Christmas Lantern Night Light, Mini LED Lantern in Red, Bronze or White

A small square lantern about five inches tall, with a winter scene printed on its four windows and a warm LED candle standing inside. Switch it on as the room gets dark and the whole picture turns gold, like a lit window seen from the street on a snowy evening.

No flame and no wax. No cord to run to an outlet. It runs on button cells in the base, with a small switch underneath, so it goes wherever it looks best.

Sized for the small spots a big decoration never fits

Most Christmas decorations are made for the porch, the tree or the middle of the mantel, and the quieter corners of the house get nothing. This one is made for those corners: the end of a bookshelf, the windowsill over the kitchen sink, the hall table by the door or the bedside table, where it works as a soft night light while the rest of the house is dark. At about 5.1 inches tall on a base 2.2 inches square, it stands on less space than a coffee mug.

Because nothing plugs in, you can move it in a second, and there is no cable to hide behind the books. A metal ring on top lets it hang from a hook as well.

Lit, the scene glows. Unlit, it shows its colors

The roof flares out over four tall windows framed by slim corner posts, and the whole thing stands on a stepped base, so it has the outline of an old carriage lantern rather than a box. The scene is printed on the window panels, with the candle set in the middle behind them. In daylight you see the painted colors clearly: red cardinals in the bare trees, dark green firs, snow underfoot.

After dark the light comes through the panels and turns the scene warm and golden, with the candle's bright flame showing in the middle. It is a steady, gentle glow rather than a reading light, which is exactly what you want on a windowsill or beside the bed. Set two or three together along a shelf with some greenery and a string of fairy lights, and they look like a row of windows in a small village.

Which color and scene to pick

The lantern is the same shape in every version, so the choice is the finish and the picture. Red comes with Santa only, striding through the snow with his sack, and it is the most traditional of the eight. Bronze is a dark, antique finish brushed with a warm bronze sheen on every edge. It comes in all four scenes: Santa, Snowman, Reindeer and Angel.

White comes in Snowman, Reindeer and Angel, and it suits a room dressed in pale wood, white and soft gray. The Snowman wears a top hat and a red scarf. The Reindeer shows a stag on one side and a spotted deer on the other, and the Angel has one angel with a trumpet and another with a harp. Mixing a few finishes in one row is the easiest way to make a small display look planned.

And when the decorations come down, it packs away into almost no space at all.

Specifications

Type: Battery LED Christmas lantern

Colors: Red, Bronze, White

Designs: Red in Santa. Bronze in Santa, Snowman, Reindeer or Angel. White in Snowman, Reindeer or Angel

Santa, Snowman and Reindeer dimensions: 5.1 x 2.2 x 2.2 in (13 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm), height by width by depth

Angel dimensions: 4.9 x 2.1 x 2.1 in (12.5 x 5.3 x 5.3 cm), height by width by depth

Material: Plastic (ABS)

Finish: Red and White are solid colors. Bronze is dark with a brushed bronze sheen, antique look

Scene: Printed on the window panels

Light source: LED candle, warm white

Light: Steady glow

Power: 3x AG13 (LR44) button cell batteries (not included)

Switch: On/off slide switch on the underside

Hanging: Metal ring at the top

Use: Indoor use only, not waterproof

Package Includes

1x Christmas Lantern Night Light, in the color and scene you choose (batteries not included)