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.

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

Celebrate the Lunar New Year in style by creating these fun and easy DIY paper lanterns. What is the Lunar New Year? Traditionally celebrated in Chinese and Asian cultures, the Lunar New Year marks the beginning of the year based on cycles of the moon, and the lanterns are used to light up the winter night. Celebrating culture and working together to create something is always an enriching, rewarding way to spend time with one another!.

Create an easy paper lantern craft that's perfect for Lunar Chinese New Year celebrations and easy enough to do with kids!

Easy and colourful geometric tissue paper lanterns kids can make. Upcycle plastic containers into beautiful DIY night lights!

These Ramadan foam lanterns are a great craft for kids ages 3+. Kids will have tons of fun customizing their own purple and yellow lanterns!

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…

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

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 […]

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As the holy month of Ramadan approaches, there's a beautiful aura of festivity and joy that starts to build up. And what's a celebration without a little DIY magic? Whether you're from a Muslim family

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…

Looking for a creative way to celebrate the Chinese New Year? Try these fun and creative Chinese lantern crafts!

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.

Beautiful paper lantern craft for Diwali and Christmas. Easy DIY home decoration idea to make with kids for the festival season.

Celebrate the dark days with these easy paper luminaries that kids can help make too! Light up the dark afternoons with simple DIY lanterns.

These lantern crafts are not only cute, they are easy to make. Sometimes you need a go-to place for crafty ideas when the kids are itching to make crafts, and this list of lantern crafts is it! Gather up the art supplies, grab the kid-friendly scissors and get ready to craft with the kids! ... Read more