Lantern kids craft

Our printable paper lantern template makes it easy to create lanterns for Chinese New Year, Winter Solstice or just for fun!

To continue with our Kids’ Culinary Passport journey to Japan, my kids really loved making these pretty paper lanterns! Paper lanterns are often associated with festivals, and they are very common in both China and Japan. I love how festive these paper lanterns look hanging from the ceiling in our craft room, and they can […]

Celebrate the Lunar New Year in style by creating these fun and easy DIY paper lanterns. What is the Lunar New Year? Traditionally celebrated in Chinese and Asian cultures, the Lunar New Year marks the beginning of the year based on cycles of the moon, and the lanterns are used to light up the winter night. Celebrating culture and working together to create something is always an enriching, rewarding way to spend time with one another!.

Looking for a creative way to celebrate the Chinese New Year? Try these fun and creative Chinese lantern crafts!

Beautiful paper lantern craft for Diwali and Christmas. Easy DIY home decoration idea to make with kids for the festival season.

Right now is so dark. It’s dark when you get up, and it’s getting dark by the time you are ready to make dinner. I decided to invite a bunch of friends over to make lanterns for these dark days and it really brightened things up! (Pun completely intended.) It was so much fun I think I should share a little how-to on here so you can make some too! You need: A mason jar (any size works, but we have found that the smaller ones light up better) Regular school glue tissue paper paint brush stiff…

These classic paper lanterns are so easy to make and can be decorated as festive decorations for any occasion or event. For this tutorial, we are making red and yellow paper lanterns for the Chinese New Year.

This easy winter lantern craft for kids is the perfect way to bring some light into the darker months and would be a great way to practice scissor skills or celebrate the winter solstice.

As the sun begins to set on golden afternoons, there's a certain magic that hangs in that heavy late summer air. In the spirit of August evenings, and the allure of vintage camp-inspired adventures, we

These DIY tissue paper mason jar lanterns are an easy glass jar craft idea. Just use tissue paper strips and Mod Podge!