How to Dispose of Unlit Sparklers
- Step 1 Fill a bucket with cold water. ...
- Step 2 Place all of the unlit sparklers in the bucket of water.
- Step 3 Wait for half an hour to ensure the sparklers are completely saturated with water.
- Step 4 Remove the sparklers from the bucket.
- Step 5 Place the sparklers in a plastic bag.
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1. Get Permission
First things first, check with your wedding venue to ensure you're allowed to have your sparkler exit and that no additional fees will be incurred. Once you get the go-ahead from the venue, it's time to start working on the logistics!
2. Safety First
One of the key components for a sparkler sendoff is arranging for a bucket of water or two where guests can either extinguish their sparklers when it's over. The venue or caterer may be able to provide this, but if they can't, be sure to bring along your own fire-safe bucket.
3. Size Matters
Size matters. 20 inch sparklers are the only size we allow for our sparkler exits for safety. Small sparklers go out too quick, and large sparklers pose more danger of burns to the couple, guests and your vendors.
4. Sparkle & Shine
Pack multiple lighters for the day ... and then add a few more. Ahead of the event check the sparklers and make sure they're easily lit. Some of the sparklers that can be purchased are really challenging to get sparked up, so accounting for that time is important.
5. Choreograph the Send Off
Confirm the time of the sendoff with your DJ so they can make an announcement to the guests when they're needed outside. It can be difficult to corral everyone, especially at the end of the night; have signage made as well so that guests have it on their radar ahead of time.
Indoor and outdoor sparklers
Firstly it is important to only use sparklers indoors if they are specifically designed for that purpose (it will be clear from the label). Outdoor sparklers are not suitable for indoor use as they emit too much smoke, especially the coloured varieties.
Be aware that sparklers burn hot and remain hot after use
The core part of the sparkler that burns down is a metal rod. This can get very hot in use, easily hot enough to burn skin and set fire to clothing! It is important therefore that sparklers are never pressed against anything while still burning.
Light sparklers one at a time
Whilst it is tempting to light a bundle of sparklers together to save time, this is a very bad idea. Once you bundle sparklers together they act in a much more explosive manner and can flare up very dangerously when lit like this.
Advice for younger children
The general advice on sparkler packets over the years is not to give these to children under 5 years old.
Advice for weddings
Sparklers are great for wedding receptions, adding some wonderful atmosphere and creating some nice photo opportunities. However based on my experience watching (mostly drunk) wedding guests with red hot sparklers I would like to offer the following safety advice:
Take care with indoor sparklers
It’s very easy to forget – and I can attest to this with my own singed fingers! – that indoor sparklers still burn red hot and remain very hot immediately after use despite their small size and indoor classification.
Sparklers at public events
Whilst sparklers have often been given out or sold at public firework events in the past, this has become somewhat of a rare occurrence now and for good reason. The potential to injure added to your liability for any incidents at a public event should make you very wary.
How to Use Bottle Sparklers Safely – The Basics
It’s important to remember that bottle sparklers are combustible just like any other type of fireworks that you’ve handled in the past. The fact that they are commonly used indoors and around large groups of people has nothing to do with the fact that they can still be dangerous if not handled properly.
Attaching Sparklers to Bottles
Attaching your sparklers to a bottle is very simple; provided you have all the right equipment on hand. You will need a sparkler safety clip to do this correctly because any other method can lead to problems.
Lighting a Bottle Sparkler
Lighting bottle sparklers is a fairly painless and simple process. Unlike regular sparklers, you light the entire tip area of these to get them going. There is a small piece of (what appears to be) tissue paper covering the end; and that’s what you want to light. You can use a match, lighter, candle, blowtorch; it doesn’t really matter.
Delivering a Bottle to a Table
When carrying your bottle service customers their sparkling bottle, it is important to keep it away from the guests until they have finished emitting sparks. Don’t let the customer handle the bottle during the performance, nor should you set the bottle on the table.
Extinguishing Bottle Sparklers
After you’ve learned how to use bottle sparklers, they’re finished burning, and you’ve removed them from the bottle along with the safety clip, it can be tempting to toss them in the trash. After all, if your hand isn’t on fire while holding them, they are obviously safe to chuck into the trash. Wrong.
About the Author: Sparkler City
Sparkler City is committed to providing the highest quality items in the industry. Our goal is to help bar and nightclub owners increase their profits by driving more bottle service package sales. Adding bottle sparklers to your presentation will allow you to sell more packages at a minimal financial investment.
ARE SPARKLER CANDLES SAFE?
Sparkler candles which are used on edible stuff such as birthday cakes do not emit harmful sparks and also do not emit as much smoke as the regular hand-held sparklers. So, it is completely safe to use them indoors on confectionaries and cakes. However, it does not make them edible too. It may be harmful to anyone to eat the sparkler candles.
WHAT ARE SPARKLER CANDLES?
Sparkler candles are just like hand-held sparklers except that they are covered in plastic and emit less smoke and less harmful sparklers as compared to them. Also, it is completely safe to use them indoors on cakes and confectionaries to enhance the beauty of the event.
CAN SPARKLER CANDLES BE BLOWN OUT?
Although the sparkler candles have a short time-out they cannot be blown out by a person while cutting the cake. The reason behind this is that the sparkler candles emit sparks which cannot be blown out by the air. However, they are blown out automatically after their burning life ends.
DO SPARKLER CANDLES BLOW OUT?
No matter how hard does a person try to blow out the sparkler candles, they cannot be blown out like the ordinary candles because they emit out sparks that cannot be fused easily by air. Secondly, the person has to keep a safe distance from the sparkler candles for safety precautions, so it is impossible to blow them out.
CAN YOU TAKE SPARKLER CANDLES ON THE PLANE?
Although the sparkler candles are considered as novelties and are used worldwide to add beauty to the events but unfortunately, same shipping rules apply to them as of regular sparklers. They are forbidden to be shipped by air or by sea. The sparkler candles can only be shipped via ground, which may take a couple of weeks in the shipment.
CAN YOU BUY SPARKLER CANDLES?
Sparkler candles are considered as novelties. It means that they are merely for public use. So that is why it is very easy to use sparkler candles and they are easily available in any local shop or supermarket throughout the world. People tend to buy them before any upcoming celebration or an event.
HOW DO SPARKLERS CANDLES WORK?
Sparkler candles work just like the regular hand-held sparklers. The ingredients and components used, are the same as them but, they are covered with a plastic coating to give them a shape of the candle. As soon as the heat is provided to the oxidizer through a butane lighter, the sparkler candles start to glow, giving off scorch sparks.
