1. required materials: colored paper or red or yellow paper, scissors, glue or double-sided tape, thread or thread, colored pen or colored pencil, ruler, button cell LED lamp (optional), steel wire or metal ring.
2. Choose color and paper: Choose the color of colored paper according to your own preferences and themes. Traditional Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns are usually red or yellow, but you can choose other colors according to your personal preference. Make sure the paper is strong enough to make lanterns.
3. Make the bottom of the lantern: choose a piece of colored paper and cut out a square or rectangular bottom, which will become the main body of your lantern. The size of this bottom can be changed according to your needs, generally between 10x 10 inch (25x25 cm) and 20x20 inch (50x50 cm).
4. bottom design and decoration: draw Mid-Autumn Festival patterns at the bottom with colored pens or colored pens, such as rabbits, moons and osmanthus flowers. You can also decorate the lanterns with stickers to make them more themed. If you want to light lanterns at night, you can consider designing windows or openings at the bottom to accommodate small LED lights.
5. Make the upper and lower rings of lanterns: Choose another piece of colored paper to make the upper and lower rings of lanterns. Cut a long strip about 1-2 inches (2.5-5 cm) wide and long enough to bypass the bottom edge. This will become the bottom ring. Make an upper ring similar to the bottom ring.
6. Install the bottom ring and make the upper ring: fix the bottom ring on the bottom edge with glue or double-sided tape. The upper ring and the bottom ring are made of colored paper.
7. Install the upper ring and add a lifting rope: cover the upper ring with glue or double-sided tape above the bottom ring to ensure that they are aligned. Cut a small hole on each side of the upper ring with scissors. Pass rope or thread through these holes, and then tie them together to hang lanterns.
8. Hanging lanterns and small LED lights (night lighting): Now, you can hang your Mid-Autumn Lantern in a suitable place to celebrate festivals or special occasions. If you want to light your lanterns at night, you can install some small button cell LED lights in the bottom. This will make your lantern more beautiful at night.
9. Add a metal ring (reinforced structure): In order to strengthen the structure of the lantern, a metal ring can be added to the bottom ring to make the bottom more solid. This is an interesting handicraft activity that allows you to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and make beautiful decorations. You can decorate and customize your Mid-Autumn Lantern according to your own ideas and themes, and create unique works.