Mum turns Prime bottles into lights for son's bedroom and 'genius' idea goes viral

The mum decided to make something useful from the bottles her son didn't want to throw away

A mum's idea for turning Prime bottles into bedroom lights has been praised as 'genius' by parents wanting to copy the idea.

Youngsters have been going crazy for the hydration drink, marketed by YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul.

With some spending silly money on the drink, the bottles have become just as important as what's inside them, with some kids even selling on their empties, or keeping them to display at home.

Read more: Dad mocked for suggesting parents buy B&M drink instead of Prime

One mum decided to put her son's empty bottles to good use, by turning them into lights for his bedroom.

After sharing a photo of her creation in a Facebook group, the idea was hailed as 'genius' and 'amazing' with her post quickly going viral, amassing thousands of likes.

Our Manchester Family decided to recreate the idea to show parents how easy they are to make - providing you have one of the bottles first that is.

All you have to do is buy some battery operated string lights, like these cork lights for wine bottles which cost £7.99 for a pack of 10 on Amazon.

Simply wash and dry the bottle. Use either some glue or a bit of Blu Tack to stick the cork to the inside of the bottle cap and drop the string of lights into the bottle itself. Screw on the cap and voila, you have a bedroom light.

We used the 'cold white' colour for a brighter light, but you could pick whatever suits, even getting coloured lights to match the colour of each bottle. Red ones can be bought from Amazon too, for £9.59 a pack, or you can get them in blue, purple or green.

It's obviously a bit of a faff turning them off and chances are any child will probably forget most of the time, but the box of lights we bought comes with spare batteries too.

Last week we reported how Prime had sold out in Costco stores within minutes after the retailer got its first batch of the drink.

The American wholesaler was selling crates of 12 for £18.58, meaning each bottle cost £1.55, the cheapest it's been available anywhere so far.

Asda, which used to be the exclusive seller in the UK, is continuing to get regular deliveries of the drink and it's likely that Aldi will soon be selling more of the bottles in stores. Spar stores are also stocking the drink.

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