Kids lantern

DIY Leaf Luminaries are gorgeous and so easy to make! See the colours and shapes of leaves light up with this fabulous fall craft for kids.

This is a sponsored post The idea was for the playgroup children to make their own Waldorf lanterns this year. We made a good start, with most of the children colouring their watercolour paper and painting them in olive oil. The oil does a very special ~ and I think magical job ~ it turns the watercolour paper semi translucent. Allowing the candlelight to shine through ? Then we had a public holiday and many of us ended up with colds. So Max and I ended up finishing the lanterns ready for…

Hello, 6 months later I’m finally back to my blog. :) Now as all the gardening is about to be wrapped up I have a little bit more time. And as we are in the middle of most beautiful fall seas…

Easy mini paper lanterns kids can make using our free printable template. This makes a cute decoration and is great for cutting practice and fine motor.

I have done this project several times with children and it is always successful ! Children like building with icecream sticks and most of all copying and drawing on transparent tracing pape…

The Newbury Town Library Lantern Festival and Concert is a month away! Wow! I have provided a step-by-step guide for those who might want to get started on their lanterns, or who may want to make some additional lanterns for the event. They are so, so fun to make and super easy too! Okay . . . Are you ready? Materials Needed: Plastic bottles (we like 1 or 2 liter soda/water bottles, but any plastic jar will do) Scissors White School Glue (like Elmer's) Water Soft bristle paint brush Hole…

Right now is so dark. It’s dark when you get up, and it’s getting dark by the time you are ready to make dinner. I decided to invite a bunch of friends over to make lanterns for these dark days and it really brightened things up! (Pun completely intended.) It was so much fun I think I should share a little how-to on here so you can make some too! You need: A mason jar (any size works, but we have found that the smaller ones light up better) Regular school glue tissue paper paint brush stiff…

As the sun begins to set on golden afternoons, there's a certain magic that hangs in that heavy late summer air. In the spirit of August evenings, and the allure of vintage camp-inspired adventures, we

Our printable paper lantern template makes it easy to create lanterns for Chinese New Year, Winter Solstice or just for fun!