Fairy Jar - SUCCESS

So I've read a few reviews of fairy jars / firefly jars online and they all make one EPIC mistake.  They use regular glitter.  The whole point is to you the diamond dust because you can see through it.  Diamond dust is really just crushed glass...Here's my attempt at a fairy jar.

I had ordered some diamond dust to try making one of these and got bored one night and instead of looking for a "good" container to do this in, I cleaned out a 20oz soda bottle and used that.

• USE DIAMOND DUST NOT REGULAR GLITTER
• You can use any see-through container, I used a soda bottle because it's not like I planned on reusing the jar.
• I never found anything that said what size glow stick to use...I used a bracelet sized one (pack of 5 for $.99 at Party City)  and it worked just fine.  It's the cheapest way to buy it, seemed like the easiest to cut, and I only needed one so I have 4 left over for another time or some glowing-bracelet fun.
• I also didn't see anything about how much glitter to use.  I used the soda cap as a scoop and used somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 of the cap and it was more than enough.  Very little is needed.
• This project uses GLASS - be careful.

Really that's pretty much the to-do list...throw it all in the jar and shake it up.



I feel like it didn't glow quite as long as a regular glow stick, maybe opening it changes it or you normally don't notice the drop in brightness because the light is more condensed...

Basically it was a quick activity...kinda fun, very easy, not nearly as impressive as the photoshopped photos lead you to believe...  I don't think I'd want kids to touch the glowing mystery goo from inside the stick, I'd suggest making them then taping shut the top or something...plus there's glass.

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