Autumn is craft time and what better way to do it than some sparkling lanterns? The children love them and can let their imagination run wild when designing them. Let's take a look at how to make an autumn lantern out of paper plates.
It's still a while until St. Martin's Day, but that doesn't mean you can't start making lanterns, right? And since fall officially begins this week, we have prepared some great lantern craft projects for you. Different materials are used so that everyone can find a suitable idea.
Make an autumn lantern out of a paper plate with children
Today we are making crafts with paper plates. They are a cheap and versatile material that children can use to get really creative. We had a cool one last yearPaper plate lantern craft projectpresented. They each consisted of six plates and were square in shape. The new project we would like to introduce today requires only two paper plates per lantern and is great for children ages 4 and up with adult supervision. Let's get started!
You need these materials
For a lantern you need the following:
- 2 paper plates
- Acrylic paint and brush or sponge
- Tracing paper
- colorful ribbons, thin
- Leaves stickers
- Mini string of lights with battery
- Glue
- Scissors
- optional: Stock
Make a lantern out of a paper plate: instructions
Cut out a large circle in the center of each paper plate. Take one of the plates and cut out a small piece at the top. This means the fairy lights will come in later.
Paint the bottoms of the plates with orange acrylic paint and allow the paint to dry.
Then cut out two pieces of tracing paper that are larger than the cut out circles in the paper plates. Glue them on the inside over the cut holes.
Cut the ribbons to size, creating several strips of equal length (approx. 10 cm long). Now apply some glue to the inner edge of the cut out paper plate and glue the ribbons to the bottom edge. Place the second plate on top and glue them together. Leave the top edge open.
Decorate the front and back of the lantern with autumn leaves and place the fairy lights inside the lantern.
Make a hanger out of a piece of ribbon and glue it to the top edge.
If you want to use the lantern for the lantern parade, tie it to a stick with some ribbon.
Also interesting:Making a lantern for the St. Martin's Day parade: 6 quick ideas that anyone can do
ThisCraft instructions for paper plate lanternsYou can also use it to make lanterns with different animals. It's really easy. All you need are some characteristics of the animal you want to craft. You should also use the right colors when painting and decorating the paper plates. Otherwise the lantern is made using the same method.
For an owl, for example, you can print out the template below and cut it out of colored paper or foam rubber. Additionally cut out wings and glue them to the back of the lantern. Position the eye mask over the tracing paper so that they glow and also draw eyes on it. Cut out a small beak from orange paper to add the finishing touches to the owl lantern.
Also read:Make a jack-o-lantern without a pumpkin: 5 simple ideas for fall or Halloween decorations
