Every year on the Lantern Festival, there are all kinds of lanterns for everyone to enjoy, especially the lanterns in Nanjing Confucius Temple. But among thousands of lanterns, none of them are flashing. In fact, it is difficult to make lanterns, but it is not difficult to make lanterns. Many so-called wastes in ordinary citizens' homes, such as paper cups and cans, can be used to make lanterns. Parents and children can participate together, which can be said to be enjoyable. 1. Use the Chinese character "Fu" and the small red envelope as the materials needed for the lantern: choose a slightly larger paper, use a hard red copy of the Chinese character (easy to set), fold it in half and stick it into a cylinder to make the main body of the lantern; Every Spring Festival, there are some small red envelopes at home. You can prepare a few more red spikes as lanterns. In addition, you need to prepare Chinese knots, red ropes and punchers (punchers can choose by themselves). Manufacturing method: after the blessing sticker is folded in half and glued into a cylinder, holes are punched on the blessing sticker on the cylinder. The upper and lower ends of the barrel should be perforated, and four holes can be punched up and down, which are mainly used for tying ropes and hanging spikes. After drilling, connect the holes at one end of the cylinder with a red rope, and then wrap the connected red line with a Chinese knot as the handle of the lantern; Then hang a red envelope on the other end of the cylinder. You can put a gold thread on the red envelope and tie it in the punched holes, and hang a small red envelope in each hole. If you want to be creative, you can write a riddle on the red envelope, write the answer on the small card and put it in the red envelope; In this way, the lantern is almost finished. If you want to look better, you can add more red spikes under the lantern. Deal with all the small details and the creative lantern will be ready. Second, paper cup lanterns need materials: scissors, two paper cups, red rope, pigment or gouache, and red paper making method: this is almost the simplest way to make lanterns. Generally speaking, it is to cut two paper cups into strips, then stick them together and color them. Specifically, the initial work is to cut two paper cups into strips. After cutting, use scissors to cut off the wrinkles on the paper cups and stick the two paper cups together end to end (according to the cut strips). After squeezing, the main body of the lantern comes out. Then, make a hole in the bottom of each paper cup and pass a red silk rope through it. It should be noted that the hole of the paper cup should be tied with a knot, and the inside should be fixed with a wire rope (one side is used to tie the red ear and the other side is used as a handle). Then use red crayons to paint the waste paper red, cut it into strips, and tie it to the tail of the red silk rope to make the red ears of the lantern. Finally, of course, a pole for picking lanterns and a straw are the most suitable. It will be more beautiful to roll up the straw with colored paper. 3. Materials needed for cardboard lanterns: round glass or vase, colored cards, ruler, pencil, scissors, double-sided tape, candles and string. Manufacturing method: according to the height and perimeter of the glass, cut the colored cardboard (red or orange) into corresponding sizes. After cutting, fold the colored cardboard in half, then fold it in half, and fold it into the width you like (draw parallel lines in equal parts with a pencil and fold it again). There should be a certain width on both sides of colored cardboard. After folding, cut the cardboard according to the folding line and fold it in half at the height of 1/2. Then stick double-sided tape along the top and bottom of the glass. Then stick colored cardboard on the top and bottom of the glass. Finally, light a candle and put it in a glass, and you're done. To simplify it a little, you can directly use rectangular red cardboard (or expired calendar cards). First, leave 0.5 to 1.0 cm on both sides of the cardboard, then draw several parallel lines equally, cut them with a paper cutter, roll them into an arc shape of cardboard, fold them in half and stick them together (the reserved width on both sides is used for bonding), then cut the scraps into thin strips for ears, and then stick them together with a string. Fourth, the materials needed for the pumpkin lantern: pumpkin, leaves, candles, markers How to make it: Find a golden pumpkin, and first draw a pattern on the top (the end with seedlings) and side of the pumpkin with a marker. The above pattern is relatively simple, that is, draw a circle, and you can draw your favorite pattern on the side, such as smiling face. In order to facilitate cutting, it is best to draw two eyes, a nose and a big mouth. Then cut the pumpkin according to the pattern with a blade. After cutting, dig out the seeds in the pumpkin with a spoon. After hollowing out, put a candle in the pumpkin, and the pumpkin lantern becomes, but this pumpkin lantern can't be carried like an ordinary lantern. If you can't find pumpkins of all sizes and colors, you can use orange hard drawing paper instead of pumpkins. Similar to the cardboard lantern above, the difference is to make patterns on the cardboard, and then cut the cardboard according to the patterns. 5. Materials required for plastic bottle lanterns: large square Bot bottles or Coca Cola bottles or salad oil drums, markers (the selected color should not be too light, because the color is too light to show the color), and a piece of cotton thread (used for fixing lanterns and small light bulbs, special light bulbs for lanterns, 15-30 yuan, etc., Bot bottles are afraid of heat, are not suitable for lighting candles, and can be deformed). Then divide the four sides of the bottle into four equal parts (vertical with a knife), and reserve a certain width at the top and bottom of the bottle. Don't cut it. After the four sides are equally divided, you can draw your favorite pattern on the bottle body, and it is best to choose a large pattern. Then, at the end of cutting, press each part by hand to fix the shape. Then color it with a marker. In order to fasten the handle conveniently, a hole can be drilled on both sides of the reserved part of the bottle body and fastened with the prepared cotton thread. A hole should also be pierced in the middle of the bottle, and lanterns such as silk thread should be tied for decoration. Finally, put a special bulb tube for lanterns in the bottle, and a special lantern will be successful. Six, cans lanterns required materials: cans or milk powder cans, string, candles, wire, scissors, watercolor pen production method: relatively easy, cans or milk powder cans do not move up and down, first cut the main part of cans into strips with scissors, and then press to form the shape of lanterns, punch two holes in the top of cans, and tie the wire as the handle. The surface of the jar can be colored according to your own preference. The simplest thing is to paint it red. Put a candle at the bottom of the jar and a lantern will become it. If you want to create a hazy effect, you can paste wool paper in the can. But children should pay attention. If it is a can or a milk powder can, be careful not to scratch your hand.