Making : Hong Bao Lanterns
This Chinese New Year, we are back to crafting with the kids!!
Chinese New Year theme, of course! =)
We’ve made quite a bit to decorate our door, and I’ll post those photos soon! =)
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For now, here are some shots of Brie when she made her hong bao lanterns!
What we did:
1. I cut out a few A5-sized red cartons
2. Using old hong bao packets from previous years, I cut out triangular shapes
(Why triangles? Just to make Brie familiar with the shape and the name. You can always cut them in whatever shapes you wish =)
3. Brie smeared UHU stick on the red carton, and randomly pasted the hong bao triangles
4. Once she said, ‘I’m done!’, I used a wide scotch tape and ‘covered’ the surface of the carton. This is just to cover the ‘sticky surface’ (and to make the lanterns last longer =)
5. I folded the carton into two
6. I cut out its ‘folded’ side, but NOT all the way (leaving about 1 cm ‘uncut’)
7. I opened up the cut out carton, and rolled it up into a ‘tube’ (lengthwise), taped the ends with scotch tape
8. I cut out a 1-cm strip, and taped the ends into the inside of the ‘tube’
And VOILA!
Your homemade hong bao lantern is done!!
And oh, the kids were super excited when we did this at night!
We used small birthday candles, stuck them on a bottle cap, and carefully placed them inside the lanterns.
Then we switched off all lights.
Oh the glow … the kids loved it!
Brie especially just sat there looking at the lanterns.
Yep, the lanterns SHE made with her siblings!
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If you haven’t tried making these before, do give it a try!
Simple and fast!
Plus, it’s always a good thing when the kids see their artwork nicely displayed and adored! =)
Happy Chinese New Year, everyone!
