How Do You Make A Chinese Lantern For Preschoolers?
The Lantern Festival marks the close of Chinese New Year festivities. Communities display colorful lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar. Some lantern designs are so elaborate that riddles are incorporated into the design. Other lantern designs are simple enough for children to duplicate. Teachers make the Chinese Lantern part of a multicultural lesson at all grade levels. When working with preschoolers, it is best to start with a model. Make the lantern handle. Use a ruler and pencil to draw a 1-inch border across the top of a 9 by 12-inch piece of construction paper. Cut the border and reserve it. Designate tabs to secure the sides of the lantern. Draw a ½-inch margin widthwise. Mark one side A and the other side B. Fold the sheet in half lengthwise and sketch a 1-inch border along the long edge to define the top and bottom. Create a series of perpendicular lines for lantern slots. Cut 1 line from the crease to the margin every inch. Open the
