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Illustration of folding paper lanterns. Teach you how to fold paper lanterns by hand.

Every Spring Festival, every child will have a big red lantern. Here, the production department will share with you how to make an origami lantern. The folding method of this lantern is very simple. Children who want to learn how to make origami lanterns by hand can learn together. !

The vase is used in the illustrated tutorial on making handmade origami roses. According to this lantern folding method, it can be turned into a rose vase with a simple modification.

Illustration of folding paper lanterns. Teach you how to fold paper lanterns by hand.

Illustration of how to fold a lantern:

Step 1. Fold the origami paper into 8 equal parts according to the fold line.

Illustration of folding paper lanterns. Teach you how to fold paper lanterns by hand.

Step 2. Fold the origami into 16 equal parts, and alternately fold the mountain fold and valley fold to create wavy creases, as shown in the picture below.

Illustration of folding paper lanterns. Teach you how to fold paper lanterns by hand.

Step 3. Fold the lower right corner to the second crease, as shown below.

Illustration of folding paper lanterns. Teach you how to fold paper lanterns by hand.

Step 4. Make a crease in the lower right corner, open it, and fold layers 1 and 2 back. Starting from layer 3, fold the lower right corner toward the crease of layer 4, as shown in the picture below.

Illustration of folding paper lanterns. Teach you how to fold paper lanterns by hand.

Step 5. Fold the other layers in the same way, and finally open the origami paper completely to form the crease as shown below.

Illustration of folding paper lanterns. Teach you how to fold paper lanterns by hand.

Illustration of folding paper lanterns. Teach you how to fold paper lanterns by hand.

Illustration of folding paper lanterns. Teach you how to fold paper lanterns by hand.

Extended reading:

1. Simple folding method of origami square plate

2. How to fold an origami octagonal plate

3. Origami throne chair origami tutorial

4. Advanced Origami Chair Illustrated Tutorial

5. Steps to fold an origami stool

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