{"id":18457,"date":"2023-06-19T13:23:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T13:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/?p=18457"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:28:26","slug":"paper-cup-lighthouses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/occasions\/seasons\/summer-seasons\/paper-cup-lighthouses\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper Cup Lighthouses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Create fun and simple nautical lighthouses that light up using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/rainbow-colours-craft-paper-cups\">paper cups<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-supplies\/craft-essentials\/led-lights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flameless candle<\/a>! This delightful craft allows children to decorate their own lighthouses with bright coloured pens and designs, then place a flameless candle inside to make the light shine through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Create fun and simple nautical lighthouses that light up using paper cups and a flameless candle! This delightful craft allows children to decorate their own lighthouses with bright coloured pens and designs, then place a flameless candle inside to make the light shine through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[311,233,3,759,234,594,310,294,229],"tags":[760,702,710,674,565],"class_list":["post-18457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-summer-seasons","category-activity","category-kids","category-paper-cups","category-papercraft","category-recycling","category-seaside","category-seasons","category-themes","tag-paper-cups","tag-papercraft","tag-recycling","tag-seaside","tag-summer"],"acf":{"age":["3-5","6-9","10+"],"skill-level":["Beginner"],"time-to-make":["15 mins"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects","Art Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K1253","time":"20 minutes","skill_level":"Easy. 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