A simple trick for a glowing pumpkin

That treat bucket of mine is glowing pretty brightly and I have an instant way for you guys to get that bright of a glow. I was at Dollar Tree a few days ago and saw some little lamps. They're pretty cool for $1.50! You light them up with either 3 AAA batteries or a USB A to USB C power cord. This lamp doesn't include either of those. You can buy the cord and a USB to wall plug adapter at Dollar Tree, though.

Something cool about this lamp is that it has three settings - cool light, warm light, and neutral light. You know, like the basic light bulb choices. You tap the top of it once to change settings. There's a dimmer feature on it too but I haven't tried that yet.

I would like the option to recharge the lamp with the cord and then have it powered for a while. You need to either have it plugged in or filled with batteries to see light. For my purposes, I don't mind having it plugged in, but there might be another time I'd like the lamp to be mobile without needing batteries. 

This is the cord I got at Dollar Tree. It's a perfect pumpkin orange, isn't it? 

I like these novelty cords with some little rubber design at the end. Usually, it's a tiny piece of food. You plug the cord into the back of the lamp, like this:

This is the actual plug adapter I bought at Dollar Tree. It has one USB port in it. You can't necessarily  expect to see these at the store on every trip. It's sort of hit or miss. Whenever I do see one of these, I get one.

I had this old Halloween treat bucket already, and the lamp fits inside of it perfectly. 

The cord just hangs over the back and plugs into the wall. 

I'm getting a good glow and I don't have to worry about real candle safety, having batteries run out, or needing to recharge anything. I know I could put a regular fake candle in there, but I just haven't gotten as much brightness out of those. 

So, if you already have a treat bucket, cord, and adapter plug on hand, this could be a quick and cheap decoration for you too! 🎃