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 Wish Lantern floats up to the sky. Using the power of fire, the WISH 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.
Here at WishLantern.com we love to use our lanterns as often as possible, but we also love to see that other people in the community love them as much as we do and want to use them to teach the youth about science.
We’ve recently had a few requests from teachers at local schools ask about whether they could get their hands on some wish lanterns to use in a science class to teach their students about the power of heat.
Of course we’ve sent some over to them, who are we to stand in the way of education. We were more than happy to donate wish lanterns in the name of science!
The teachers are going to light the lanterns for the children of course, (we do not advocate children under 12 lighting the lanterns or using them unsupervised) then will give the lanterns to the children to hold until the lanterns have filled up with enough hot air to float away by themselves.
Theories of gravity, the power of heat and the mechanics of how it all works will be explained to the students during the launch. It’s also an activity that will be really fun for the students as well as educational. You never know, wish lanterns may become part of the schools science program yet!
If you would like some lanterns for your school please email us with your request to contact@wishlantern.com
Here at WishLantern.com we specialise in providing and launching sky lanterns at weddings and recently in these winter months we’ve noticed an increase in sales of wedding lanterns, it seems brides are finally realising the potential of a winter wedding and how glorious sky lanterns look when released against a snowy backdrop.
Winter weddings are sometimes a better idea than spring weddings for a number of different reasons. The main one is the cost, having your wedding in winter will save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars as it’s considered to be the off season. You will be able to have your first pick of venues and they will all be considerably reduced in price.
There’s also the fact that your friends and family will be more likely to be able to attend your wedding as it’s less likely they will have winter vaction plans. Then there’s the gorgeous photos a winter wedding can produce. The winter snow and large trees will make for an absolutely stunning backdrop to your wedding photos.
So before you go planning your spring wedding, have a look at your options for a winter wedding and see how much money you can actually save and how beautiful it will be.
Most of our customers who have ordered sky lanterns for their winter weddings have still opted for the white lanterns but are launching them later in the day against an evening backdrop, but we have had some brides who have purchased the coloured lanterns and had them launched at the end of the ceremony which created the most gorgeous visual effect, the coloured lanterns really stood out against the white background.
If you would like some coloured or white sky lanterns, please click here to purchase, alternatively call us on 1800 234 0781 or email sales@wishlantern.com
With Christmas and New Year’s Eve behind us there’s no doubt you will have a lot of leftover sky lanterns that you might not have used or simply forgot about! I know I have, so go dig them out and remember to take them with you to any party or special event coming up.
You could also use them to give as birthday gifts if you know of anyone who has a birthday coming up. If you can’t think of anyone and you don’t have any events coming up in the near future, don’t worry, your lanterns will be safe and sound in your cupboard for quite a long time as they have silica gel sachets inside to keep them fresh.
All you have to do is keep them in their wrapping and ensure they are kept in a cool, dry place. So you could even keep them until next Christmas if you wanted to!
If you were one of the people who, like us, used up all your lanterns on Christmas Eve, never fear, you can order more from us here or simply call us on 1800 234 0781 to purchase more white or coloured sky lanterns for your next special ocasssion.
January is a wonderful time of the year, the snow is falling, the stress of Christmas is over and it’s time to think about how you want the year to pan out. You can start making resolutions and plans but I think we’ll all agree the best part of January is the ample snow fall which means it’s the best time of year to go skiing!
Depending on where you live in the states will depend which resort you go to for your ski fix, but you can certain you will have a great time at any ski resort, provided they have enough snow. Some of the team here at Wish Lantern are heading to Sugar Bowl resort in North Lake Tahoe for some snowboarding, they are going to take some of the coloured sky lanterns with them to release in the snow too so if you are also headed to Sugar Bowl keep your eyes peeled for some floating sky lanterns above the resort.
Since they are going to be at Lake Tahoe they are also going to release some over the lake one evening - as soon as we get the photos we’ll post them up on the blog so watch this space!
If you would like to purchase some sky lanterns to take to the snow with you please call us on 1800 234 0781 or email sales@wishlantern.com
Taiwan celebrated the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival this year by lauching more then 3000 sky lanterns off into the skies across the strait wishing peace and prosperity for cross-straits relations.
The main attraction was a massive eight metre sky lantern, which was assembled specially for the event, with the words, “Sky Lanterns lighten both sides of the Straits” written across it. Once the lantern was released it drew cheers from the crowds.
Lantern-makers and performers from the mainland province of Sichuan were invited to the celebrations. Wu Jiakui, one of the Sichuan lantern-makers, said he felt honoured to take part in the celebrations.
“What impressed me most is how well the traditional culture of the Chinese nation has been preserved here in Taiwan, in sky lantern making especially.”
Sky lanterns have been an important part of Asian culture for hundreds of years, used in many festivals and celebrations the release of a lantern symbolises the release of your worries and problems.
If you would like to purchase any sky lanterns please call us on 1800 234 0781 or email us on sales@wishlantern.com
The team at Wish Lantern would like to wish everyone a fantastic New Year’s Eve! We hope everyone has ordered their Wish Lanterns (also known as Chinese Lanterns) for their evening celebrations!
No doubt you are all heading out tonight for a big party, but we thought we’d put together a list of the best New Year’s Eve parties (surprisingly enough they are all in New York City!) that are going on tonight in case you haven’t made plans yet. Please note these are all strictly 21+ events.
Number one
Bryant Park Grill – New York City
If you are looking for a stylish and extravagant way to welcome 2010 then look no further than Bryant Park Grill. They are putting on a six hour premium open bar (10pm-4am), a world-renowned DJ, gourmet hors d’oeuvres (10pm-Midnight) a dessert bar and continental breakfast and of course the live NYE 2010 Countdown.
Number two
Sequoia – New York City
Located in New York’s beautiful South Street Seaport, Sequoia’s nautical décor sprawls throughout the two-tiered area and the outdoor patio offers stunning views of both the harbor and city skylines. See the fireworks spectacular from the outside deck and dance into 2010 to the sounds of your favorite tunes while enjoying complimentary hors d’oeuvres til midnight, cocktails and the midnight ball drop.
Number three
The Times Square All Access Pass – New York City
Watch the ball drop live from Times Square with this all access pass. This pass gives you access to numerous bars along times square so while everyone is outside in the cold with the crowds you can hop from one bar to another and take advantage of the open bar from 6pm – 2am.
WishLantern.com is your leading supplier of Sky Lanterns for celebrations and weddings. We can be reached on 1-800-234-0781 or by emailing the team sales@wishlantern.com
From all the team here at WishLantern.com we would like to wish all our customers and suppliers a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Let’s hope 2010 is a wonderful year for everyone.
No doubt you would have done all your Christmas shopping already – here’s hoping! It would be quite the dilema heading out to the shops now on Christmas Eve looking for gifts! Did you order your Santa Wish Lanterns in time for Christmas? If not, don’t fret, you can always order some now for next year, that way you know you won’t miss out!
How about for New Year’s Eve – have you ordered your Wish Lanterns (also known as Chinese Lanterns) for the New Year’s Eve parties yet? Wish Lanterns make such a beautiful display in the sky and alongside the New Year’s Eve fireworks displays they look simply stunning. Be sure to take some along with you to any party you are attending that evening, the guests will be so impressed with the uniqueness of the lanterns they will all be asking where you got them from. A truly magical and memorable way to end an evening.
A wonderful way to welcome in the New Year with your guests is to have each guest launch a wish lantern and as they release it up into the sky they say out loud what they are looking forward to in 2010. It will make the moment symbollic and will feel as though your thoughts as being lifted with the lantern into the sky. A fabulous way to see in 2010.
If you would like to order some of our lanterns please click here to be directed to our online purchasing page alternatively you can place your order over the phone with us on 1800 234 0781 or email contact@wishlantern.com
With Christmas just around the corner, you’re probaby in a state of mild panic if you haven’t finished your Christmas shopping wondering how you’ll get it done in time. There are easy ways to ensue you get all your shopping done in time, the first step is to make a list of all the people you need or want to buy gifts for as early as possible. If it’s Janaury, even better, you should get some great post-Christmas sale items!
Once you have your list you can start ticking people off slowly throughout the year, if you see a fantastic bag you know your sister would love, buy it then and there, don’t worry if it’s only July, you can store it in your cupboard until December, no worries.
Likewise with Chinese Lanterns, you know they make great Christmas gifts, so why not purchase a pack of twenty five or fifty and use them to give to people who pop up on your list at the last minute like Office Secret Santas. If you follow this shopping approach you can sure to have your list all finished by early December at the latest.
If you would like to purchase Chinese Lanterns please click here alternatively you can call us on 1800 234 0781 or email contact@wishlantern.com
Bar Mitzvahs are an excititing time for young Jewish boys. What better way to help celebrate then with gorgeous sky lanterns? If you are organising the event for your son, you can order some sky lanterns for use at the reception. If you are attending the bar mitzvah as a guest, you can take along the sky lanterns as a gift for the young man and encourage the other guests to launch them at the end of the reception to celebrate the young man’s ceremony.
Imagine seeing those sky lanterns floating up into the sky along with the wishes for the young man’s future – it will truly be a sight to behold, not to mention a very special moment for the boy and his family.
Gifts are ordinarily given at the reception, not at the service itself and the nature of the gift varies significantly depending on the community. If you didn’t want to use sky lanterns there are many other gift options you could look into that don’t have to be religious.
Jewish-themed gifts are not a bad idea, you could give a book that is a biography of a Jewish person that the celebrant might admire, alternatively you could always ask his parents what they think he would like, try to think of what 13 year boys would want for their birthday and work with that.
If you would like to purchase sky lanterns for an upcoming bar mitzvah you can click here to be directed to our online purchasing page, alternatively you can place your order over the phone with us on 1800 234 0781 or email contact@wishlantern.com
Everyone loves a good excuse for a party, whether it’s a celebration, house warming, birthday, you can always rely on your friends to come round and have a few drinks no matter what the occasion. This year, the staff at Wishlantern.com are holding a Chinese Lantern party, this is something we’ve done before and it’s always heaps of fun and we can get lots of great photos for the website at the same time, so we can kill two birds with one stone so to speak.
Each invited guest has to bring a Chinese Lantern with them along with a plate of food in an Asian theme, so it might be spring rolls, fried rice or lemon chicken. The dress code is also themed Asian so the whole party has a wonderful vibe about it and makes people more comfortable in striking up conversations with other guests who they may not know to well. A common conversation starter is the choice of costume.
Once all the guests are together with their Chinese Lanterns everyone gathers outside and the lanterns are lit at the same time and everyone is encouraged to release their lanterns together up into the sky.
This is when the photos are taken as the most beautiful moments are created in the sky when the lantern gracefully float away. If you hold your Chinese Lantern party during the day you may wish to use coloured lanterns as they photograph well in the light.
If you would like some Chinese Lanterns for your party you can purchase them online here or you can call us on 1800 234 0781 or email contact@wishlantern.com
