(Turnips are really hard, though, so you may find it easier to ask a grown-up to help you hollow it out using a power drill.) Put your tea light through the hole in the top and the light will glow eerily through the skin of a turnip. To make one, hollow out a turnip using your spoon, until only a thin layer is left. The lanterns were traditionally made from turnips (or mangelwurzels, a root vegetable usually grown for cow food).

Punkie Night is an old Somerset tradition celebrated on the last Thursday of October. Once you’ve gathered together provisions for your special picnic, head out at night to put this to the test (along with some warm clothes and a torch with a strong beam). Tests have even shown people can enjoy food they don’t usually like when they eat them in the dark – so if your friends don’t like sprouts, dare them to eat them at night. You might notice the sound your food makes, or even that it tastes different. An evening of the best in burlesque and cabaret. You could even go back during the day to see if you could follow the map.Įating in the dark is very strange if you can’t see, you use your other senses more. Tawny Kay presents things that go bump (and grind) in the night. Be sure to check what you're touching first, and never touch anything that looks poisonous or like it might hurt you. You can light the way using your torch if you need to.

Use your senses to create a map as you go - mark the special smells, sounds and textures. Take a paper and pencil on a familiar walk in the dark.