Glow-in-the-Dark Jellyfish

Materials

• Heavy weight paper bowls

• White yarn

• Glow in the dark acrylic paint

• Paint brushes and painting supplies

• Scissors

• Zipper sandwich bags

• Skewer or sharp pencil

Directions

1. Paint the bowl inside and out.  Use two or more coats of paint for a brighter glow.

2. For the tentacles, cut 10 - 12 pieces of yarn approximately 36 inches long. Place them in a sandwich bag with several squirts of glow paint and seal the bag.

3. Squish until the yarn is completely covered, adding more paint if necessary.

4. Hang the yarn to dry.

5. At the center of the bowl, punch two holes about .5 inch apart using a skewer or sharp pencil.

6. Cut a piece of yarn approximately 40 inches long.  Thread it through the two holes so that both ends come out the bottom of the bowl.

7. From the inside of the bowl, pull the yarn up to form a small loop.  Thread the tentacles through and roughly center them under the loop.

8. Flip the bowl, pull the yarn taut and tie a double knot.

9. Back on the inside, grasp the tentacles as one bunch and tie a single knot.

10. Charge your jellyfish creation in bright light for at least 30 minutes.  Turn out the lights and enjoy its glow!