Are your children really looking forward to the popular lantern parade in November? Then it's time to find the right lantern or at least think about what kind of lantern your sweetheart would like this year. If you want this to be something very special, you can also make it yourself. So you can be assured that no one else will have one like this. Animals are undoubtedly very popular with children. For this reason, we are dedicating today's craft instructions to animals. After we already told youMonster lanternsand suchwith dinosaurshave shown, today we give you some simple ideas on how to make a lantern and create animals.
Make lanterns with lanterns and design animals
We have already mentioned in the last two articles that the lanterns, which you can buy ready-made for party decorations, are perfect as a basis for homemade lanterns. Accordingly, you can use them if you want to make a round lantern and design animals. All you need is paper and feltor foam rubber, from which you cut out the remaining elements such as eyes, mouth, ears, etc. and then glue them to the lanterns.
This is a quick and easy way to make a horse lantern or a cute little monkey. Or how about a sheep, a cat, a cow or if you make a hedgehog lantern with some triangles as spikes? All you need is a little imagination when making the lantern variant and making animals. Perfect if you want to make a quick lantern!
Make a Saint Martin lantern with tracing paper
Made of plain paper as well as colored paperTracing or parchment paperYou can also make cool lanterns. The transparent paper is used for small windows in the lantern through which the light can shine colorfully. This is how you can make such a tracing paper lantern and design animals:
- Craft paper
- Tracing paper
- Craft cardboard
- Scissors and glue
- Pens for drawing
Making cool lanterns with children – this is how it’s done
In principle, there are no exact rules for making such a lantern. If you want, you can first sketch out the animal you want and then use it as a template to transfer the necessary elements onto the colored paper. In the example a lion was recorded. The child could see that an oval element was needed for the body and a round one for the head, as well as a larger ring with fringes for the mane. Heart-shaped windows were cut out of the middle of the body, but you are welcome to choose other shapes. Glue tracing paper to the inside of the windows.
You will need two of these two body parts for each side of the lantern if you are making the lantern and designing animals - for both sides of the lantern. Connect these with a piece of cardboard that you attach with tabs for gluing. Glue one side with the tabs to a body element and repeat with the opposite side. Glue the mane onto the head and elements for the face (or draw it) and make two more tails. Then glue the finished head to the body. Legs look especially fun when you fold them like you're making streamers. You need two strips per leg, which you fold alternately as shown. At the end, add holes for hanging string. Use this cord to hang the lantern on the lantern stick.
Make an animal lantern as a table decoration
Lanterns aren't just great for parades. You can also use them wonderfullyDecorate the table. In keeping with autumn, you can choose typical forest animals in natural autumn colors. But if you like it more colorful, you can of course make a colorful lantern and design animals however you like. The finished lanterns are lit with LED candles and can then decorate the children's room. All you have to do is paint the inside of the glasses with acrylic paints, make an animal out of felt, paper or foam rubber and then glue it to the glass. Instead of acrylic paints, you can also apply crepe paper and napkin glue to the outside.
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Make table lanterns with children
You can also make a small lantern by using plain paper instead of mason jars. If you make an autumn lantern and design animals, Halloween is also a suitable theme. After all, the festival is now a part of this time of year and the black cat is ideal! But of course any other motifs are also suitable. You need:
- black construction paper
- Scissors (or cutter) and glue
- Parchment paper
Craft instructions for the lanterns as table decorations
The cutter is only forCrafts for adultssuitable. Children use suitable children's scissors instead! You will need a wide strip of paper (as wide as you want the lantern to be tall). But also add the ears on one of the long sides. Then place the strip of paper in front of you and draw the cat's face. Using scissors or a cutter and a suitable base, cut out the elements and glue parchment paper in any color over them. Now all you have to do is roll the strip up into a cylinder and glue the two ends together. Place the lantern over an LED candle and let it light up!
If you add holes and string, you can also use the lantern with a lantern stick for moving.
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