Lantern crafts for kids

Our printable paper lantern template makes it easy to create lanterns for Chinese New Year, Winter Solstice or just for fun!

Easy mini paper lanterns kids can make using our free printable template. This makes a cute decoration and is great for cutting practice and fine motor.

To continue with our Kids’ Culinary Passport journey to Japan, my kids really loved making these pretty paper lanterns! Paper lanterns are often associated with festivals, and they are very common in both China and Japan. I love how festive these paper lanterns look hanging from the ceiling in our craft room, and they can […]

Celebrate the festival of lights with these easy Diwali crafts for kids. These include diyas, garlands, firecrackers ! Make your Own Diyas for Diwali, candle holders and more.

As the sun begins to set on golden afternoons, there's a certain magic that hangs in that heavy late summer air. In the spirit of August evenings, and the allure of vintage camp-inspired adventures, we

Right now is so dark. It’s dark when you get up, and it’s getting dark by the time you are ready to make dinner. I decided to invite a bunch of friends over to make lanterns for these dark days and it really brightened things up! (Pun completely intended.) It was so much fun I think I should share a little how-to on here so you can make some too! You need: A mason jar (any size works, but we have found that the smaller ones light up better) Regular school glue tissue paper paint brush stiff…

How to make a lantern from simple materials at home (ex: Soda bottles). Craft activity inspired by the Jamaica Plain Lantern Festival and Parade in Boston, MA.

Plastic Cup Lanterns and Luminaries We had so much fun making our plastic plate flowers we wanted to do more with our plastic cups and since we still had some painted cups and plates left over we decided to make...Read more

I have done this project several times with children and it is always successful ! Children like building with icecream sticks and most of all copying and drawing on transparent tracing pape…

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