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How to make Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns easily

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Worship Festival, Reunion Festival, etc., is one of China's traditional festivals.

On the full moon night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, people look up to the bright moon in the sky and look forward to family reunions.

Wanderers who are far away from home also use this to express their longing for their hometown and relatives.

Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the "Reunion Festival".

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, people have the habit of admiring the moon, worshiping the moon, and playing with lanterns.

So today Xing'er has prepared some beautiful lantern crafts for everyone, come and take a look ~ Colored paper lantern materials: colored paper, scissors, ruler, glue, pencil, utility knife.

From: Environmental Innovation District Corner Mini Program (Treasury of Resources for Kindergarten Teachers) Method: 1. As shown below, leave some gaps at both ends of the rectangular cardboard, and cut the middle part evenly into thin strips.

2. Decorate the upper and lower ends with orange paper strips as the mouth and bottom of the lantern.

3. Roll the rectangular cardboard into a cylinder and glue it.

4. Gently press the cylinder down with your hands to create the shape of the lantern and fix it. 5. Cut out some beautiful flowers and leaves from colored paper and stick them on the lantern.

Just add a handle to the lantern and it's ready.

Cardboard lantern materials: multi-color cardboard, wrinkled paper, scissors, glue.

Method: 1. Prepare a piece of cardboard with a red background as the lamppost of the lantern.

2. Prepare several pieces of colored cardboard, which we will use to make the body of the lantern.

3. As shown in the picture, cut the multi-colored cardboard into a circle, and use the diagonal line of the circle as the reference to make a crease on the upper and lower sides.

4. As shown in the picture, fold the cut circle in half based on the crease in the previous step, and then paste it on the prepared red cardboard.

5. After pasting, roll up the red cardboard inwards and seal it with glue. The basic prototype of the small lantern is now complete!

6. Finally, pass the rope through the lamppost, and then attach the tassels cut from the pleated paper under the lantern, and a cheerful lantern is ready.

Paper tube lantern materials: paper tube, colored paper, wrapping paper, scissors, glue, etc.

Paper cup lantern materials: disposable paper cups, scissors, double-sided tape, wool.

Pyramid lantern materials: paper shell, colored paper, colored thread, glue, scissors.