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DIY plant lanterns: a simple craft project for children
Today we'll show you how to make beautiful plant lanterns using simple materials. These lanterns are perfect for your next garden party or to brighten up your patio, balcony or room.
Beginner
3 minutes reading time
You can design the plant lanterns to suit your taste. Try out different flowers and leaves and see which patterns you like best.
What you need:
- Handkerchiefs
- kitchen paper
- Balloons
- Craft glue
- Flowers and leaves
And this is how it's done:
- Tear paper: Tear handkerchiefs and kitchen paper into small pieces. This is great fun and you can start thinking about what your lantern should look like later.
- Mix the paste: Prepare a small cup of paste by mixing craft glue and a little water together.
- Glue the balloon: Blow up the balloon and stick the pieces of kitchen paper with the paste onto it until it is covered with two layers.
- Add flowers and leaves: Now place the flowers and leaves on the glued balloon. Cover everything with a final layer of tissues and paste. Now let the balloon dry well.
- Remove the balloon: When everything is dry, let the air out of the balloon and remove it. Now you have a great lantern shape!
- Add light: Place a string of lights or an LED light in the lantern and it's ready.
Tip: If the papier-mâché layer loses its shape when you remove the balloon, you can simply inflate a new balloon inside to restore the shape.
Creative variants
- Use different flowers and leaves for colourful patterns.
- Try coloured paper or fabric scraps for extra colour.
- Make lanterns in different sizes - small ones for the table and large ones to hang up.
- Use different flowers and leaves for colourful patterns.
- Try coloured paper or fabric scraps for extra colour.
- Make lanterns in different sizes - small ones for the table and large ones to hang up.
These plant lanterns will brighten up any summer night! So, grab your craft supplies and get started.
Have fun crafting!
These plant lanterns will brighten up any summer night! So, grab your craft supplies and get started.
Have fun crafting!
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