Christmas laser lights in red, green and blue covering a big gum tree that arches over a single-storey Australian house at night

Christmas 2026

Picking Christmas laser lights for your house

Before Christmas, a lot of people ask us if one laser will do the whole house. It usually will, and after that it comes down to where you put it and which colour you go for.

The Home and Party Shop · Updated September 2026

On a normal single-storey house, one laser on the front lawn will cover the walls and the front trees in little green and blue stars. A double-storey or a corner block can need two or three. Whatever you get, make sure it runs on 240V and is IP65, so it can sit out all summer.

Green and blue is our best seller and looks great all year. If you want proper Christmas colours, Spectra adds red.

All our outdoor lasers are on the one page if you want to compare them.

Laser, LED or string lights

A laser does the walls and trees in one go. String lights are the extra if you want the gutter outlined too.

Laser projector

Covers the whole front of the house in sharp dots, right up to the roofline and the treetops. One power point and it's going in a few minutes.

LED pattern projector

Bigger, softer shapes like snowflakes and stars. Runs out of puff on big walls and tall trees, so it's better on a garage door or in a kid's bedroom.

String and fairy lights

Still the best thing up close, around the patio and the table. The catch is getting the ladder out and clipping them all up again every year.

You'll see Christmas lasers for about $30 at department stores and on the big online marketplaces. With a proper garden laser you're paying for a sealed unit that's built to stay out in the weather. If it's going to be on every night this year and next, it's worth the extra.

What to check before you buy

Start with the IP rating. A lot of Christmas lasers are only IP44, splash-proof and not much more. For something sitting out through storm season you want IP65, which is dust-tight and can take jets of water.

Then the power. It should run on 240V and plug straight into a normal Aussie power point, with an Australian plug on it (or a proper Australian adapter in the box, not a travel one you have to leave out in the rain). Measure from the power point to where the light will sit, too, so you know if you'll need an outdoor extension lead.

Cheap units look great 2 metres away and go hazy by 8, and on a house front you'd normally have the laser 5 to 10 metres back.

And check who looks after the warranty. If it packs up in the middle of December, you want someone in Australia you can actually get hold of. We're Australian-owned, and more than 10,000 Australians have bought from us.

Which colour to get

For Christmas we'd pick one of these four. They're all IP65 and come with a 12-month Australian warranty.

HighBright blue and green garden laser projector lighting up tall gum trees with thousands of points of light at night Our best seller

HighBright Garden Laser (Blue and Green)

This is the classic, with green and blue stars all over the walls and right up into the trees. Put it on slow drift and the dots wander across the house. The remote also does twinkle and static, and the 5 metre cable has an Aussie plug on it.

$275

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HighBright Spectra red and green Christmas laser lights covering a whole tree at night

HighBright Spectra (Red, Green and Blue)

Red and green stars all over the house for December, then flick back to green and blue after Boxing Day. Each colour turns on or off from the remote, so there are seven combos.

$325

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White Star Crystal outdoor laser lights covering a big gum tree in white stars above an evening garden party, marquee and homestead

White Star Crystal Laser

Crisp white stars, for when you'd rather skip the colours. It'll do colour washes too if you change your mind, and it works on a ceiling inside as well. Heads up: the lead's 1.5 metres, so grab an outdoor extension lead.

$297

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Yellow Firefly Garden Laser

This one throws golden points that drift slowly through the trees and hedges. It's softer than the green and blue, and at its best out the back of an evening.

$265

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Prices in AUD. Free shipping on orders $275+.

How many do you need?

A garden laser throws its light out in a cone. Move it further back and it covers more of the house, but the dots spread out more. As a rough guide:

Townhouse, courtyard or small front yardOne is plenty.
Single-storey house frontOne, set up on the lawn somewhere between 5 and 10 metres from the wall.
Front of the house plus the backyardTwo, one on the front lawn and one out the back.
Double-storey, corner block or big treesTwo or three, coming in from different angles so no wall or tree gets left in the dark.

If you're buying more than one, the Garden Laser comes as a 2-Pack for $497 ($53 less than two singles) or a 3-Pack for $697 ($128 less than three singles).

Setting it up

Aerial view of an Australian backyard at night with gum trees, lawn, garden beds and a pool covered in blue and green points of light from one garden laser
  1. Pick a spot on the lawn or in a garden bed far enough back that the light can see the whole wall.
  2. Push the stake in and tilt the head till the dots land where you want them.
  3. Keep the plug and any lead joins up off the ground and under cover.
  4. Run it off an outdoor timer so it comes on at dusk and goes off when you go to bed.
  5. Give it half an hour after sunset before you judge it. In late December that's after 8:30 down south, and 7 to 8 in Brisbane, Perth and Darwin.

Safety and the neighbours

If the dots are getting into the neighbours' windows, tilt the laser down a bit or move it. Never aim it up at the sky, because a beam that reaches a plane can dazzle the pilot. CASA's page on lasers and light shows has the detail.

When to buy

Before December, if you can. Couriers all over the country get flat out in December, and it's nice to have a few evenings to muck around with the angles before the first Christmas get-together. Put it up now and it's on every night through the whole run-up to Christmas, then birthdays and parties the rest of the year.

Questions we get about Christmas laser lights

Can I leave it out in the rain?

Yep, the light's IP65. It's the plug that needs to stay dry, same as any outdoor gear. Give the lens a wipe every couple of months if dust or cobwebs build up.

Is it safe around kids and pets?

The dots on the wall are no problem to look at. It's the lens you don't want anyone staring into, so put the unit where little ones and the dog can't get at it.

Is it legal?

Keep it pointed at your own house and garden. People get in trouble when they aim them at the road or up at the sky.

Can I use one inside?

Some can. White Star Crystal and Yellow Firefly both work on a ceiling indoors. The Garden Laser and Spectra are built for outside.

Get the green and blue, or Spectra if you want red for Christmas. Either way it's one plug, and the house is lit through Christmas and all summer.

Shop outdoor laser lights See the best seller

If you want something for inside as well, there are a couple of indoor ones in the Christmas laser lights range. We've also written a longer guide to garden lasers and one on Christmas lights in general.