Crafting a lantern

Summer vacations

are a sure way to indulge in

lots of arts and crafts

with a school going nephew at home.

Out of all the projects,

there was a paper lantern craft

that I enjoyed the most.

We took a white chart paper

and decorated it.

We let my nephew do the cotton ball painting.

Then we folded the paper vertically

and made equal equidistant cuts along the fold

as shown.

The cuts should be long but not very close to the edge.

If need be, you can mark off the margins on either side.

Then you can cut within these margins.

The cuts having been made,

the next step is to apply the adhesive

 along the axis of the cuts,

right angles to the fold.

Then roll in this direction

and stick the two ends together.

The last step is to give the lantern a handle.

Use the same chart paper

and make a thin 2 layered strip

by folding and re-folding.

The strip was then stapled to the lantern.

 To give finishing touches,

we cut thin strips of solid green ribbon

and taped them with adhesive

equidistantly along the bottom periphery.

(I could not get a decent picture of that one.)

And, there! Your paper lantern is ready.

Do let me know in case you enjoyed crafting this.

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