WISH LANTERNS are 99% biodegradable, non-flammable and safe and easy to use, and create an amazing visual effect that adds enjoyment and wonder to any special occasion.
All you have to do is light the fuel cell, wait for the lanterns to fill up with hot air and then let go. You and your guests will gaze as the Sky Lantern floats up to the sky. Using the power of fire, the SKY LANTERN will be in the air for about 12 minutes and go up over a mile in the air.
WISH LANTERNS stand 108cm (42.5 inches) tall and 66cm (26 inches) wide at its widest point. After release and flight, the Wish Lantern will self-extinguish and float gently to the ground. New in stock this season are our range of Halloween lanterns, floating wish lanterns and Santa Lanterns.
The surprising success of the hit show “Come Dine With Me” in the United Kingdom has lead to a massive increase in the popularity of dinner parties. Now instead of heading out to dinner at a flashy restaurant, people are opting to have their friends over for some food, wine and fun. A fabulous idea to save some money and spend some quality time with close friends.
A great idea is to get each guest to bring something, so perhaps you are in charge of the main meal, you could allocate the entrees and desserts to others and allocate the wine to someone else. It just means one person is not wholly responsible for the entire evening and takes the pressure off a little. Unless of course you want to take responsibility for the whole thing, then of course, by all means take on all the tasks!
If you would like to take on the role of being chief dinner party planner and host you may be looking for activites or something different to surprise or impress your guests. Sky Lanterns make for the perfect ending to a dinner party, each guest can have a lantern and release it into the night sky at the end of the evening, it’s a great way to end the night and people will be extremely impressed with the finale!
If you would like some sky lanterns for your next dinner party, you can call us on 1800 234 0781 or email us on contact@skywishlanterns.com
Guests at a wedding launching sky lanterns
Everyone knows how wonderful sky lanterns are when incorporated into a wedding celebration, but more often then not, people use them in a rushed and unplanned manner, so they still look great, but could look even better if people took the time to plan and think about their lantern launch a little more.
SkyWishLanterns.com has supervised a few lantern launches at weddings and we couldn’t believe how people were going about it, needless to say we had to step in and add a few pointers to get the whole thing organised. We had people just ripping into the lanterns (most under the influence of alchohol) not knowing what they were or even how to use them, then trying to light them upsidedown nearly setting fire to their sleeves! Luckily we were there to show people how to use them and prevent any potential problems, but what if we hadn’t of been there?
If you are having an unsupervised lantern launch at your wedding and having your guests launch the lanterns, you must ensure you nominate someone to stand up infront of the guests, take the microphone and explain very clearly how to light and launch the lanterns.
Prior to your wedding you should familiarise yourself with the safety instructions which are available here and then you can ensure your guests are familiar with them as well on the day by giving a copy to the MC to read out prior to the launch.
You should also let them all know when to start the process and let them off so the lanterns all go up together or as near to eachother as possible for maximum effectiveness.
To book SkyWishLanterns.com to supervise your wedding lantern launch, please call us on 1800 234 0781 or email contact@skywishlantern.com
Coloured lanterns from SkyWishLanterns.com
Just when you thought you’d found the best party item on the market in sky lanterns, along comes the coloured sky lanterns to blow your theory out of the water!
If you are looking for a great new way to jazz up a birthday party, celebrate a baby boy or girl’s arrival into the world, or if you simply like one colour in particular, coloured sky lanterns are the way to go!
SkyWishLanterns.com stock coloured lanterns in purple, yellow, orange, red, blue, pink and green. The packs are sold in the same pack sizes as the white lanterns, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 and are an assortment of colours. However if you would like only the one colour of lanterns in your pack, for a pink party for example, please call in to order on 1800 234 0781.
These coloured lanterns are perfect for daytime use as their bright colour will be very visible as they float off into the sky. We have found the coloured lanterns to be particularly popular for children’s birthday parties and other similar daytime events.
If you would like to order some coloured sky wish lanterns please call us 1800 234 0781 or email contact@skywishlantern.com
Local schools have been having a blast with our paper lanterns (also known as wish lanterns, sky lanterns and Thai lanterns). We have given some of the schools some white paper lanterns to decorate – they can use whatever they like as long as the lantern can still be launched. Most of the kids used paint and glitter to decorate their lanterns, it proved to be a popular activity amongst the children and the teachers.
Another fun craft idea is a bug lantern made out of a plastic cup.
What you need:
•Dome shaped plastic cups
•Indoor/outdoor light string
•Paint
•Markers – black, white, red, yellow and blue
•Tacky Glue
•Wood Shapes-
eight medium circles, four XL teardrops, two small circles, two XXL hearts, two XL hearts
•Movable eyes- six
•12” black chenille stem
•Interior/Exterior Varnish
What you do:
1.Use marker to paint plastic cups for the following animals.
Bee- use the black and yellow paint and markers
Ladybug- use the black and red markers and paint
Butterfly- use any colours you like! Allow to dry and coat over paint with varnish.
2.Paint wood shapes with paint markers. Paint six medium circles and two small circles white. Paint two XL teardrops white. Paint XXL hearts blue. Paint XL hearts yellow. Paint two XL teardrops red. Paint two medium circles black. Outline teardrop shapes with black pen. Draw spots on red teardrops with black and white markers.
3.Glue wood shapes together as shown with Craft Bond and attach wiggle eyes to white circles for three sets.
4.Glue eyes to bugs with Tacky Glue. Pierce slit in sides of bugs for wings with X-ACTO knife or scissors and insert wings. Cut chenille stems to six lengths of 4” each. Bend ends for antennae. Pierce holes for antennae at top of cups. Place a small amount of Tacky Glue on each piece and insert into holes.
5.Pierce hole for light. Attach bugs to light string.
Enjoy your craft time!
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s time to get romantic and think about something special for your Valentine. Gone are the days when a simple card and box of chocolates would do, people want to be romanced and impressed, no more flowers please! Romantic, inexpensive and extremely impressive, Sky Lanterns make the perfect gift this Valentine’s Day. Sky Lanterns are similar to a mini hot air balloon; they are made with rice paper and bamboo with a small fuel cell in the centre. Once the fuel cell is lit, the lantern fills up with hot air and floats away up into the sky carrying with it, the hopes and dreams of the person who released it. Sky Lanterns are safe and easy to use and 99% biodegradable so there’s no need to worry about implications on the environmental front.
As Sky Lanterns are still a relatively new product in the United States people are still learning about what they are and how they work, you are almost guaranteed that your Valentine would never have seen a Sky Lantern before so the experience will be that little bit more exciting for them.
If you would like to purchase Sky Lanterns for your Valentine please click here to be directed to our online purchasing page, alternatively please call 1800 234 0781 and a customer service representative can take your order over the phone.
It’s Super Bowl time! The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL) and is the most watched sporting event in North America. The halftime ceremonies have attracted a lot of attention in recent years due to racy performances by super stars such as Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake. The “wardrobe malfunction” that Janet Jackson had in 2004 was probably the most famous halftime entertainment of all time. Apparently the NFL was so embarrassed they banned MTV from proving any further Super Bowl halftime entertainment.
Companies who want a 15 second commercial spot during the Super Bowl will pay millions of dollars to have their advertisements seen. The day the Super Bowl is broadcast is the second largest food consumption day in the United States second only to Thanksgiving. It’s no wonder, what better way to celebrate than with a Super Bowl party at home?
It’s a great idea to invite your friends and family over to watch the game and share some food. Sky Lanterns are a nice way to start the party, you could release them right before kick off, they would look amazing floating away as the game started.
If you would like any Sky Lanterns for your Super Bowl party, please click here to be directed to our online purchasing page, alternatively please call 1800 234 0781 and a customer service representative can take your order over the phone.
Summer in Australia means beach BBQs, long days at the beach and lots and lots of pool parties. It’s also a time where the Aussies celebrate their national day “Australia Day” which is on tomorrow the 26th of January. Australia Day commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788.
Aussies get the day off work and usually have a BBQ with their friends and family and listen to the national radio station count down the hottest 100 songs of the year. So while the rest of us are up here in the Northern Hemisphere freezing cold, the Aussies are down there enjoying the heat and celebrating their national holiday.
We have a staff member who is from Australia and she was lucky enough to get some time off to go home for Christmas and most of January, she’s there right now in fact with plenty of Sky Lanterns in tow. She used them on New Year’s Eve at a party in Airlie Beach and everyone who saw them up in the sky came up and asked questions about where to buy them and so on.
They were an absolute hit, everyone loved them! She even had to stop some young boys from running off with the rest of the unused lanterns! I hope she has some left for Australia Day tomorrow because it sounds as though the Aussies love Sky Lanterns.
Winter is one of our favourite times of the year, there’s Christmas, New Year’s Eve, lots of holidays and best of all its ski season! Here at Sky Wish Lanterns, we love to ski and snowboard all over the country. This year we’ve tried our hand on the slopes on the east side in the Lake Tahoe region – Sugar Bowl, Alpine Meadows and Kirkwood. And boy, were we in for a treat! These resorts are small enough that you didn’t have to wait in massive long lift lines or try to ski down the trail at slow speed to avoid a head on collision with the people who are already on there, but big enough that you didn’t find yourself doing the same run time after time. There were plenty of the mountains to explore.
Sugar Bowl is gorgeous, it has nice big bowls you can play around in as well as lots of nice groomers for those not into the off-piste action. There’s also a mad terrain park for the younger generation who like to jump and slide around at high speeds. Watch out, because on a powder day, Sugar Bowl goes off!
Alpine Meadows is on the back side of the huge Squaw Valley Mountain, but unlike its neighbour, Alpine Meadows is not a large resort, but it does have its pockets of extreme terrain scattered around and gets its fair share of powder.
Kirkwood is around the other side of Lake Tahoe and takes a little while to get there by car from Alpine Meadows or Sugar Bowl but can be done easily enough. Kirkwood is one of those resorts that doesn’t have the best village or high tech lifts but it’s got a great vibe about the place and pretty spectacular views. There are also lots of really nice long runs to give your legs a work out.
Pack some Sky Lanterns in with your ski and snowboard gear next time you head off to the snow – Sky Lanterns look gorgeous once released in the winter surroundings.
America loves a public holiday, it’s a chance to have some time off work and spend your day with your family and friends. But it’s also a time to remember the reason why you have a holiday – usually to remember someone who did something great for you and mankind. Take Martin Luther King Jr Day, sure it’s great to have another holiday in January, gives you an extra day to get some more skiing in, but it’s important to think about all that Martin Luther King Jr did for America.
Martin Luther King Jr was the head spokesperson for civil rights and was heavily involved in protesting against racial discrimination. He was an acclaimed author, publishing a number of books and essays and won the Nobel Peace Price. He was assassinated in 1968 whilst standing on the balcony of his hotel in Memphis where he was to lead a protest.
We’ve found it’s often nice to use Sky Lanterns at memorials and funeral services of loved ones. A single Sky Lantern gracefully floating up into the sky can symbolise the soul of your loved one being taken away safely and peacefully. Martin Luther King Jr Day is a day where you can release a Sky Lantern in memory of him and all the great things he achieved during his life.
Since it’s a brand new year, it’s time for a fresh start, a brand new outlook on life! Here at Sky Lantern, we’ve put together a list of what we’re going to do this year to make ourselves feel and look amazing. What’s on your list? It’s not necessarily a New Year’s Resolution list, more of a What Can I Do For Myself This Year list.
We’ve decided the number one thing we’re going to do for ourselves this year is to make more time for our friends and family. These days we may have a lot of contact with our friends and family via the internet and phone calls, but nothing compares to good old fashioned quality time. Where you all meet up and have a picnic, go to the lake or just play some board games together. It’s so important to spend time with our loved ones, so that’s what we’re doing this year.
Number two on our list was to exercise more. Let’s face it, we’re all busy people, and most of us have jobs that don’t require us to do much, if any, movement throughout the day. Couple that with the atrocious food we eat everyday, it’s no wonder we’re piling on the pounds! So this year, it’s all about getting fit, we’re running, walking and going back to the gym, hopefully we’ll be fit in time for summer!
Number three was to make more time for ourselves. Whether this is reading a book or taking a long hot bubble bath, as long as we’re alone, that’s all that counts. So many people are under constant pressure from work and home to be here, there and six places at once, we’ve found it stresses us out! Taking time out to be alone and enjoy being alone is something we’re definitely looking forward to!
