How to make Lantern Festival lanterns?

1, toothpick, crepe paper, glue gun, Chinese knot, scissors, glue stick.

2. Make six squares with toothpicks and stick four as shown.

3. Fix the remaining two squares at the upper and lower ends respectively. Stick red crepe paper on the side of the square, stick five pieces, and leave a mouth as a lantern.

4. Replace the remaining 8 triangles with orange crepe paper.

Colored lights and lanterns are used for:

Colored lanterns, lanterns, also known as lanterns. Lantern is a traditional folk handicraft originated in China. In ancient times, its main function was lighting. The outer skin of lanterns is made of paper or silk, and the skeleton is usually made of bamboo strips or wooden strips, with candles or light bulbs inserted in the middle to become lighting tools. Influenced by the culture of China, lanterns are also quite common items in temples in Asian Chinese areas and many countries.

Colored lights and lanterns are the products of ancient Chinese traditional culture, which have both life functions and artistic characteristics. Lantern is an important entertainment culture of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. It rewards God and entertains the public. It not only has the function of "Nuo opera" to reward the gods, but also has the value of entertaining people. In modern society, it is hung more than festivals such as Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, adding luster to festive days and praying for peace.