{"id":2752,"date":"2023-07-16T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T06:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/10\/22\/glowing-pumpkin-lantern\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:23:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:23:05","slug":"glowing-pumpkin-lantern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/glowing-pumpkin-lantern\/","title":{"rendered":"Glowing Pumpkin Lantern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">These pumpkin lanterns bring a spooky, magical glow to your Halloween celebrations! Made from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-supplies\/craft-essentials\/pipe-cleaners\">pipe cleaners<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/art-supplies\/paper-and-card\/tissue-paper\">tissue paper<\/a>, and lit from within with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-supplies\/craft-essentials\/led-lights\">LED lights<\/a>, they\u2019re perfect for tables, windows, or any spot that could use a touch of festive enchantment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These pumpkin lanterns bring a spooky, magical glow to your Halloween celebrations! Made from pipe cleaners and tissue paper, and lit from within with LED lights, they\u2019re perfect for tables, windows, or any spot that could use a touch of festive enchantment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":71457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,27,244,227,475,239,229],"tags":[583,702,671],"class_list":["post-2752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids","category-grown-ups","category-halloween","category-occasions","category-pumpkin","category-techniques","category-themes","tag-halloween","tag-papercraft","tag-pumpkin"],"acf":{"age":["6-9","10+","Adult"],"skill-level":["Intermediate"],"time-to-make":["30 mins"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"GUP140","time":"45 minutes","skill_level":"Intermediate","how_to_make":"","shopping_list":"<ul>\r\n<li>Double-sided tape<\/li>\r\n<li>Ruler<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","shopping_list_2":"","top_tip":"If any tissue paper on the lantern gets squashed while you are covering it, carefully push your fingers into the middle and push out the sides.\r\n\r\nAs the pumpkin is quite delicate, apply glue (using a glue stick) to the cutout tissue face pieces then stick them in place, rather than applying glue onto the lantern as it may tear.","image_01":71458,"step_instruction_01":"Use colourful pipe cleaners to form a round pumpkin shape. 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