Make a colorful paper lantern
A hands-on, screen-free craft for curious little makers. Have a grown-up help with preparation and any cutting.
✓ Finished-example picture✓ Supplies checklist✓ Easy numbered steps✓ Grown-up help where needed
Make it together
- Fold a sheet of paper in half lengthwise.
- Ask a grown-up to cut evenly spaced slits from the folded edge, stopping before the end.
- Unfold, curl into a tube and glue the ends together.
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Younger children can decorate a ready-cut lantern. Older children can make a repeating pattern.
Safety note: Decorative paper lantern only. Use no flame or heat source.
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