Step 1: Prepare the materials.
First of all, you need to prepare some cardboard, which can be bought at the stationery store. You can buy white cardboard and color the lanterns yourself after you make them, or you can buy colored cardboard directly, so that the lanterns will be colorful.
Then prepare a pair of scissors, scissors can choose special scissors for paper cutting, such scissors will not accidentally hurt children. Of course, there are also double-sided tape or hand glue.
Step 2: Start production.
First cut the cardboard into strips, then cut out a small piece of cardboard, roll it into a circle, stick it with double-sided tape or glue to make the head and tail of the lantern, and then stick the cardboard into a circle. This is a simple lantern made of cardboard by hand. After it is finished, simply decorate it and a beautiful and simple lantern will be finished.
The moral of lanterns:
Lantern symbolizes reunion and prosperity. Lanterns are also collectively called lanterns. Lanterns originated in the Western Han Dynasty more than 1800 years ago. In the past, people who had the conditions would hang lanterns, usually during the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival.
Lanterns are closely related to people's lives in China. There are lanterns everywhere in temples and living rooms. People hang red lanterns symbolizing reunion to create a festive atmosphere. Later, the red lantern became a symbol of happiness for the people of China.