Spooky season is here, and what better time to get creative? We have a couple of great crafts for you this month, including this nifty pumpkin lantern you can make with just a few household materials.
What you’ll need:
Orange and black tissue paper | Balloon | Mod Podge or watered-down white glue | 1” wide paint brush | Scissors | Hole punch | Battery-powered tea Light
Let’s get organized!
- Cut up the orange tissue paper into 2” x 2” squares
- Cut the black tissue paper into face shapes, dots, or desired pattern.
- Blow up the balloon to desired size (we used a 12” balloon and blew it up a quarter if it’s size).
- Make a black line to where you want the tissue paper to do up to.
- Create a base for the balloon if you don’t want to hold it.
- Tape balloon to the base.
Let’s get creating!
- Using your paint brush, apply mod podge/glue to your balloon.
- Apply a piece of orange tissue paper and then paint it on with mod podge/glue.
- Repeat until your balloon is covered in orange.
- Add the pumpkin face or design to your balloon.
- Let your design dry overnight.
TIP: Layer the orange tissue paper as you apply it. It will be stronger this way!
The next day
- Your balloon might be shrinking and pulling the tissue paper in. Don’t worry! Pop the balloon and gently pull it off of the tissue paper structure.
- If there are holes are rips use packing tape to repair
Adding a string to hand your lantern
- Reinforce with packing tape where you think the holes will go.
- Punch the holes in desired area.
- Tie a string to create a handle.
Ta-da! Halloween lanterns!
Other ideas for this:
- Use white paper or vellum paper to create your lantern.
- Use pressed flowers to create a spring lantern.
- Use leaves to create a fall lantern.
Karen Youngberg
As a performing arts professional, Karen passionately believes in the power of the arts to impact, inspire, and create change. She creates transformative arts experiences that invite and immerse students, educators, artists, and community members in programs that open minds through arts-inspired education.
Karen is committed to sharing the joy of live theatre, music, dance and visual arts with Albertans of all ages, as well as sharing her unnatural love of Corey Hart with anyone who will listen.
