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Tutorial on how to make beautiful paper lanterns for children

Tutorial on how to make beautiful paper lanterns for children

Lanterns, also known as lanterns, originated in the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago and are an ancient traditional Chinese handicraft. Share a beautiful handicraft tutorial with the children. Use cardboard to make a small exquisite lantern, which seems to emit colorful lights. Are you a little cautious about this paper lantern? Prepare the materials and follow the diagram below to give it a try step by step!~

Tutorial on how to make beautiful paper lanterns for children

1. Prepare two different sizes of square paper, blue and yellow.

Tutorial on how to make beautiful paper lanterns for children

2. Cut a zigzag line along the edge. It will be much easier if you have lace trimmers.

Tutorial on how to make beautiful paper lanterns for children

3. Paste the small piece of paper to the middle of the large piece of paper, and then paste the two opposite corners together to form a three-dimensional structure.

Tutorial on how to make beautiful paper lanterns for children

4. All the pieces of paper are processed like this, as shown in the picture after completion.

Tutorial on how to make beautiful paper lanterns for children

5. Also cut out some small six-petal flowers from the paper.

Tutorial on how to make beautiful paper lanterns for children

6. Prepare a rectangular piece of paper and paste a gold paper strip on the top and bottom. Then paste the three-dimensional structure made previously.

Tutorial on how to make beautiful paper lanterns for children

7. Take out the rectangular crepe paper, fold it in half and cut out thin strips from one side.

Tutorial on how to make beautiful paper lanterns for children

8. Glue the thin strip to the bottom edge of the lantern.

Tutorial on how to make beautiful paper lanterns for children

9. Roll it up and glue the sides. Finally, add the lanyard, and this beautiful lantern is ready~