Do you want to spend time with your children in an exciting anduseful activity? Then this master class is for you. You will learn how to make a charming paper lantern using ordinary stationery scissors and glue. We are all a little in love with paper lanterns, or rather with various variations on the theme of traditional Chinese lanterns. Light, delicate, graceful, they fill the space with soft, slightly subdued light and create an atmosphere of warmth and comfort. Paper lamps look harmonious in any interior and, which is very relevant, are much cheaper than analogues made from other materials. Today we will teach you how to make a stylish paper lantern with your own hands. Do not forget to involve children in the creative process, because you will have to work with tools that are familiar to them firsthand: paper, stationery scissors and glue stick. Together you can make a whole collection of lanterns that will transform your interior.
So, take a rectangular white sheet of paper (A4 or A3 format, depending on what size lamp you need) and do the following:
- Fold the edge of the sheet on one side (approximately 1 centimeter).
- Fold the sheet in half (the bent edge is not taken into account).
- Now straighten the sheet and fold each of the halves again in half (the bent edge is still not taken into account).
When performing these steps, use the photo instructions provided below.
- Straighten the sheet and fold it in thirds: first fold the bottom third of the sheet, then the top third.
- Straighten the sheet again and make cuts along the fold lines in the lower third of the sheet. The folded edge in this part of the sheet should be cut off completely.
- Now you need to make diagonal creases in each square. Start from the bottom left corner and go to the end of the sheet.
- We straighten the sheet and repeat the last action, but now we start bending from the upper left corner. As a result, each square, except for the cut ones, should be divided by two diagonal creases.
- Straighten the sheet again, bend the folded edge that you made at the beginning, and glue it with glue.
- Fold the sheet in the form of a volumetric rectangle (parallelepiped) and glue its opposite sides. You can and vice versa: first fold and glue, and then shape the parallelepiped.
- Fold the bottom of the notched squares (bend) and glue them together.
- Now, gently push your fingers inside the ends of the lamp as shown in the photo. As a result of intersection of diagonals of squares, convex angles are obtained.
The lamp is ready.Place a candle inside, but be sure to place it in a tall glass or other container to avoid the paper catching fire. Now you and your children can enjoy the play of light and shadow, as well as the magical atmosphere created by this charming paper lantern!
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