Halloween paper pumpkin lantern making tutorial How to make paper pumpkin lantern

Although Halloween is a Western holiday, it has gradually become popular because of its special costumes and childrens favorite time for candy and mischief. One of the most popular Halloween props is the pumpkin lantern. Here is a tutorial on how to make a three-dimensional pumpkin lantern using paper. It is a very suitable tutorial for making a pumpkin lantern in kindergarten. Let’s make it together!

The making method of this paper pumpkin lantern is very simple. It is a very suitable handmade pumpkin lantern for children. Kindergarten children come and follow this Halloween paper pumpkin lantern making tutorial. .

How to make paper pumpkin lanterns:

The main materials for making Halloween paper pumpkin lanterns: scissors, pencils, needlework, fine sutures, awls, tweezers, glue, orange cardboard, black cardboard, green cardboard, purple cardboard, etc.

Step 1. Refer to the pumpkin drawing above, which resembles a large flower with a total of 16 equal parts. Copy it on orange cardboard, and then slowly cut it out to get a "big orange flower".

Step 2. Use a pencil to draw a little bit on the end of each petal, evenly draw a little bit on all 16 petals, and then poke it lightly with an awl. If you are skilled, you can directly poke holes with an awl without drawing. Because the paper will be used later with a needle and thread, the paper is still relatively hard and will wrinkle if you press it hard, so you need to punch holes first.

Step 3. In order to make the pumpkin bulging, we use our fingers to gently roll it so that it bends slightly inward (this is more important)

Step 4. Connect the pumpkins together. Thread the needle and thread and tie the knot. Then start from any piece, pass the needle and thread from bottom to top, and slowly connect the pieces. Remember to pay attention to the order here, which is the principle of symmetry. Lets use the example of a clock face. 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock are connected together, then 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock are connected, and so on.

You may be wondering why you need to thread them from opposite sides when you can thread them one by one with needle and thread. Because paper also has weight, if you wear it along the way, it will be unstable and move left and right when superimposed. The difference in weight will cause the pumpkin to look crooked. If connected symmetrically, each part will be even and the effect will be round.

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Step 5. The threaded paper pieces are all connected to one endpoint. At this time, just tie the knot and fix it. The pumpkin is already very three-dimensional. We use green cardboard to make a small slit cylinder to cover the small thread. Cut the green cardboard into tooth shapes at will, and then use an awl to assist in bending. You don't need to glue the teeth when pasting, because they will need to be folded and separated later.

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