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The Year of the Tiger kicks off on 14th February and what better to celebrate the Chinese New Year than some Flying Lanterns. These are basically large paper lanterns with a wick/tea light inside that once lit causes the lantern to lift off into the night sky.

Shown above is Flying Lanterns 10 pack which is £24.99 from Gadgetshop.com and Flying Lanterns - Ten Pack which is £16.99 from Iwantoneofthose.com.

Shown above is Magical Flying Lantern (10 pack) which is £15.99 from Play.com and Flying Lanterns - 4 pack which is £14.99 from Gadgetshop.com.

Shown above is Sky Glow Flying Lanterns - Set of 4 which is £14.95 from Prezzybox and Flying Lanterns (4pk) which is £14.95 from Gizoo.

Prices vary, but Play.com and Iwantoneofthose.com seem to be the cheapest. You can buy smaller pack sizes by the way so make sure you get good value for money. For example a pack of 10 from Play.com is £1 more than a 4 pack from Prezzybox or Gizoo.

Flying Lanterns have caused some controversy with many people mistaking them for UFOs plus there are concerns about possible fire incidents and potential danger to air traffic. At the moment though they’re available and like all firework related gadgets they should be used responsibly.

Let’s hope everyone has a peaceful Chinese New Year celebration and that Flying Lanterns are still around for next year too.