Last night’s crowd gathered at Fairview Park for the weekly ice cream social, swinging from the playground and stomping through the splash park. In addition to the excitement of free popsicles and ice cream sandwiches, we had a special treat in store for the kids (and adults!) this week. Children’s book illustrator Sequoia Bostick made her début at Fairview, bringing with her one of the most exciting crafts of the summer: miniature lighthouse night lights! With a little imagination and a ton of gemstones, the cups were transformed into blinking, twinkling miniature lighthouses. As the sun sunk lower and lower in the sky, more and more lighthouses added their glow to the park. Although most people left before it got too dark, we were able to snap a group picture with all the die-hard crafters who were more than happy to stay up past their bedtimes. If you feel like you missed out on this craft, you can make a lighthouse of your own! All you need are the following materials: 1 Red solo cup 1 Smaller clear plastic cup 1 battery powered tea light White duct tape Gemstones Dark card stock Markers Glue Imagination! Directions below: 1. Turn your red Solo cup upside down. This is the foundation of your lighthouse. Decorate the outside of your cup with strips of white tape. 2. Cut the card stock into several small squares (windows) and a small rectangle (door). Glue these to the outside of the red Solo cup to create the façade of your lighthouse. 3. Finish decorating the outside of your red cup with sharpies, glitter, and gemstones. Use your imagination, and go wild! 4. Set the tea light on top of the inverted red cup 5. Place your clear cup upside down on top of the red cup. It should come about halfway down the sides of the red cup, creating a nice cover for the tea light. You can decorate the clear cup as much as you want. 6. Cut out a circle from the cardstock that is about the diameter of the base of the clear cup. Glue this to the bottom of the cup (that is, the top of your lighthouse) to form the roof. 7. Turn out all the lights and enjoy! Make sure you join us next week at Fairview for a free live concert featuring Lee Chilcote and Jen O’Leary, AND another exciting craft! Artist and photographer Julia Van Wagenen will be with us again, and this time she is bringing sun prints!
If you’ve never had your art in a public installation, this is your chance! The sun prints will be carefully labeled and collected at the end of the night, to be scanned by the artist for use in a public art installation on Vine Court. But don’t worry, all of the prints will be returned the following week, so you will get to keep your creation. We only have two more ice cream socials left this summer, so let’s make the most of them!
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