How to make lanterns? What materials are needed?

The materials needed to make lanterns are: paper lanterns, wire racks, colored paper, scissors, glue, small colored lights, Chinese knots and poles.

The manufacturing method is as follows:

1, make a lampshade

Open the paper lanterns prepared in advance, insert them into the wire rack, and hook the rings in the lanterns at the buckles at both ends of the wire rack.

2. Paper-cutting

Choose a piece of colored paper with your favorite color and cut it into a circle with uniform size for use.

Step 3 paste colored paper

After pasting the round colored paper into the middle of the lantern along the lower edge of the lantern, turn the lantern over and stick it upward until the whole round colored paper is stuck.

Step 4 install colored lights

Fix the small colored lights on the wire frame and tie the Chinese knot. Finally, put a pole on it, and a cool lantern will be made.

1. There are many kinds of lanterns, including dragon lanterns, palace lanterns, gauze lanterns, flower blue lanterns, dragon and phoenix lanterns, corner lanterns, tree building lanterns, fireworks lanterns and mushroom lanterns. Shapes are round, square, cylindrical and polygonal.

2. Dragon lantern, also known as "dragon dance", is a folk dance form of light in China, which is popular in many places in China. There is a faucet in front of the dragon lantern. The number of joints in the middle of the body varies, but it is generally singular. There is a stick under each joint for support. Each node of candles is called "Dragon Lantern", and those who don't light candles are called "Bulong".

3. Palace lantern is a world-famous special handcrafted lantern art in China. Palace lanterns are mostly made and used by palaces and government officials, so they have this name. The earliest palace lantern in existence is the Ming Dynasty palace lantern collected by the Palace Museum. The production of palace lanterns is very complicated, mainly with carved wood, bamboo and copper as the skeleton, and then inlaid with tulle, glass or horn pieces, on which various auspicious and festive themes such as landscapes, flowers, birds and figures are painted.