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Don't these look cool?
Well, they quite literally are - because they're made from ice!
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If you'd like to make one, start by carefully cutting the bottom off both large and small plastic pop bottles.
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Place the small piece of bottle inside the large one, and stick them together with tape so that the sides don't touch.
Keep the tape nice and tight, and also make sure that the small piece is pushed well into the large one.
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Now pop in some decorative material between the large and small pieces of pop bottle.
Here we're using bits and bobs from the garden - berries and leaves.
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Carefully pour in some water between the large and small pieces.
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Add one or two pebbles into the small piece of pop bottle so that it's weighted down.
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Now you can freeze it for a couple of hours.
You may need a little longer if you've made a very big one!
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Once frozen, you can start to take the finished bowl out of the mould.
First, tip out any pebbles you added in.
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To take the small piece of pop bottle out, just pour in some lukewarm water.
Leave it for a moment, and it should slide out easily.
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And to remove the bigger piece, dunk it into a bowl of lukewarm water briefly.
It should come out easily!
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That completes making the bowl.
You can create the light effect by adding in a tea or nighlight. Get an adult to supervise this, and ask them to light it for you.
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Doesn't it look fantastic?
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If you're going to display the bowl inside, make sure it's on a saucer so that when it starts to melt, the water is collected.
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They also look great in the garden, especially when it goes dark early!
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For added effect, why not add a little food colouring to the water?
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