Waldorf Folded Paper Lanterns

The are quick and easy to make and look magical perfect for a lantern festival martinmas or winter solstice celebration.

Waldorf folded paper lanterns.

Fold the base in and glue both on the outside and on the inside of the lantern. On one short end of the paper fold a small edge over about the width of sticky tape. At the top of your lantern use a hole punch or needle to tie string from opposite sides of your lantern and then tie the lantern onto the end a child sized stick kind of like a fishing pole. We made a good start with most of the children colouring their watercolour paper and painting them in olive oil.

Article by iris gal. No previous folding experience needed. 106 firm paper 15 16 long tissue paper card stock for. Again crease the paper sharply folding both to the front and back.

Every fold we make must be creased in this manner. Paper lantern from festivals family and food p. Paper lantern lights paper lanterns diy paper paper art paper crafts holiday crafts christmas diy origami waldorf crafts. Decorate with tissue paper and or glitter glue optional.

Smilerynker has uploaded 286 photos to flickr. Now fold the paper from the right all the way over to the 1 2 mark. Waldorf paper lanterns a mostly visual tutorial on how to make these waldorfy paper lanterns. Making lanterns for your lantern festival.

You wont even need a special paper just few. It s a little off because. Fold in half again up to the 1 2 line. When i was updating our homepage last week to showcase candle projects i was surprised to find that we have never shared this project on wee folk art before.

Traditional waldorf paper lantern tutorial this tutorials 14 pages are filled with lots of pictures and step by step instructions how to make a traditional waldorf paper lantern which i have listed in my shop. The idea was for the playgroup children to make their own waldorf lanterns this year. Paper lantern from the children s year p. 104 105 tracing or wax paper thick colored construction paper pressed leaves or colored tissue paper 4 round plastic lid string.

You can use your child s art work or scrap book paper for this project. I ve had many requests to make a tutorial on how to make a waldorf star lantern. A waldorf paper lantern tutorial. Explore smilerynker s photos on flickr.