Lanterns

Materials

• One empty toilet paper roll per child
• A few markers, crayons, or paints
• Tape, glue, or stapler

Optional Materials

• Stickers
• Tin foil
• Magazine cutouts, like you’d use for a collage
• Wrapping paper

Setup

• Show them how to measure the paper to cover the whole tube.
• For younger children, cut the paper to the right size for them.
• Have the supplies out for them–that’s it.

How

• The kids glue, tape, or staple their paper so it covers the tube.
• They decorate it (I’d encourage a lot of decoration).
• If you have a few scraps of tin foil, they might like gluing them on to make some sparkles.
• Then they can cut a strip for the handle–long or short–and attach it. Staples or tape works best for this.
• They can hang the lantern up or use it to go exploring.

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