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How to make a lantern from a milk carton. Illustration of how to make a beautiful flower lighting.

How to make a lantern from a milk carton. Illustration of how to make a beautiful flower lighting.

The Spring Festival is approaching. Let’s share with the children how to make a softly lit flower lantern. It not only brings a festive atmosphere to the New Year, but is also very beautiful as a home decoration!~

How to make a lantern from a milk carton. Illustration of how to make a beautiful flower lighting.

Prepare a milk carton, translucent white paper and crepe paper.

How to make a lantern from a milk carton. Illustration of how to make a beautiful flower lighting.

Use colored pencils to paint the white paper into gradient colors.

How to make a lantern from a milk carton. Illustration of how to make a beautiful flower lighting.

Then cut the milk carton as shown in the picture above, clean it, dry it, and wrap it with gray tape.

How to make a lantern from a milk carton. Illustration of how to make a beautiful flower lighting.

Simply make paper flowers from crepe paper and fix them to the carton with wire.

How to make a lantern from a milk carton. Illustration of how to make a beautiful flower lighting.

Decorate the entire carton with crepe paper flowers. At the same time, roll up the white paper painted with colored pencils and staple the edges.

How to make a lantern from a milk carton. Illustration of how to make a beautiful flower lighting.

Finally, put the paper tube inside the milk carton and then put in the LED light to complete the production of a beautiful lantern~