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Paper Lanterns

Activity By : N & S
What Will You Need?

Paper or cardstock (preferably red or yellow)

Scissors

Stapler or tape

Glue

Ruler

Pencil

Things to decorate your lantern with: gift wrap paper, washi tape, ribbons, sequins, stickers, glitter glue, small buttons, etc.

Implementation

Prepare the paper.

Start out with an A4, Letter size, or any rectangular sheet of paper or cardstock. Red and yellow are preferred colors for a Chinese-themed lantern but you can always choose any color you like.

Make the handle.

Cut a 1-inch wide strip off on one short side. Set this aside for the handle.

Fold the paper in half.

Fold the paper in half, lengthwise.

Draw a horizontal line.

Draw a horizontal line one inch from the long edge opposite the fold.

This line is just a guide for cutting and may not be necessary for more mature crafters.

Cut the first slit.

Starting from the folded edge, cut a straight line about an inch from one short edge, all the way up to the horizontal line.

Cut more slits.

Continue to cut more straight lines about 1 inch apart until you reach the opposite short edge of the paper. Remember that the horizontal line marks the point where you stop cutting each straight line.

Unfold the paper.

Unfold the paper. The paper will have several vertical slits along the middle. Erase any pencil marks or re-fold the crease the opposite way to hide the pencil marks at the back.

Decorate the top and bottom edge.

You can keep your lantern plain or decorate the top and bottom edges. Here are some ideas you can try:

a.)   Paint or color - make a border by painting or coloring the top and bottom edge of the paper.

b.)   Draw details - create patterns and details with glitter glue, puffy paint, or colored markers.

c.)   Glue a band - glue a strip of gift wrap paper, patterned paper, washi tape, fabric, lace or a wide ribbon to make a border.

Form the paper into a lantern.

Transform the paper into a lantern by forming it into a tube shape. Overlap the long edges at least ½-inch. Staple or tape at the top and bottom of the overlap.

Glue the handle.

Take the paper handle you made in Step 2. Glue the ends on the inside of the lantern's top edge. Decorate the handle if you like.

Once the glue dries, hang the paper lantern as a festive Chinese New Year decoration.


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