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Lighting a little paper lantern boat and setting it sail can be quite spectacular on a summer’s evening.
Here we show you how to make a paper boat, which holds a small candle. The candle should be a tea light, but tea lights can burn for a very long time, so to reduce the risk of fire we need to reduce the burn time. As the wax is the fuel, you need to remove most of it. So use a spoon to chisel out all the wax apart from a small amount around the wick. Or use a candle which has almost burnt out of fuel (like we have).
To make your lantern boat you will need:
- A rectangular (coloured looks best) piece of paper
- A modified tea light candle (or one low on fuel)
- A small blob of blue tack
Get your rectangular piece of paper
1. Fold the paper in half, length wise.
2. Fold the paper in half again.
3. Unfold the paper half way.
4. Fold in the corners so that they touch the middle crease.
5. This is what you should now, have a semi folded boat.
6. Fold up the flap facing you.
7. Turn the paper over and fold the remaining flap.
8. Insert both thumbs into the middle of the paper and pull outwards.
9. Tuck the flaps under one another on both sides.
10. You should have a rhombus.
11. Hold the rhombus and lift one corner up to meet the tip.
12. Flip the paper over and do the same for the other side.
13. The paper should be a folded triangle.
14. Insert both thumbs into the triangle and pull out.
15. You should now have another rhombus.
16. Find the flaps at the top and open out until you have the boat shape.
17. Open the underside too to give the boat a wider bottom.
18. Fold down the central sail and use a small blob of blue tack to hold the candle in place.
19. Light the boat’s candle where it is not likely to cause a fire and watch it sail away.