Kongming lanterns are also called sky lanterns and are commonly known as wishing lanterns. Men, women, old and young write their wishes with their own hands and then release the Kongming lanterns into the sky, symbolizing a successful harvest and happiness every year. Let’s learn how to make a Kongming Lantern together. Make a beautiful Kongming Lantern yourself, and then fly it into the sky. It is both pious and a sense of accomplishment. This is something that money cannot buy! For specific instructions on how to make a Kongming Lantern, please refer to the detailed illustrated tutorial below.
How to make Kongming Lanterns:
Materials: Three pieces of large tissue paper, one piece of solid alcohol, thin wire, glue, etc.
1: Stack three large pieces of tissue paper aligned top to bottom.
2: Fold it in half vertically (fold the width in half), and draw arcs on both sides with a pen.
3: Cut off the scraps.
4: Use glue to glue the three cut pieces of paper into a three-cone shape.
5: Use a vise to cut out a piece of thin wire, bend it into a circle, fix it with wire in the middle to form a cross, and reserve a place for solid alcohol.
6: Apply paste around the bottom of the completed tricone, secure the round thin wire, and insert the tip of the solid alcohol inside.
7: When setting off the Kongming lantern, first open the paper, then put alcohol on it, and light it. After more than ten seconds, the heat will expand the Kongming lantern, and the Kongming lantern can be lifted up.
