I am excited to partner with Wikki Stix to bring you this winter craft idea as well as a Giveaway #2 in our 3 Days of Giveaways!! (Amazon affiliate links are used in this post)
Today we are giving away a $50 Wikki Stix prize pack! To be entered to win, simply leave a comment below. Winner will be selected on Sunday December 12th.
Are those long, dark winter nights feeling cozy and calm, or a touch too long and too dark? I go back and forth a little yo-yo like myself, sometimes loving the coziness of it all and sometimes longing for the sunshine.
No matter which way I am yo-yoing though, I am always, always excited for Winter Solstice. While it is the longest night of the year, it is also our promise for the return of the warm sun.
One activity I do with my kids most years is make Winter Solstice Lanterns. This is the perfect activity to do cozied up on a chilly cold day. I highly recommend a cup of hot cocoa and a wood fire, if you can swing it. And blankets, lots and lots of blankets.
My children and I have this thing about not wearing socks. It drives John a bit batty, because we also have this thing about saying how cold we are all winter long. Anyways, if you wear socks, you might not need quite so many blankets when crafting, but that is not really relevant – just a side note.
Alright, let’s get on to these Winter Solstice Lanterns.
To make these pretty lanterns we used:
- Mason Jars
- Wikki Stix
- Paint
- Twine/Yarn
We started out by making some snowflakes out of Wikki Stix on our glass mason jars. We cut our Wikki Stix down into 3 small sticks. We crossed these over forming our 6 sided snowflake.
We then chopped some Wikki Stix even smaller to make the designs on each snowflake side. One of my little ones decided he wanted his lantern to look like a snowstorm, so he really went to town with the little bits of “snow”.
We found that the Wikki Stix stuck very well to the glass. It was cold in this farmhouse of ours (have I mentioned the coldness yet?) so we needed to hold the Wikki Stix to the glass for a moment, melting them a bit to the glass with our fingers.
Once they were stuck on they stayed put! I was tempted to leave our Winter Lanterns just like this, as they looked quite pretty, but I had already mentioned painting, and a certain little one of mine LOVES painting, so painting was going to happen.
For one lantern we painted it with normal strokes, which left stroke lines on the glass. I am sure if you did many coats of paint these lines would disappear. But for the other lanterns my boys dotted the paint on and it left a neat, textured design on the jar.
Once the paint dried we tied on some twine, though yarn would work as well. Then we simply popped in a candle and our lanterns were set!
The kids have been having a wonderful time taking them outside to wonder in the black of night (you know, at 5:00 pm). Oh dear. Seems I am yo-yoing a little throughout this post … “Does she like the coziness of winter? Does she despise the darkness? Can’t seem to figure this lady out!”
Well, one thing I DO know is that I love winter crafting. Winter itself is a bit of a conundrum, but the crafting is pretty magical.
I hope you and yours love this Winter Lantern Solstice and make a few to warm up your chilly evenings. I would also like to thank Wikki Stix for sponsoring this post – and for this awesome GIVEAWAY:
Wikki Stix is generally offering you a Wikki Stix bundle valued at $50!
Please simply leave a comment below to enter this giveaway!
For an extra entry, please follow both Wikki Stix and How Wee Learn on Instagram (Please comment that you followed on Instagram below!)
Winner will be selected on Sunday December 12th, 2021!
Congratulations to our winner: Emilie!
Be sure to come back tomorrow, my friend, for our final HUGE Giveaway valued at over $185!
Thank you so much for reading!
xo
Sarah
Fun! I followed the accounts.
Thank you Rachel! I have entered you twice – good luck!
Never thought about using wikki stix as a crafting tool! How neat is that! Thanks for the great idea.
Yay! So happy to share, thank you for entering Barbara!
I’ve got some extra wiki stix snd will use tomorrow with my preschool students for improving pencil
grasp strength – many fun ideas!!!
Ty
Wonderful Sari! Thank you for entering, good luck!
These look fun
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Thank you for your great idea’s. My grandchildren love learning.
So happy my ideas are helpful to you and your little ones – thank you for entering! Good luck!
What a neat idea! I’m also not a fan of the cold but a big fan of crafting! thanks for sharing this idea!
Awesome crafts! Perfect for my lil one to do during holiday time. Following wikki stix & howweelearn on insta!
Wonderful – thank you so much Anitha! You have been entered twice
Such a cute idea! I love that even the youngest crafters could do this.
Definitely! Thank you, Hailey. Good luck!
I like Wikki Stix but often fail to provide appropriate opportunities for my littles, as they always seem to end up clumped together in one big lump. This is a great idea to provide them with some focus. Thank you! And again, following Wikki Stix on IG (@ckinprek) is a great plan to snag more ideas!
Yes! We have this issue as well. It is amazing what a little focused activity can do. Thank you so much for entering – good luck!
These are adorable! I never thought about using wiki stix like that. I can imagine how much munchkins would enjoy this craft. Thanks for this fun new idea!
My pleasure! Thank you so much for entering. Good luck!
These would be great for my twins with special needs. I am always looking for things to help with fine motor skills without it feeling like “therapy”. Thanks
These are really great little tools Shelley – and so much fun! Thank you for entering, good luck!
Very cool, love the way the children can be creative with the wikki Stix!
Good luck Natasha! Thank you for entering!
So much fun to watch and learn following and watching on Instagram wiki Stix and how we learn
Thank you so much Mary! I have entered you twice!
Wiki sticks are amazing for so many things! I love using them for writing practice.
I really like how this craft comes out. Looks like the kids would enjoy creating it!
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
this is awesome!
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
I never thought to use Wikki stix for crafting, wjat a great idea! We have some for number and letter practice.
Thank you for craft idea as I do A lot of crafts with my daycare kids.
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Another great giveaway
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Great craft idea. I have followed both.
Good luck! Thank you for entering and following!
I have never heard or used wiki sticks. They look amazing. I’m sure my kids would love love love them at craft time.
Oh you are in for a treat when you try these for the first time! Thank you for entering Mandy, good luck!
Wikki sticks are such an awesome crafting material. Followed both accounts on instagram!
I’m going to try this with my five-year-old grandson.
What beautiful lanterns! Such a cute idea! I love how versatile Wikki Sticks Are! Love them!
Thank you Joyce! Good luck!
I follow both on Instagram.
Those are adorable for kids to make!
Thank you Amanda! Good luck!
I have been a huge fan of Wikki Stix for quite some time. However, this lantern craft just brought my fan status to a whole new level! Such a beautiful idea!
YAY! Love the uplevel! Thank you for entering Karen, good luck!
Amazing ideas!
You are too kind – thank you! And thank you for entering, good luck Deniece!
Great idea
You can make anything you imagine with amazing Wikki sticks. I love them.
Love wikki stix
My kids love Wikki Stix. We have a local restaurant that gives these to the kids. It sure keeps them (and us!) entertained until the food comes!
A brilliant idea! Thank you for entering, Jennifer – good luck!
Fun idea!
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Ooh this looks fun. My girls and I are always up for a new craft idea. I am now following Wikki stix and enjoy seeing your ideas on Instagram as well!
Good luck! Thank you for entering and following along as well, Jenn!
Wikki Stix has been a fun reusable craft supply. These lanterns look do-able!
My child care kids from the littlest to the biggest love making things with Wikki Stix. Thanks for the new idea!
So good for all ages, right? Even my biggest kids love them still! Thank you for entering – good luck!
Wikki Stix are awesome! Love the lanterns. Follow you both on IG.
Thanks!
Those are adorable. My kids love wikki sticks.
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Fun! Thanks for the idea!
This looks like such a fun project to do! I don’t have Instagram.
Fun craft tool. Thanks for sharing the idea
I love the lantern idea.
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Followed both!!
I’ve never tried these wiki sticks with Mt class.
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Love me some wikki stix! I use them for all sorts of therapies with my daughter. Sarah, you are my muse! I appreciate everything you do!
Thanks! I have always liked Wikki sticks!
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Winter solstice lanterns are so cool! We’re definitely making these bad boys! Following both of you on Instagram.😎👍
Those look fun! Following both on IG.
Wiki sticks are so much fun!! My grand kids love them!
Thanks for the opportunity to win them!
What a great idea! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
How exciting ! Love doing arts and crafts with the kids. I have been following both accounts
Good luck! Thank you for entering and following!
The lantern’s are really cool would love to try out this product with my grandchildren!!
Those look beautiful! And how simple to make! Thank you for sharing the idea and the giveaways!!
So simple, Katie! Thank you for entering – good luck!
Those lanterns are beautiful! What a cool idea, sure to be engaging fun for all ages.
I never thought about wiki sticks being used to create lanterns! What a fabulous idea! And what an amazing give!
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Cute lanterns!
I can’t wait to try this with my class.
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Love your crafts! They keep my little guy busy and happy
Thank you Mirelle! And thank you for entering – good luck!
Adorable craft idea! Thanks for the opportunity following on Instagram
This is a great idea.
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
LOVE Wikki stix! I remember playing with them as a child and now they are a favorite fine motor toy in my classroom!
YES! Good luck Cindy, thank you for entering!
Following
Thank you for sharing all your ideas! It is greatly appreciated!
Good luck! Thank you for entering and following!
Following both on Instagram.
I’ve been eyeing wikki stix for a while but never seem to find it in the budget to get some. Someday.
Wikki Stix are awesome! My kids have been very creative with these, but I never though about using them as a stencil
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Love this lantern idea! Love Kindergarten at Home and so many How Wee Learn resources. Thanks a bunch for all you do!
I’m always looking for new ideas, especially in winter! I’m following both accounts.
Awesome Megan. I have entered you twice!
Wikki Sticks are new to me! Great idea for a project with my grandkids.
Thanks so much, Sarah!
Lovely! Good luck Blaze!
So cute! We love wiki stix, but haven’t used them for crafts yet! My kids just love the way they feel!
I’m already an Instagram follower, I love your stuff!
Followed on Instagram!
I love teaching letters with Wikki Stix
Of the hundreds of crafts I’ve made with my kids, I have never made or even seen a winter solstice lantern (although my birthday is the day after)! I LOVE this idea 💡 Perhaps we will add it to our advent activities calendar this year 🤩
I followed wiki stix and How we learn. On istagram. I use your great activities to entertain my little grandchildren! Thank you so much for sharing your ideas! ♥️
So happy my ideas are helpful to you and your grandchildren Michelle! Thank you for entering, good luck!
Rocking’ fun with Wikki Stix. Take care, Sarah.
I’ve never used wikki stix before, but they look super fun and versatile. Thank you for the inspiration!
Super versatile. Thank you for entering Lindsey – good luck!
Love, love, love this craft idea!
I never would have thought of combining mason jars and wiki stix. Brilliant!
Well, I will certainly take that Brilliant! Thank you – good luck!
I have always wanted to try wiki sticks. This would be a great one to try
I love your lantern! I am not very crafty so easy tutorials like this are helpful when i do a project with my kids. I think they would have fun with the wikki stix.
What a great family craft! We all need a little light in winter. Following both accounts on Instagram.
So true Rachelle! Thank you for following – I have entered you twice
A fabulous multipurpose winter craft! Thank you!
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
What a great idea my little niece and I would love to give these a try
What an adorable project using those stix!
Thank you Rene! Good luck!
Thank you!
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
This is such a great way of using Wiki Stix! Beautiful!
Thank you Miranda! Good luck!
Thank you! I would love to win for my Special Education class that is at a pre-K to K level.
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
What a fabulous prize! I’ve followed both Instagram accounts too. Fingers crossed.
Good luck! Thank you for entering and following!
This looks so neat and look like a lot of fun.
Thank you Kathy! Good luck!
Awesome, love wikki stick!
As always thank you so much for the giveaways! These look like a lot of fun. Your lanterns came out beautifully!
What a cute craft! Love using Wikki sticks.
The kids you for all the great craft ideas.
Good luck, Carol! Thank you for entering!
What a great activity for the kids! Thanks
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
They came out really nice. Thanks for the giveaway. Love your work.
Thank you so much Ana, and thank you for entering. Good luck!
We love wikki stix! I followed both accounts on Instagram.
Good luck! Thank you for entering and following!
love this idea!
Thanks for sharing!
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Love Wikki Stix! I have never seen them used as a craft this way. Awesome idea!
Thank you so much Beth – good luck!
We have never played with wiki sticks but would love to try them out!! I just followed both instagram accounts. Thanks!
Thank you Rachel! I have entered you twice, thank you for following. Good luck!
this is a great winter time craft and use of wiki stix. Thanks for sharing.
My grandchildren love wikki stix.
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
LOVE WIKKI STIX!
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
I love this idea, thank you for sharing it. I am following how wee learn and wikki sticks on instagram
Thank you Peggy! You have been entered twice, good luck!
Following both accounts now. Thank you for this great idea. Will definitley be trying this out!
Wonderful Nadia! Thank you for entering and following!
So excited to try this project with the Wikki Sticks!
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Hi! one of the reasons we love wikki sticks are when we go out to a restaurant it keeps the boys (8,6,4) quite in their seats. sometimes we will use the theme of the restaurant(mexican) for inspiration.
These are so neat. Will definitely be trying this with my little ones.
Love Wikki Stixs! They have lots of possible.
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Hi… I love how you use wiki stix instead of glue on these jars. This is really cute….I might do it with my classroom. It would make a great parent Christmas gift!!
Oh they would be perfect for this! Good luck! Thank you for entering!
I don’t celebrate winter solstice, but I am excited about the giveaways.
These are adorable! We love Wiki stix at our house, too!
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
This activity looks like lots of fun.
Interesting! Easy to use craft materials for learning and fun.
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
There’s a fun Little Bear episode about winter solstice. 😌 Thanks for the post! I love doing all the activities each week from your play into kindergarten program. ❤️
I am so thrilled you are loving Play into Kindergarten Readiness – AND that you are a fellow Little Bear fan! It sure sounds like a magical childhood is unfolding in your home! Thank you for entering – good luck!
Love this
My kids will love this craft.
Such a fun idea! My kiddos would love this 🙂
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
My 5 year old is still behind with his fine motor skills. Something like this would be awesome for him to play/craft with. And he’ll just think he’s playing, not strengthening his hands. Thank you for all your craft ideas and these wonderful giveaways. Helps stressed mama’s enjoy a bit of the season.
cute!
Thanks! Good luck Barbara!
We love your craft ideas!
We have never used wikki stix before they look like lots of fun! that craft is so cute!!
Thank you Kim! Good luck!
Thank you for the fun craft idea and the contest! We love Wikki Stix! Happy holidays!
These look like so much fun. My class loves using wikisticks for building letters and words.
What an awesome way to use them! Good luck! Thank you for entering!
How adorable are these! Thank you for such a cute idea, going to make these with the kids for gifts for their parents.
Aww, so lovely Jessica! Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Hi!
We have a love/hate relationship with Wikki Stixs as we have found it hard to do projects with them and preschoolers, however we LOVE this idea! Makes a great project as well as a potential gift! Thanks for the idea!
Oh I would love to hear more about this Nina – I adore Wikki Stix and use them with wee ones all the time! Glad you think this idea might be a good one for you – thank you so much for entering! Good luck!
Those turned out so great. Looks like a fun activity to try at our house.
Wikki stix are so much fun but I don’t have any in my room yet! It would be awesome to do this winter solstice activity with my littles 🙂
This looks like wonderful fun and would light up our dark Alaskan winters! Thank you! <3
Oh goodness Shauna! You are a very brave soul – Alaska?! Good luck!
My grandson needs work on his fine motor skills. We have a small pack of wikki stix to use right now, but a larger selection would really help him work those fingers!!
That is wonderful – Wikki Stix are awesome for this! Good luck! Thank you for entering!
Love wiki sticks
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
I love Wiki Sticks and I use them for all kinds of things. Sometimes my daughter just makes pictures out of them. Sometimes in the classroom I have students use them to find sight words in our reading and circling the word with the wiki stick. They are a great tool
I love these! So many things you can do with Wiki Stixs
My kids adore WikiStix! Thank you for the added bonus of utilizing them for proper pencil ✏️ hold!
So glad that tip was useful, Christine. Good luck! Thank you for entering!
thanks you
Good luck! Thank you for entering!
My grandson would love to have these to play with
These winter lanterns are so cute and colorful. They would be fun to make and display all winter long!
I’ve been following you on Instagram 😊 and now I am also following wikki stix! Thank you
Thank you so much for following and entering, Denise! Good luck!
Thanks for this awesome giveaway! I have never heard of wikkisticks so I really look forward to learning more about them and finding ways to incorporate them into my homeschool, namely with this beautiful craft!
What a fun project. Thanks for sharing. Following both accounts. 🙂
Thank you for entering and following! Good luck!
I love these lanterns. Will need to make with grandkids!
Thank you Joyce, good luck!
thanks foir the chance
This is a cute idea!
These will make amazing Christmas and winter birthday gifts! I followed both accounts!!
Thank you Marty – good luck!
That is cool!
Haha, I am always after my children to put socks on in the wintertime! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
What an interesting way to use these!
Thank you Jami! Good luck!
I used to love these as a kid!
Wonderful – good luck!
CONGRATULATIONS EMILIE! You win the Wikki Stix Bundle! Please check your email for a message from me with details on receiving your prize. xo Sarah
Oh we love Wikki stix! The kiddos will have a blast with this craft!! Also followed Wikki on IG 🤍
Great project! I love wiki stickers, never thought of using them like that.
Thank you, good luck!
This looks like so much fun!
Followed on Instagram.
Good luck! Thank you for entering and following!
Those are adorable and so creative.
What a wonderful giveaway, thank you!
Good luck!
We love wikki stix!
Have these in our Amazon list already but haven’t actually bought them yet haha. Hope we get it 😛
Followed on Instagram 🙂
What fun to make crafts AND learn letters with Wikisticks. Our young granddaughters can use them now and as they grow.
Fabulous! Good luck Annette!
I love Wikki Stix! This is a really cute craft idea! Thanks for the opportunity.
Good luck!
I must have missed this giveaway! This is so fun! What a cool way to use wikki-stix! 🙂 I also just followed on Instagram today, too! 🙂 Hope I’m not too late. lol
These look so cool! We haven’t tried wikistix yet.