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These days, children are less exposed to bamboo lanterns as they prefer modern electric ones. To ensure your child has a complete childhood and a meaningful Mid-Autumn Festival, parents can join hands with their children to create DIY bamboo lanterns in various shapes like stars, lotuses, boats, and fish.
1. How to Make a Bamboo Lotus Lantern
Tools Needed to Craft a Bamboo Lotus Lantern
- Bamboo: select young and flexible bamboo sticks, about 50-70cm long, for easier bending.
- Machete for cutting
- Zinc wire
- Colored cellophane paper, colored paper
- Beeswax glue, adhesive
- Round candles in cups, in packs
- Cutting scissors
How to Make Mid-Autumn Lanterns from Bamboo in Lotus Shapes
Step 1:
Proceed to bend the prepared bamboo sticks into the shape of lotus petals.
Use zinc wire to securely fasten the joints of the bamboo sticks together.
Proceed to bend the bamboo sticks into a small circle to create the base for the lotus.
Step 2:
Firstly, fold the paper and cut it into the shape of the lotus petal frame you created.
You should cut the paper slightly larger than the bamboo frame so that it will be easier to stick onto the frame.
Proceed to apply adhesive glue onto the bamboo frame. Apply adhesive to each side of the bamboo frame.
Next, adhere the pre-cut colored patterns onto the lotus petal frame.
Step 3:
After completing all the above steps, in this step, we just need to assemble the lotus petals together.
Use the lotus stalk as a fixing tool to assemble the petals of the lotus together.
Once you have assembled all the lotus petals, you have completed the lotus lantern as desired.
To make the lantern more lively, you can also decorate additional details on the lotus petals. Create vivid patterns according to your child's preferences.
Model of a Mid-Autumn Lantern in Lotus Shape for a Joyful Moonlit Night for Children
2. How to Make a Fish-shaped Bamboo Lantern
Tools Needed to Make a Fish-shaped Bamboo Lantern
- Bamboo frame in the shape of a fish
- Colored transparent paper (favorite colors)
- Paintbrush, various watercolors
- Black ink pen and assorted color pens
- Adhesive glue
How to Make a Fish-shaped Bamboo Lantern
Step 1: You carve and bend the bamboo into a fish shape as illustrated below, securing the joints with zinc wire for stability.
Step 2: Measure the fish parts on the transparent paper and cut them, ensuring to leave about 1cm extra to attach to the bamboo body.
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Create the fish body frame and cut the transparent paper accordingly
Step 3: Use adhesive glue to attach the transparent paper pieces to the fish frame.
Attach transparent paper to the fish-shaped Mid-Autumn Festival lantern
Step 4: Use a black felt-tip pen to sketch the fish's tail, scales, and eyes.
Sketch the outlines of the fish to decorate
Step 5: Use watercolors to paint over the outlines drawn in step 4, you can follow the example below or get creative with your own ideas.
Paint and decorate the fish-shaped Mid-Autumn Festival lantern
Step 6: Use a fine-tip pen to outline the edges for clearer definition, add some cute patterns on the figure, and you're done.
Draw and decorate the fish-shaped Mid-Autumn Festival lantern
3. Making bamboo star lanterns for joyful Children's Mid-Autumn Festival
Each generation's childhood is closely associated with the five-pointed star lanterns. Despite the plethora of modern electric lights and lanterns, the five-pointed star lantern remains a symbol of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Making a star-shaped lantern may seem daunting at first glance, but it's actually quite simple with just a few steps. Let's try making the most creative and unique Mid-Autumn Festival star lanterns using bamboo and paper through the following article.
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Beautiful five-pointed star lanterns, inseparable from the Mid-Autumn Festival
4. Making Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns from bamboo in the shape of a boat
Self-made Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns from bamboo in the shape of a boat require preparation:
- Colored cellophane paper and colored adhesive paper according to preference
- Bamboo frame in the shape of a boat
- Zinc wire
- 10cm long zinc wire for wrapping: 1 piece
- Silicone glue gun, pliers, scissors, glue pot
- Cute chibi decorations
Bamboo lantern frame in the shape of a boat for kids
Making a bamboo lantern for Mid-Autumn Festival in the shape of a boat
To craft a beautiful and unique bamboo lantern in the shape of a boat for the Mid-Autumn Festival, follow these steps:
Step 1: Prepare bamboo sticks to form the boat frame and use steel wire to secure them together
Step 2: Then, take adhesive paper and colored cellophane paper to decorate around the boat
Step 3: Add decorations like sails or flags with various colors to the boat
Step 4: Add cute sailor or pirate chibi figures for vividness
Step 5: Next, add a candle inside the boat and you have a sparkling toy boat for your beloved child.
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Model of Mid-Autumn Festival lantern in the shape of a boat for children
Here, PasGo Team has shared with you 4 ways to make homemade Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns with bamboo, featuring star-shaped, fish-shaped, lotus-shaped, and boat-shaped designs, which are beautiful, creative, and meaningful for your child's childhood when made with your own hands alongside parents.
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