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How to make Halloween lanterns DIY Halloween ghost lanterns from cardboard

How to make Halloween lanterns DIY Halloween ghost lanterns from cardboard

Simple handmade ghost lanterns are fun and can cultivate childrens hands-on skills! On Halloween, prepare the materials and let the children do it with their own hands~

Material preparation:Card paper, tissue paper, candle-shaped LED lights, colored pens, glue, scissors and rulers.

How to make Halloween lanterns DIY Halloween ghost lanterns from cardboard

Draw a ghost shape on cardboard, cut it out, color it and draw an expression.

How to make Halloween lanterns DIY Halloween ghost lanterns from cardboard

Draw an oval on the ghosts belly and cut it out.

How to make Halloween lanterns DIY Halloween ghost lanterns from cardboard

Put the ghost on the cardboard, draw the outline with a pen, cut it out, and color it too.

How to make Halloween lanterns DIY Halloween ghost lanterns from cardboard

Cut the tissue paper to about the same size and paste it on the ghosts belly. Pay attention to the paper being attached to the inside, and draw some small patterns on the tissue paper for decoration.

How to make Halloween lanterns DIY Halloween ghost lanterns from cardboard

Cut out a rectangle from cardboard and draw two horizontal lines about 7 mm from the edge. Take into account the width of the base of the ghost and the width of the candle when folding the base.

How to make Halloween lanterns DIY Halloween ghost lanterns from cardboard

Cut serrations evenly around the edges.

How to make Halloween lanterns DIY Halloween ghost lanterns from cardboard

Apply glue on the outside of one of the saw teeth and stick the small saw teeth along the outline of the ghosts belly.

How to make Halloween lanterns DIY Halloween ghost lanterns from cardboard

Apply glue to the outside of the saw teeth on the other side and stick the second little ghost on it as well. Turn on the LED light and put it in, and the ghost lantern is ready.