Can you really make an oil lamp with materials you have around the house? Absolutely! We tried a bunch of different materials and ended up with two favorites. Is it a coincidence that our favorites are ridiculously easy? Maybe not.
Our first is made with a jelly jar, olive oil and a paper bag handle.
We coiled the paper bag handle with a bit sticking up in the middle.
We added olive oil until the paper bit began to float.
Using a lit piece of spaghetti, we lit the "wick".
And here it is! It burned hot and bright until we got tired of watching it and smothered it by placing a large glass over it.
The second one is so easy a 5 year old can do it. With supervision of course!
It requires a shallow bowl, olive oil and a piece of scrap paper.
Crumple a piece of paper and place it in the shallow bowl.
Add olive oil and fire.
This one also burned for a long time although not as brightly. We smothered it with a lid to extinguish it.
That is a really cool idea.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! I want to do this now :-D
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