How to make lanterns is as follows:

Preparation materials: you need to prepare 12 inches x 12 inches colored paper (one sheet is enough for a lantern), ruler, cutting mat, scissors, art knife, glue, pencil and so on.

1, take out a piece of colored paper, put the color side down, and horizontally mark the 1.5, 4.5, 6, 7.5 and 10.5 inch marks.

2. Next, mark vertical lines every 1/2 inch.

3. The top and bottom horizontal lines are 3 inches from both the top and bottom edges. Cut off the leftmost drawn portion of the line in the middle of these two lines, as well as cut the rest of the vertical lines in the middle of both lines with a knife.

4. Keep the cut off portion. Then fold it 1.5 inches from the top and bottom edges.

5, Apply glue.

6, Roll up and glue to make a cylinder. Make a 1/2-inch cut at the top and bottom edges, which helps to fold them up.

7. Fold in the top and bottom cutouts. Squeeze up and down at the same time to make a lantern shape.

8: Take out the strip of paper that you cut out earlier and fold it in half to open it up.

9. Then fold the left and right sides towards the center crease and glue it.

10: Install the handle halfway inside the edge of the lantern.

11, the lantern is finished.