Tools/raw materials: scissors, paper, double-sided tape, knife. Scissors cut out a piece of paper slightly longer than a square, a rectangular piece of paper. Square paper, measure the distance of 1cm on both sides of the long side with a ruler, and mark it with a pen. I don't have a ruler. I use Grandpa Bao's steel ruler. Then, draw a horizontal line against the ruler with a knife (or pen) without a blade.

At first, I wanted to leave 1cm on both sides, so I used a knife, but the knife was not good. One is long time, and the other is unsightly. I switched to scissors, cut one side and left the other. Choose rectangular paper, cut out a piece of paper with a width of 2.5cm and a piece of long paper with a width of 1.5cm, and stick double-sided tape on the back of the two pieces of long paper. First, stick a piece of paper with a width of 2.5cm where the rectangular paper is cut into strips. This step should be patient, and everything should be glued tightly.

1.5cm wide strip is stuck on the uncut edge of large rectangular paper. Then fold the two sides in half. Roll up the paper to form a cylinder, and the prototype of the lantern comes out. Cut out four pieces of paper shorter than the cylinder. What is this for? It is used to fix the opening of lanterns. The ends of the four pieces of paper are adhered with double-sided tape. Glue them into a cross from one end of the lantern, then press the lantern down, and the other end of the paper is glued to the mouth of the lantern.

I cut the middle of the paper, cut off the paper that is not easy to fold, used about 3 pieces of paper, and stuck the white part on the paper with double-sided tape. 2.5cm above the lantern is the bottom of the lantern, and the white part is stuck at the bottom of the lantern. The white part is all stuck in the lantern, and the length is just right.

The paper that has just been glued is cut into thin strips with scissors. This width is arbitrary. This is the ear of a lantern. The thinner the better. Figure 1. Cut it all into thin strips. It takes a lot of time here. Don't cut! Cut a thin piece of paper. Double-sided tape is attached to both ends. 1.5cm. Stick a long piece of paper on the lantern, which is the hook of the lantern.