Preschool: Lantern craft ideas to make in summer!

watermelon lantern

We’d love to use this for Tanabata decorations too! Here are some watermelon lantern ideas.

If you’re looking to add a touch of humor to your Tanabata décor, these watermelon lantern ideas are perfect for you! What you’ll need: red origami paper, green origami paper, a black pen, washi tape, regular tape, and string.

The outside uses green origami to depict the watermelon’s wavy rind pattern, while the inside represents the beautiful flesh and seeds.

By changing up the colors, you can even create a yellow-watermelon motif.

Paper cup lantern ghost

Craft a Paper Cup Lantern Ghost! A Preschool Teacher Explains the Easy How-To

Also great for summer decorations! Here’s an idea for a paper-cup lantern ghost.

Summer often brings more talk about ghosts and yokai, right? This lantern ghost idea is perfect to make with kids who are interested in ghosts! You’ll need three sheets of origami paper, tape, chopsticks, scissors, glue, round stickers, two paper cups, rubber bands, vinyl tape, and so on.

Not only can you display it, but it’s portable too, so try making it and playing with it together with the kids.

Lantern with a cap

No.143 “Lantern with Bottle Caps” [Handmade Toy by a Nursery Teacher]

Make it from scrap! Here’s an idea for a lantern made with bottle caps.

It’s great when you can use familiar materials or recycled items as you gather supplies.

This time, let’s make a lantern using unwanted caps.

You’ll need: two black PET bottle caps, eight red and eight white caps, twine, a glue gun or adhesive, pom-poms, round stickers, a hair elastic, a disposable chopstick, and an awl.

When using an awl or adhesives, be sure a teacher or guardian is present and supervising at all times.

[Ages 1 and up] Easy Paper Lantern

Paper Cup Lanterns: Summer Craft for August–September 🏮 Evening Cool-Off Party Decorations (Nursery/Kindergarten)

Here’s a paper cup lantern activity that even one-year-olds can try.

First, decorate two paper cups.

Use pens and stickers to decorate them freely.

Next, place the open ends of the cups together and tape them in place.

Choose a thin ribbon, make it into a loop, and tape it to the top of the cups so it can be hung.

Adding holographic stickers for extra decoration is also cute.

Have fun making original lanterns with the children!

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origami watermelon lantern

[Origami, construction paper] Tanabata summer decoration “Watermelon Lantern” — August preschool craft, senior care recreation, wall decoration, simple paper craft (drawing paper) Easy and cute Watermelon lantern

Just like a watermelon! Here’s an idea for an origami watermelon lantern.

Many of you may be looking to make something with a touch of humor when crafting a lantern, right? Let’s try making a lantern with a classic summer watermelon motif.

All you need are colored construction paper, origami paper, scissors, and glue.

Adding a vine and leaves will make the watermelon motif even more charming.

It’s a perfect idea for summer festivals or wall decorations! Be sure to give it a try.

Sound-emitting lantern

Let’s make a rattle lantern that’s perfect as a room decoration or for summer festival displays at daycares and kindergartens.

Prepare a toilet paper roll, put a few beads inside, and seal the open ends.

Then wrap it with origami paper that has been slit to create a softly rounded shape.

That’s it—your rattle lantern is complete.

You can also use it as a maraca.

If you hang it as a decoration, it will make cute sounds when touched or when the wind blows, adding a lively touch to the room.

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Tanabata decoration: lantern Tanabata origami

The lantern decorations you often see for Tanabata add a nice touch of traditional Japanese flair! Although they may look tricky to make at first glance, you can easily create them using a toilet paper roll and origami paper—perfect for a fun project with kids.

First, wrap origami paper around a toilet paper roll, then remove the roll.

Next, fold another sheet of origami paper to make creases, unfold it, and fold it in half again.

Cut slits along the folded edge with scissors.

Once you’ve cut the slits all the way across, open it up, wrap it around the tube you made earlier, and glue the top and bottom to secure it—that’s it! Decorating the inner tube with stickers and more is a lovely touch, too.

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