3 ways to make Mid-Autumn lanterns with simple straws for babies

With colorful straws and basic craft tools, you can create a fancy, lightweight, durable straw lantern for your baby to play in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

How to make a round pillar Mid-Autumn Festival lamp with a straw

Tools to prepare

• Multi-colored straws.
• 1 large plastic bottle, it is recommended to use a bottle of about 2-3 liters with a round shape to make the lantern beautiful and fit for a smaller hand.
• Plastic glue and glue gun.
• Scissors, clear tape, double-sided tape, lanyard.

Reference: 12 ways to make Mid-Autumn lanterns for babies super simple and beautiful

How to make lanterns with straws

Step 1 Cut the plastic bottle to get the round pillar for the lantern body, the length of the pillar is about 5-6 cm shorter than the length of the straw.

Step 2Glue 2 rings of double-sided tape for the top and bottom edges of the plastic cylinder, then peel off the tape and glue the straw in turn to cover the outside of the plastic bottle.

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After the coating is finished, firmly fix the straws on the body of the lantern with 2 rings of clear tape, trim the tips of the straws evenly.

Step 3 Create and attach crossbars for candles and string poles for lanterns.

Note: Divide the circle into 4 parts, and at each corner ¼ cut 2 ends of the straw so that the length of the tube is equal to the length of the cylinder. This position will be used to attach horizontal bars to place candles and hold strings for lanterns.

Use glue and a glue gun to bond the straws and attach them to the positions ¼ left on the body of the lantern.

Step 4 Decorate the lanterns more vividly with flowers, stars and tassels with straws.

Step 5 Tie the string and place the candles for the lantern

Finished product

So the cute straw lantern is finished, the baby will love it, especially when participating in the process.

Not too complicated, not too expensive, and very meaningful for the Children’s New Year season. Give your baby simple but memorable childhood impressions.

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How to make a Mid-Autumn Festival lantern with a straw

How to make a Mid-Autumn Festival lantern with a straw

Prepare material

• 2 color straws
• Ruler, small steel wire, glue, glue gun, scissors, …

Doing

Step 1 Cut straws into 10cm lengths. Arrange 3 different colored straws into a triangle and use a glue gun to glue the corners together.

Step 2 Attach the 3 straws inside the triangle. Do the same to get 10 triangles.

Make a small triangle

Step 3 Using a small piece of steel, connect the triangles together, create a 5-pointed star bar, do the same with the remaining 5 points.

Step 4 Using a glue gun, glue the tips of the two star shapes together. Attach 4 small straws between the two star shapes to create a bulge for the lantern.

Step 5 Attach the string to the top, decorate as you like.

Complete the lantern

How to make Mid-Autumn Festival lights pull troops with straws

How to make Mid-Autumn Festival lights pull troops with straws

Prepare materials

• Plastic straws in 4 colors
• Plastic glue, glue gun, scissors, tape in small copies, tealight candles, …

Doing

Step 1 Glue 10 straws of the same color together into a rectangular piece. Take 4 other straws of the same color and stick them on the 4 sides of each rectangle.

Create a rectangle

Step 2 Glue the 6 rectangles together into a hexagonal tube.

Step 3 Cut 3 straws that attach to the 3 staggered sides of the top of the light frame, pinch them together. Use a glue gun to secure the top.

Step 4 Use a glue gun to attach 3 straws together to make a candle base. Attach to the bottom of the towing light.

Completing the pulling lantern

Mid-Autumn Festival lights with very creative straws

Rabbit-shaped lantern

Lanterns with straws

Unique straw lantern

In addition, you can see more ways to make Mid-Autumn lanterns with milk cans or beer cans on lassho.edu.vn. Read more information about Mid-Autumn Festival in the section: Mid-Autumn Festival.

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