We did lanterns this weekend

Baby and I made lanterns out of papers this afternoon to celebrate the coming mid-autumn festival. As usual, i did most of the work and Baby played with the materials while I worked on the lanterns. :)

The materials:
Colored papers, threads, scissors, scotch tapes and stickers (optional).


Fold the paper into half and cut as many strips as you like on the fold line, be careful not to cut through the paper.


Add in the decorative bits.


Unfold the paper, roll the paper and tape (or glue or staple, whichever way you prefer) the edges together. Stick on the thread as handle and hook up the handle with a stick and Tada, you've got a lantern!


I did 5 lanterns, 4 of which I hung up and 1 I hooked up with a stick for Baby to play during the lantern walk...


The lanterns turned out very colorful, love 'em! It's a pity the stars couldn't glow in the dark! I couldn't find in Popular bookstore, so I bought the stars stickers in neon colors instead. Nevertheless, Baby loves these star stickers and had fun playing with them!

What's mid-autumn festival without riddles, moon cakes and lanterns? I printed out some riddles in chinese and wanted to dangle it to the ends of the lanterns but I had no time for that. Instead, I pasted all the strips of riddles onto a piece of paper, strung and hung it up together with the lanterns. :)

Have a great lantern festival ahead!


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