Before making your own glow stick lanterns please take proper precautions. Do not allow children to do this craft on their own! Glow sticks contain chemicals and should be handled carefully. I recommend wearing gloves and keeping away from small children and animals. How To Make Your Own Fabulous DIY Glow Stick Lanterns Materials Needed: Glow sticks, mason jars scissors, and water. I spent $8 at the dollar store and bought 6 big glow sticks and 2 packs (of 4) of necklace glow sticks. 1) Big blue lantern: I used three big glow sticks. To completely fill a jar it would take about ten glow sticks! If you want to fill the jar up with water you can, but you need to use enough glow sticks so it doesn’t dilute them too much. 2) Purple glitter lantern: For my second DIY glow stick lanter