Get crafty with your kids and create these versatile paper lanterns that are perfect for the Year of the Tiger.
These paper lanterns are so easy to make with just a few supplies. I love to use recycled cardboards and cut them into shapes, so my boys can either color or paint them. They are always excited whenever I put out our coloring materials.

Let’s make some Chinese Paper Lanterns:
Materials needed:
- Recycled cardboard
- Red patterned paper
- Red paper
- Gold washi tape
- Glue gun and stick
- Black and gold acrylic paint
- Paintbrushes
- Black marker
- Scissors
- Lantern template and measurements
- Tiger head template
Instructions:
- Cut the base of the lantern from cardboard using the downloaded template.
- Paint the base with black paint. Let dry.
- Using the tiger head template, trace and cut the head from the cardboard.
- Paint the tiger with gold acrylic. Let dry.
- Draw the tiger’s face and stripes with a black marker.
- Cut a 21.5 cm x 11 cm patterned paper and fold it into small (0.5cm) pleats (accordion fold).


- Attach the tiger head on a 10.5 cm x 8.5 cm red paper.
- Glue the red paper onto the red patterned paper (accordion fold) and attach the patterned paper onto the black cardboard.
- Cut a 8.5 cm x 7 cm size red paper and make a tassel.
- Glue the top of the tassel on the lower back part of the black cardboard.




- Cut strips of the gold washi tape and attach them on the top and bottom of the black cardboard.
- Cut a strip of red paper, bend it and fasten the bottom with hot glue.
- Glue the handle at the top back of the black cardboard.



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