FollowIf you haven’t noticed, kids love glow sticks! Now it is just as easy and inexpensive as ever to enjoy these glowing little gems, since most dollar stores carry them all year long in a vast assortment of colors and sizes. With just a quick snap and shake, you can enjoy these colorful glowing sticks for hours. Before, kids just use to be happy waving them around in the air. Now, we know that there are so many other creative uses for them that will occupy kids for hours!
Take a look below at 7 creative and fun summer activities using glow sticks. You might just be amazed at all of the uses these glow sticks have.
7 Creative Uses for Glow Sticks:
1. Glowing Ring Toss
Buy glow stick bracelets and tall, skinny soda bottle. You can fill the soda bottle with water and drop an active glow stick in it. Shake well and the entire bottle will glow. Have kids take turns tossing the glowing rings at the bottle. The one who gets the most rings around the bottle wins!
2. Colorful Pool Fun
Take glow sticks and activate them. Then, toss them into the kiddie pool for some colorful, glowing fun! The entire body of water will light up. You can also do this during your child’s evening bath. They won’t want to get out.
3. Glowing Stones Game
Fold activated glow sticks into plastic Easter eggs. Snap them shut and hide them all over the yard. When dusk hits, it will look like you have glowing stones hidden all over your yard. Release the kids and let them go hunt for them!
4. Glow Stick Hide and Seek
When dusk falls give each kid a glow stick or glow sick necklace or bracelet and play hide and seek. It will make it even harder to find a safe hiding spot when you have a colorful glow coming from your body! You can even create teams if you wish, giving partners matching colors.
5. Use Glow Sticks as a Garnish
Small glow sticks can be activated and dropped into children’s drinks for an extra spin! Cool off with some refreshing lemonade or a fruity drink mix made extra special with a glow stick garnish! You can even drop a stick directly into a bottled drink for instant glow.
6. Make Glow Stick Lanterns
Find a glass jar with a tight lid. Activate a glow stick and drop into the jar. Fill the jar with water. Secure the lid and the entire jar will glow. Some people like to break open the glow stick and pour it in, however this can prove to be a bit messier. The choice however is yours!
7. Make Some Glowing Artwork
When dusk falls, take an assortment of glow sticks outside and arrange in murals on the sidewalk. Use the straight lines to make shapes, stick people, homes, and other designs and shapes. Children are so creative and you will be impressed with what they come up with.
As you can see, there are many ways to enjoy these inexpensive and easy to find glow sticks. Head to your local dollar store and grab a few dozen so you can give some of these activities a try! You won’t be disappointed, and your kiddos will think it is pretty cool too! Have fun!
