How to make rabbit lights

There is a custom of playing lanterns and enjoying flowers on the Lantern Festival. In the evening, the children went out to play with all kinds of lanterns, full of deep warmth and memories. Among them, the longest is the rabbit lantern or the dragon lantern. The method of making rabbit lanterns is actually very simple. Here are some ways to make it.

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20 18 Lantern Festival is coming, and there are many rabbit lanterns in the memory of post-80 s and post-90 s. This is definitely one of the greatest classic memories of childhood. Here, I will give you a detailed analysis of the process and method of making rabbit lanterns.

Tutorial on making simple rabbit lights:

1. We need to find some thick wire. The total length of the iron wire is about 6 meters. Thick wire can fix the main part of the rabbit lamp, which is still very good. Long enough wire can make a more exquisite and perfect rabbit model.

2. Tool list: vice or needle-nosed pliers, and some adhesive tape, glue, rice paper and red colored paper.

3. This rabbit lamp consists of five groups of iron rings, and the two iron rings in each group have the same shape and size; The iron ring is fixed with adhesive tape.

4. The two largest oval iron rings are crossed and fixed to make the rabbit's body; Two circular iron rings vertically fix lanterns.

5. Take two other circular iron rings as rabbit heads.

6. Install two iconic long ears of the rabbit.

7. Finally, make a short round tail of a rabbit lamp.

8. Remove the wheels of children's used toy cars, make a base for dragging rabbit lanterns, and install candles.

9. Next is the most patient paper pasting step. Carefully cover the iron ring with rice paper and stick it around with glue. Pay attention to leave a gap for lighting candles when pasting paper.

10, cut out the red eyes and ears of rabbits with red colored paper and stick them with glue.

1 1. Excess rice paper can also be cut into tassels and stuck on the rabbit lantern from bottom to top. A beautiful and simple rabbit lantern is finished.

If you think it's no trouble to make lanterns yourself, there are many small shops selling rabbit lanterns made by traditional handicrafts in the old city of Yuyuan Garden. Lane 370, Fangbang Middle Road, there is a homemade rabbit lamp that has been sold for more than ten years along the street.

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