Method 1:

1 When making lanterns, prepare colored paper, scissors, colored pens and glue sticks.

2. First cut a rectangle on the colored paper with scissors.

3. Fold the rectangle upwards and flatten it.

4. Fold the top of the paper down for a short period and press it flat.

5. Fold the part below this short paragraph in half again.

6. Open the colored paper and draw a flower on each rectangle with a colored pen.

7. Wipe the colored paper on both ends with glue sticks, and stick the two ends together to form a square lantern.

8. Cut a slender strip from the colored paper, put glue sticks on both ends and stick it on the lantern as a lantern handle.

9. Then cut a small strip from the colored paper with scissors, put glue on both ends and stick it under the lantern as a shelf for sticking the ear of the lantern.

10, then cut a wider strip from the colored paper with scissors, cut it into filaments with scissors below, glue it, and stick it on the lantern shelf as a lantern spike, and the handmade lantern will be ready.

Method 2:

1, first of all, we need to prepare materials for making lanterns: paper cups, red lines, glue or double-sided tape, coloring pens or chalk and scissors.

2. Take out a prepared paper cup, and then use scissors to cut the paper cup evenly into strips with the same size along the direction from the mouth to the bottom.

3. After longitudinal cutting, trim the edge of the cup mouth to ensure neatness and conciseness.

4, you can trim the cup body strip to ensure that the width of the strip is the same everywhere, and try to cut the mouth smooth and rectangular.

5. After trimming, bend the vertical bars one by one towards the inside, initially showing the shape of lanterns.

6. Then, take out the other prepared paper cup and cut out the mouth of the cup, leaving only the part about 2 cm at the bottom of the cup.

7. Cut the remaining cup bottom into uniform strips of the same size according to the cutting method of the last paper cup.

8. At the bottom of the two paper cups, drill a small hole and wear it with a red line.

9. Glue the vertical strips of the two paper cups one by one. After the bonding is completed, the lantern is almost shaped. You can also use your creativity to add some other decorations.