Chinese New Year Lantern Painting

Chinese New Year is around the corner. Looking for some Chinese New Year theme craft? How about lantern painting with blossom cherry flowers? This time we used a very special technique to paint; reason being we wanted a smaller effect of the flower petals, hence tried it using cotton bud!
Check out the following pictures for the outcome of this : )

Chinese New Year Lantern Painting

For those who are not very creative to draw the branches freehand, we have also prepared template for the tree branches to be cut and pasted to the lantern. Recommended lantern size between 8 to 10 inches in diameter.
Click here to download the template.

​To make a hanger on top, we used chenille stick / pipe cleaner as it's easy to shape due to its flexibility.

Optional:
To make it more Chinese New Year feel, we chose to stick tassels on the bottom of the lantern. To hold the tassels, we need another layer of cupboard stuck around the lantern. Then decorate around it with shiny yellow paper. 

DIY Chinese New Year Lantern

Materials Required:

1. One 8-inch or 10-inch round Japanese lantern (Any color of your preference. Suggest white, pink, light yellow or light purple).
2. One chenille stick for the holder.
3. Three-color pastel color (red, black, yellow).
4. Red or Yellow tassels (length depends on the size of your lantern).
5. Two yellow shiny color paper strips.
6. Two cardboard or any thicker paper for the top and bottom of the lantern.
7. Pre-printed branches (if you choose to download template from above).
8. Cotton buds or smaller paint brush.
9. Glue stick.
10. Scissors.
11. LED battery operated lantern light (optional).

Contact us at fun4kidsmalaysia@gmail.com if you would like to purchase the above materials for this craft.