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DIY Colorful Paper Lantern: Bright Crafting Joy for Children

Do you feel like a colorful craft project with your child? This bright paper lantern is a true fireworks of colors! With its colorful, falling paper strips in radiant shades of yellow, red, and orange, and its gentle inner glow, it enchants every room and your children's eyes.

What makes this lantern so special is its simple production while achieving an impressive result. The mix of colors can be varied to your heart's content and adapts to every season or celebration. Whether for a summer lantern evening, as cheerful room decoration, or as a festive accessory - this lantern is guaranteed to bring good cheer and a magical light atmosphere!

Our instructions on TutKit.com always consist of videos, photos, and detailed text descriptions with tips for each step. We do everything ourselves - we craft, film, and photograph each project before sharing it with you.

Colorful Paper Lantern: Video

Before you start crafting, please watch the video. We strive to show every step in as much detail as possible in our videos. Videos are often much more informative than photos and help you understand the technique better.

Colorful Paper Lantern: Step-by-Step Instructions with Photos and Description

Before you start, you should prepare all the materials. Do you have everything ready?

Required materials:

  • A plastic bottle
  • Colored paper in bright colors (yellow, red, orange, pink, purple)
  • Red ribbon or bow ribbon
  • A small battery-operated string of lights
  • Scissors
  • Adhesive tape
  • Craft glue or hot glue gun
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Here you see all the materials you need for your colorful paper lantern. On the pink background are: colored paper in yellow, red, pink, light blue, and light green, a transparent plastic bottle, a red hanging ribbon, a utility knife, adhesive tape, and a small battery-operated string of lights. With these simple materials, you will create a beautiful glowing lantern!
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Here we show you the first steps. Top left, you cut off the top part of the plastic bottle. Top right, you attach the red ribbon to the bottle as a hanger. Bottom left, you see the prepared colored paper sheets and the adhesive tape. Bottom right, you cut the colored papers into narrow strips - make sure not to cut all the way to the end so that the strips remain connected on one side.
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In the last step, you make your lantern shine! At the top left, you stick double-sided tape around the bottle - this is a safe method without hot glue, so your child does not burn themselves. However, if you feel confident and trust the process, you can also use a hot glue gun with your child. At the top right, you begin to attach the colorful paper strips to the outside of the bottle, with the bright colors red and yellow. At the bottom left, you can see how the multicolored strips are attached around the whole bottle. At the bottom right is the finished lantern with the string lights inserted - now you can hang it up and enjoy the colorful light display!

Light and Colors: Fascination for Children's Eyes

Children are magically drawn to light and colors. Especially the combination of colorful, bright colors and the gentle glow of a light source exerts a special fascination on them. This natural enthusiasm makes the tassel lantern a perfect craft project for children.

When children work with different colors, they train their visual perception and learn to recognize and create color combinations. Cutting the paper strips also promotes fine motor skills and concentration. The glowing lantern immediately rewards the effort with an impressive result, boosting self-confidence and joy in creative design.

In the evening, the self-made lantern can become a regular ritual – perhaps as a gentle light during reading time or as a calming companion while falling asleep. Such rituals give children security and comfort and turn everyday moments into something special.

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Colorful Variations of the Paper Lantern

This lantern can be adapted and changed in many ways:

  • Experiment with different color combinations depending on the season: pastel colors for spring, bright colors for summer, orange and red tones for autumn, or blue and silver for winter.
  • The length of the paper strips can be varied - longer strips create a more dynamic effect.
  • You can glue additional decorative elements like small stars or hearts onto the paper strips.
  • Try different ribbon colors for the hanging that match your color scheme.
  • For a special experience: Use colored LED lights that further enhance the color play of the lantern.

The lantern is light enough to hang it in various places in the children's room or take it along on an evening walk. The battery-operated string lights make it flexible to use and safe for children.

Thank You to Our Readers

We hope you enjoy this colorful crafting idea for a tassel lantern and have a lot of fun crafting with your children! The sparkle in your children's eyes when the colorful lantern shines for the first time is the most beautiful reward.

Thank you for taking the time to read our instructions. We always appreciate feedback and photos of your finished lanterns!

If you're looking for more crafting ideas, check out our other instructions. Discover our extensive collection of more than 60 origami instructions for paper folding and our popular more than 50 instructions for folding banknotes for creative monetary gifts. There’s always something new to discover on TutKit.com!

Published on by Vitalii Shynakov
Vitalii Shynakov
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Vitalii Shynakov has been working in the areas of online retail, marketing and customer satisfaction since 2012. Until 2022, he was the head of personnel development and online sales department of four successful stores. He has been part of the TutKit.com team since 2024.