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Keep your children safe on Bonfire Night with this amazing parenting hack

Bonfire Night is as fun as it is dangerous.

But this amazingly simple tip will keep your kids safe this 5th November.

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All you need is a sparkler, a pair of scissors and a plastic cup.

Using the scissors pierce a small hole in the bottom of the plastic cup.

Make two incissions either side of the hole (forming an X) – this is where the sparkler is going to sit.

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Now push the sparkler through the hole.

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The cup will now act as a guard against the sparks, meaning there's no chance of your little one having an accident.

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