Handmade Halloween lanterns with everyday materials! Revealing super easy ideas!
Lanterns that enchantingly color the night of Halloween.
Thinking of making your own but not sure how to start? In this article, we’ll introduce ideas for handmade Halloween lanterns using familiar materials.
They’re all simple crafts that are safe and fun for everyone from kids to adults.
The gentle, flickering light in the dark is perfect for your home decor! For a Halloween party with friends or decorations by your front door, why not create a special atmosphere with handmade Halloween lanterns?
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Handmade Halloween lanterns with everyday materials! Revealing super easy ideas (1–10)
Rainbow Ghost Lantern
Recommended for anyone who wants to make a cute ghost lantern! First, open a clear plastic file and apply glue in the shape of a ghost outline.
Once the glue dries, fill the inside of the glued outline with slime in your favorite colors, placing it randomly.
After drying for a few days until it becomes crispy, peel it off the clear file and shape it into a ghost.
Next, take a round food container like the kind used for deli items, insert a light and thread through it, and combine it with the ghost.
Finally, stick on facial features made from round stickers or construction paper, and you’re done! Try hanging it up as a decoration.
Paper cup jack-o’-lantern
Surprisingly, you can make this easily using a paper cup! Cut off the rim of the paper cup and paint it orange.
Next, cut the cup into eight equal sections and spread them open.
Use a pen or similar tool to curl each strip, and staple them together to form a lantern shape.
Add a mouth, eyes, and a stem for a cute finish.
If you use an LED candle light, you can enjoy it safely.
Turn off the lights and get into the Halloween spirit with family and friends!
Jack-o’-lantern made with hanshi (calligraphy paper)
If you want a Jack-o’-lantern that lasts a long time, a craft using washi paper is recommended.
First, prepare a balloon and apply glue to its surface.
Next, stick small torn pieces of washi paper onto the balloon.
Be careful not to cover the areas where the eyes and mouth will be.
Finally, pop the balloon and remove it, and you’re done.
It’s easy to make, but you can enjoy the same atmosphere as a pumpkin Jack-o’-lantern.
It’s also a great project to try with your kids.
Handmade Halloween lanterns with everyday materials! Revealing super easy ideas! (11–20)
Pumpkin lantern made from a plastic bottle bottom
This is a pumpkin lantern made by using the bottom of a plastic bottle! Use the bumpy base of the bottle as the pumpkin shape, cover the surface with paper clay, and paint it.
If you cut out the pumpkin’s eyes, nose, and mouth before painting, it will look beautiful when you place an LED light inside! You can choose any colors and patterns you like, so let’s create a one-of-a-kind original piece.
If children are making it with a guardian, the guardian can prepare the base and let the kids do the painting!
Jack-o’-lantern
For those who are tired of pumpkin-shaped lanterns, let me introduce the ghost lantern.
First, prepare a plastic bottle, cut off the neck, and place a ping-pong ball on top to make the mold.
Drape gauze that’s been soaked in laundry starch over it and shape it.
Adding some movement to the gauze will make it look more ghost-like.
Lastly, draw the ghost’s eyes and mouth, and you’re done.
It can be fun to give it a cute face, too.
It’s simple, but you can make a surprisingly authentic lantern!
Jack-o’-lantern
Speaking of Halloween, it’s all about jack-o’-lanterns made by carving yellow pumpkins.
Just having one instantly boosts the Halloween vibe, doesn’t it? To make one, first get a fairly large pumpkin.
Next, mark it with a pen, then carve out the insides as well as the eyes and mouth, and you’re done.
By the way, using a paring knife makes the carving process smoother.
Also, since it’s a perishable item, be aware that it will start to rot in about a week.
PET bottle lantern
Actually, you can make a Halloween lantern using common household items.
First, prepare an empty plastic bottle.
Then attach construction paper cut into rectangles longer than the bottle itself.
Position each strip so that one end reaches the bottom of the bottle and the other end reaches the mouth.
Repeat this, and you’ll end up with a shape that resembles a pumpkin.
Finally, add eyes and a mouth made from construction paper to finish it off.
For extra effect, cover the cap with green construction paper to recreate the stem.