These pumpkin lanterns are super quick to assemble. It will probably be the easiest functional halloween decoration you will ever make. All it takes are the $1.98 pumpkins from Walmart and solar path lights. I bought mine from Lowes. I used a one-inch drill bit and a two-inch drill bit. In a matter of minutes your sidewalk will be illuminated with glowing jack-o-lanterns.
Materials:
6 pumpkin trick or treat buckets
Solar path lights – make sure they are wider than 5 inches
a 1-inch and 2-inch drill bit
This is literally the easiest thing you will make from the internet. Carefully drill a hole in the bottom of the pumpkin. This should not be done on a surface that you care about. Once that drill bit pops through there is no stopping it. I ended up doing this on the ground so I wouldn’t damage anything. Then take the 2-inch drill bit and finish the job. You may need to widen the hole just a bit with a serrated knife or box cutter. Just be careful.
Poke the base of the light through the bottom of the pumpkin and assemble the light per package directions. The lanterns I chose were 5 inches. I think I would like them better if they were just a tad bigger. I linked a 6-inch set below. Once you have the lantern assembled, stick it in the ground where you want it to go. Thats it! And now you have a spooky Halloween walkway.
I would love to hear how this turned out if you decide to make it. You can email me at beckiel@crazymessylovelylife.com or leave a comment below. Make sure you sign up for the newsletter so you don’t miss out on the latest DIY’s and recipes from the blog!
XOXO
Beckie