Create the most joyful and creative paper star lantern for a vibrant Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival is incomplete without the tradition of lantern procession and making a beautiful star lantern together with your child holds significant meaning. Creating a paper star lantern is incredibly simple, allowing for limitless creativity and personalization. Explore 2 quick and easy methods of making paper star lanterns and discover the most beautiful ways to adorn them with PasGo.

1. Making a stunning translucent paper star lantern

Making a beautiful star lantern is neither complex nor requires skilled hands. Parents can effortlessly make a charming star lantern at home with their children. The process is quick and straightforward; find the details of making a star lantern below.

- 10 slender bamboo sticks, flat, thin, approximately 50 cm each (even length required).

- 5 flat bamboo sticks, each 8 cm long.

- Adhesive pond.

- Colored glass paper (shiny paper) in two preferred shades.

- Scissors, pliers, thin wire.

Creating a simple lantern for children

Step 1: Construct the framework of the lantern

Connect 10 prepared long bamboo sticks into 2 star-shaped frames with 5 points each, secure the joints with thin wire for stability.

Stack 2 stars on top of each other, then further secure the 5 pointed ends of the 2 stars with thin wire.

Utilize short bamboo pieces to support the intersecting points, forming a hexagon in the middle of the 2 stars to create a complete frame for the lantern. Secure these support sticks firmly to prevent any shifting when applying colored glass paper.

Step 2: Apply colored glass paper to the lantern

Firstly, apply adhesive to the two main faces of the star (do this for each face individually).

Cut larger pieces of colored glass paper than the triangular wings of the star, then stick them onto the previously applied adhesive. Allow the adhesive to dry and trim off the excess paper.

Proceed sequentially with the remaining empty spaces of the lantern frame, leaving 2 bottom and 2 top spaces for inserting candles and ventilation.

Step 3: Enhance the star lantern with vibrant decorations

Based on your child's preferences, embellish the lantern with colorful patterns and multi-colored designs to make it more appealing and lively. Explore the best ways to decorate the star lantern in the section below.

2. Creating a star lantern with A4 colored paper

Materials and tools for making the paper star lantern

- Colored plastic straws.

- Stiff A4 colored paper.

- Scissors, ruler.

- Candle glue, glue gun.

Creating an elegant and simple paper star lantern

Step 1: Take a straw, measure a segment of about 8cm, then use scissors to cut the straw. Cut approximately 10 straws in this manner.

Step 2: Take a straw and fold it in half, fold approximately 10 straws in this manner.

Then, use scissors to diagonally cut both ends of the folded straw.

Step 3: Use the glue gun to attach the two ends of the 8cm straw to the folded straw from step 2. Repeat this process until you complete all 10 plastic straw triangles.

Step 4: Use the glue gun to attach the plastic straw triangles from step 3 to colored A4 paper.

Step 5: Use scissors to cut out the triangle shapes.

Step 6: Attach 5 triangle shapes together to create the frame for the star lantern. Repeat the same process with the remaining 5 triangle shapes to form the two sides of the Mid-Autumn star lantern.

Step 7: Cut 5 plastic straws into 5cm lengths to create supports for the star lantern.

Step 8: Use the glue gun to attach the 5cm plastic straw segments to the intersecting points of the star.

Next, stack the remaining star side onto the exact connection point and use the glue gun to join the two pointed ends of the star together.

Step 9: Use colored A4 paper and glue to cover the empty pentagon in the center of the lantern.

Step 10: Cut two plastic straws into turtle-shaped pieces for decoration under the lantern. Then, use the glue gun to attach these decorative straws to the two bottom pointed corners of the star lantern.

For more than 10 ways to make Mid-Autumn lanterns for your beloved child using various tools and shapes, please continue reading in the following article.

3. Guide on how to beautifully decorate the star lantern

Add LED lights to enhance the beauty of the star lantern

Adding LED lights is a way to make your star lantern sparkle and leave a lasting impression. There are various colorful LED lights or simple single-color options to suit your preference. Attaching LED lights not only enhances the beauty but also ensures safety for children's eyes.

Add candles to your Mid-Autumn star lantern for extra festive charm

For the 90s generation, the use of candles to decorate star lanterns is quite familiar, especially in a time when there weren't many electric lamps. However, when lighting candles, caution is needed to prevent fires, preferably under adult supervision.

Decorate the star lantern with glittering ribbon

Enhance the appearance of the star lantern by decorating the edges; you can add cotton balls, tinsel, or glittering ribbon as shown below, letting your creativity run wild.

Add drawings and text to the paper of the star lantern

Decorate by painting, drawing, cutting letters, or attaching eyes and mouths to give a unique and impressive shape to the star lantern.

Here, the PasGo Team has shared with you two ways to make star lanterns using colored glass paper (shiny paper) and A4 colored paper. After completing the star lantern, the decoration step is crucial. We hope this article helps you and your loved ones have a joyful and meaningful time making star lanterns.

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