With this crafts page, make a lantern for Chinese New Year.

Estimated Time: 30 minutes
Supplies Needed:
  • Colored paper (construction paper or gift wrapping)
  • Scissors
  • Glue, tape, or a stapler

Instructions

1.

Fold a rectangular piece of paper in half, making a long, thin rectangle.

A long strip of folded paper
2.

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.

Cutting the paper
3.

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

A paper Chinese lantern, without a handle.
4.

Cut a strip of paper 6 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. Glue or staple this strip of paper across one end of the lantern - this will be the handle of the lantern.

A finished paper Chinese lantern.
5.

Optional: Make a lot of lanterns and string them along a length of yarn. Decorate your room!

A finished string of paper Chinese lanterns.