Waldorf Folded Paper Lanterns

We made a good start with most of the children colouring their watercolour paper and painting them in olive oil.

Waldorf folded paper lanterns.

106 firm paper 15 16 long tissue paper card stock for. With the help of my wonderful husband here it is. Paper lantern from festivals family and food p. The oil does a very special and i think magical job it turns the watercolour paper semi translucent.

Fold the base in and glue both on the outside and on the inside of the lantern. When i was updating our homepage last week to showcase candle projects i was surprised to find that we have never shared this project on wee folk art before. Smilerynker has uploaded 286 photos to flickr. Waldorf paper lanterns a mostly visual tutorial on how to make these waldorfy paper lanterns.

Paper lantern lights paper lanterns diy paper paper art paper crafts holiday crafts christmas diy origami waldorf crafts. The idea was for the playgroup children to make their own waldorf lanterns this year. A waldorf paper lantern tutorial. The are quick and easy to make and look magical perfect for a lantern festival martinmas or winter solstice celebration.

Decorate with tissue paper and or glitter glue optional. Article by iris gal. On one short end of the paper fold a small edge over about the width of sticky tape. No previous folding experience needed.

Fold in half again up to the 1 2 line. You can use your child s art work or scrap book paper for this project. At the top of your lantern use a hole punch or needle to tie string from opposite sides of your lantern and then tie the lantern onto the end a child sized stick kind of like a fishing pole. Making lanterns for your lantern festival.

Again crease the paper sharply folding both to the front and back. Now fold the paper from the right all the way over to the 1 2 mark. Today we are making this traditional waldorf style watercolor folded paper star lantern. 104 105 tracing or wax paper thick colored construction paper pressed leaves or colored tissue paper 4 round plastic lid string.

Every fold we make must be creased in this manner. Explore smilerynker s photos on flickr. You wont even need a special paper just few. It s a little off because.