-level":["Beginner"],"time-to-make":["30 mins"],"idea-type":["Art Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K071","time":"45 minutes","skill_level":"Beginner","how_to_make":"<ol>\r\n<li>Use the black glass pen to draw the eyes, nose, mouth and outline of the skull onto the front of the jar.<\/li>\r\n<li>Use the blue and pink glass pens to draw patterns on the skull and around the eyes. 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