How to make a paper lantern

1) Get a piece of paper

Place your piece of paper horizontally. (Long edge goes left to right, short edge goes up and down)

2) Cut a strip of the paper on the right edge

 

3) Fold the remaining piece of paper the hamburger way

 

4) Make a series of cuts (about a dozen or more) along the fold line. Don't cut all the way to the edge of the paper.

 

5) Unfold the paper. Glue or staple the short edges of the paper together.

 

6) Using the strip of paper you cut out earlier, make a handle by gluing the two sides of the strip of paper to your paper lantern.

 

7) You can repeat this procedure for other pieces of paper to make colorful lanterns

 

8) You can add detail or design if you wanted to:



 

Extra Information:

If you walk around China’s streets, your eyes are filled with red images especially at Chinese New Year. Chinese people really like the color red because the color represents deep meanings. People say red was worshiped as fire that sheltered the people with warmth and safety.

 

Chinese people make lots of paper lanterns normally at Chinese New Year, because Chinese New Year symbolizes the Chinese culture and means brightness, happiness and reunion.