How to make lanterns from simple pomelos to welcome Mid-Autumn Festival

Grapefruit is a typical fruit of autumn, indispensable in the Mid-Autumn Festival of any region. Taking advantage of grapefruit shells after eating to make lanterns will help you have a lamp that can not only light but also radiate fragrant incense in the coming Mid-Autumn Festival. Here's how to make lanterns from pomelos extremely simple that anyone can do.

Material for making lanterns from pomelos

1. 1 grapefruit
2. Pruning knife
3. Cord
4. The stick

How to make lanterns from pomelos

You should choose big, round pomelos, evenly so that when you complete the lantern, it will be more beautiful and the base of pomelos will be flat to help the lamp stand easily.

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Cut the first part of grapefruit to make the Mid-Autumn lantern cover (Photo: Internet source)

If you want your lantern to have a lid, cut a neat and flat slice at the top of the grapefruit (take a deep cut to make the grapefruit lid firm but not cut into the grapefruit section).

Step 1:

Use a knife to cut straight lines along the grapefruit's body into the shape of the areca fruit, about 3 - 4 cm wide. When slitting you pay attention not to slit to the bottom but leave ¼ pomelo fruit.

Step 2:

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Separating grapefruit intestines from grapefruit peel (Photo: Internet source)

Using a thin and long-edged knife, follow the scent of the aroma, slipping it into the grapefruit body, gently separating the grapefruit from the white grapefruit. In this step you need to be careful because fresh grapefruit peels are easy to break.

If you do not want to have the wings with wings spread out, then skip the slit on the grapefruit body and use a knife to squeeze into the body of the pomelos in a circle and separate the gut from the pomelos. This step requires you to be a bit more meticulous and skilful.

Step 3:

After you have separated the gut from the grapefruit, you trim the broken and uneven white pulp.

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Cut grapefruit peel to decorate Mid-Autumn lanterns (Photo: Internet source)

Use a sharp knife to trim the decorative shapes you like onto the green pulp of grapefruit. These decorative pictures both make your lantern look more beautiful and create space for light to shine out.

Step 4:

Cut 4 small symmetrical holes in the upper part of the grapefruit to tie the string into a rope to hang the lantern.

Fixed the rod stick to the lanyard part to handle the lantern walking Mid-Autumn Festival.

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Make lanterns with grapefruit shells sparkling Mid-Autumn night (Photo: Internet source)

The last step is to place the candle in the grapefruit. When lighting candles, the fire will heat grapefruit and cause grapefruit oil to escape to create a pleasant scent.

It is dangerous to let children play Mid-Autumn lights with paper because candles can be tilted and caught on the lantern. Therefore, making lanterns from pomelos for the Mid-Autumn players is extremely reasonable, both economical and safe to help you return to your childhood - where there are beautiful memories of difficult mid-autumn seasons Homemade lanterns by everything.

You can make many lanterns with different shapes to decorate the Mid-Autumn Festival more brilliantly.

Part of the grapefruit splits you can take advantage of to make a cute pomelo puppy decorating the tray with five more eye-catching fruits. Refer to how to make cotton by grapefruit here.

Good luck!