Guide how to make Mid-Autumn lanterns according to 6 super simple styles for children to celebrate Tet

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The Mid-Autumn Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival is known to everyone as the Children's New Year. This day is held on the 15th of the 8th lunar month every year. On this day there will be many events organized for children and adults can join.

On this occasion, there are many types of toys for children such as masks, water guns, angel wings and especially lanterns that are familiar toys for many generations of childhood.

Instead of buying lanterns, you can accompany your child to make a lantern from very special ingredients, to help me catch a memorable Mid-Autumn Festival.

1. Paper lanterns

Paper lanterns are one of the simplest and easiest to make toys, these lanterns can fully guide your children to do it themselves.

Tools needed

1. Multi-colored cardboard
2. 1 pen
3. 1 ruler
4. 1 box of glue paste
5. 1 roll of sticky tape
6. 1 piece of wool wire

Doing

Step 1:

First with a rectangular sheet of paper, you double the paper.

Step 2:

Use a ruler to measure and draw parallel lines on a sheet of paper about 3cm wide, and 2 ends of the edge of the paper should leave about 2cm. Then use scissors to cut along the drawn lines.

Step 3:

If it is colored paper, you don't have to decorate it. If you want a lively lantern, you can use a pen to decorate the lantern.

Step 4:

Roll the paper and stick the ends and ends together.

Step 5:

Use a pen to punch two holes opposite each other near the lower edge and the upper edge of the lantern. Then insert the wire to make the straps. Or, you can wire directly on the upper border. So you have completed the paper lantern very simple.

2. Glass lanterns

Only with the glass containers for food, can you create a unique lantern.

Tools needed

1. 1 glass jar (choose the type with screw cap to take advantage of this line later)
2. Several sheets of color-colored paper (larger in size than glass jars)
3. 1 pen
4. 1 ruler
5. 1 roll of clear tape
6. 1 tube of glue
7. 1 piece of zinc wire
8. 1 piece of long wool
9. A few small candles

How to do the following

Step 1:

You fold and cut paper like a paper lantern.

Step 2:

Put the cut paper on the glass jar. Then align it to fit and use a double-sided adhesive tape according to the glass cup mouth and the bottom of the glass cup.

Step 3:

With this lantern you can use wire wrapped around the mouth of the glass jar tightly to make straps for lanterns or can be used for decoration on the table.

Step 4:

Now you just need to put the ready-to-go candle, so you've completed the glass moon light super simple.

3. Make lanterns with beer cans

With beer cans or soft drink cans, you can use it to turn into a lantern.

Tools needed

1. 1-2 cans of beer
2. A few small candles
3. 1 knife along the paper
4. 1 sharp scissors
5. 1 pencil or pen

Making

Step 1:

Use double-sided tape to fix the start and end points for the beer can, leaving about 2cm.

Step 2:

Put the lid on the tile floor to abrade, separate from the beer can.

Step 3:

Use a marker to draw straight lines on the can of beer, or use a knife along the vertical paper directly on the can of beer.

Step 4:

Squeeze beer down. At this point, the cut lines will bulge and shape the beautiful lantern. You can use paint to redecorate or you can leave it.

Step 5:

Use a small steel wire, pierce the top of the beer can to make straps for the lantern.

Step 6:

Put candles and see the results.

4. Traditional star lamp

See also: How to make Mid-Autumn lanterns with a simple paper star shape

5. Paper lamp is shrunk

Shrink paper lamp is a product that is sold a lot in the market, if your child loves this lantern design, you can prepare the following material to make your own one.

Tools to prepare:

1. A paper knife or scissors
2. 1 soft paper with beautiful pattern
3. 1 sheet of carton paper
4. 1 bamboo wand
5. 1 tube of glue
6. 1 piece of zinc
7. 1 measure
8. 1 piece of string to hang the lantern

How to do the following

Step 1:

Cut paper in the following format: (40 × 50) cm. You can also choose size (38 × 48) cm. If you buy gift wrap, you can cut it in half to get the same size.

Step 2:

According to the length of the paper, you overlap each other like folding a paper fan.

Step 3:

Reverse the paper to shape the lantern. Then wrap the circle shape.

Step 4:

Take a piece of cardboard, cut it into a circle to make the base for the lamp. Use adhesive tape to fix the body of the lamp.

Step 5:

Wrap the wire into a bamboo chopstick to make the candle core.

Step 6:

Plug in a fixed piece of zinc to fix the candle into the carton and attach it to the lamp.

6. Angry bird lantern

Tools to prepare:

1. 5 nan bamboos
2. 1 bamboo split knife
3. 1 zinc ring
4. 1 piece of red glass paper
5. 1 piece of cardboard

Making:

Step 1:

Use the two longest bamboo spokes to adjust the length to be equal and bend. Use steel wire or wire to fix the two contact ends of each ring to make the lantern strong.

Step 2:

Fixed contact tip of two rings.

Step 3:

Use the remaining bamboo sticks to fix the middle part of the two rings.

Step 4:

Next, use red glass paper to double-sidedly decorate the lantern.

Step 5:

Cut the piece of cardboard into a bird's neck and paste it on the bottom of the sides. Finally, just cut the eyes, mouth, and bird's noses and paste them to complete the lamp.

So just spend a little time, you have given your children handmade lanterns that are beautiful and full of the meaning of love for you!

Good luck!