How to simply make handmade children's lanterns?

The simple steps of making children's lanterns by hand are as follows:

1. Cut the cardboard into 8 squares.

2. Cut the small squares into lace.

3, the appearance of cutting around.

4. Cut out 8 small squares with lace.

5. Glue a corner.

6. Glue the diagonal lines together, as shown in the figure below.

Seven or eight stick together.

8. Cut a rectangle with a length of 15cm, and the width is slightly larger than the length of the small cylinder made above.

9. Glue the edge of the short side.

10, glued to the opposite side to form a tube.

1 1. Stick it on the position shown in the figure, stick it on the yellow pipe, and stick eight evenly around it to form a circle. The main body of the lantern is finished.

Lantern implication

1, one of the meanings of lanterns is to exorcise evil spirits and pray for Xu Guangming. In ancient times, in order to dispel the fear of darkness, lanterns were derived with the meaning of exorcising evil spirits and praying for light. On the Lantern Festival, people will light all kinds of lanterns to drive away the darkness and welcome the light.

2. The second meaning of lanterns is to seek good fortune and avoid evil, and to turn disasters into difficulties. On the fifteenth day of the first month, although the moonlight is just right, it is also a holiday in the dark, so most of us will light two small lanterns at the main entrance.

The third meaning of lanterns is to pray for peace. On the one hand, red lanterns look very eye-catching, on the other hand, red is a very kind and festive color.