New Years has always meant Fireworks for me... I saw this Sky Lantern on TV and discovered two interesting Internet sites for them and fireworks kits.

http://blog.skylighter.com/fireworks/2008/11/how-to-make-chinese-sky-lanterns.html

(Personally, I’d say buying some is a better idea.) Note that the web site where you can buy these is for a company owned by the guy who wrote the “home made” sky lighter blog post.

http://www.skylighter.com/search.asp

Less than $100 for 10 of these, and they’d make a GREAT evening with even the older grandkids.