Light It Up! Craft Ideas

During cold winter nights, here are some bright crafty ideas to light up any room in the house!

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Light Saver

Conserve energy with a doorknob decoration that reminds you to turn off the lights when you leave the room.
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Sky Light

Lampshade ideas for decorating your child's room.
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Pretty Plastic Light Catchers

By adding a very small amount of water to gelatin, kids can create a simple plastic that hardens into colorful window decorations.
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Ice Candle

In this classic kitchen craft, kids (with a parent's help) can combine ice and hot wax to form a cool, lacy-looking candle; another great craft from Spoonful.com.
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Mickey Mouse Night Light

Brighten up your day with a Mickey made of points of light, just like an Electrical Parade float.
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Artsy Lamp Shade

Shed light on artwork with a lamp shade made from it
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Star-Studded Lamp

Directions for using stickers as stencils; a child's room decorating idea from Spoonful.com.
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Enlightened Switch Plates

Make lights-out more fun by sprucing up switch plates with cool designs and decorations.
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3 Easy Lampshade Crafts

These handcrafted lampshades really light up a room; another great craft from Spoonful.com.
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Kids' Room Decoration: Cute Light Switch Cover
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Lighthouse in a Bottle

Turn a plastic water bottle into a decorative lighthouse lamp with this great craft from Spoonful.com
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Dress Up a Candleholder

Ward off cabin fever with activities and solutions that send boredom on the run
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Funny Lamp

Here's a reading lamp you can actually read! When it's illuminated, the comics become translucent and give off a colorful glow.
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Glow-in-the-Dark Mural

Decorate your child's room with a dazzling skyline; another great craft from Spoonful.com.
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Groovy Lava Lamp

Just like its store-bought cousins, this mesmerizing homemade lava lamp relies on a simple scientific fact: oil and water don't mix.
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Garden Lamp-scapes

An easy-to-make spring craft
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Sparkling Sun Catcher

Wire and beads make a bejeweled sun catcher for your room.
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Painted Paper Lantern

Painting is fun with this bright idea from Spoonful.com.
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Pierced Sun Catcher

These colorful, perforated window decorations can really brighten up a room when sunlight shows through all the pinholes.
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Sun-catcher Aquarium

Brighten a windowpane with a tankful of ocean animals.
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Spring Bulbs

String up a line of luminous May blooms with these Spring Bulbs.
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