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    Home » Craft Tutorials » Kids Crafts

    Kids Craft: Paper Animal Lanterns

    July 6, 2015 By Brandy 1 Comment

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    A darling summer craft for kids! These paper lanterns are fun to transform into your favorite animals! We'll show you our favorites. What animal would you make?

    Paper Animal Lanterns
    It's amazing what you can get when you give a child a stack of art supplies. Kaylee has been wanting some paper lanterns for her room. They are bright and cute, and she sees them all over in craft stores and at birthday parties. I decided to buy a rainbow pack of paper lanterns and let her transform them into her favorite animals! Aaron and Ruby got in on the action too and I absolutely love what they came up with.

    Paper Animal Lanterns

    Paper Animal Lanterns
    Supplies Needed:

    Cardstock

    Paper Lanterns

    Scotch® Brand Double Sided Tape and Multi-Task Tape

    Scissors

    Markers for details

    Paper Animal Lanterns
    Cut out eyes, ears, and other details out of cardstock.

    Use a marker to create the pupils in the eyes and other smaller details.

    Tape to the paper lanterns using Scotch® Brand Double Sided Tape or Multi-Task Tape.

    Hang outside or in a bedroom!

    Paper Animal Lanterns
    The lanterns are thin and we didn't want glue to soak in and discolor the paper. This is why we used Scotch® Brand Double Sided Tape and Multi-Task Tape to add the details. It was easy for them to use and required very little pressure to adhere all of the details.

    My kids think tape is pure magic. They use it for absolutely everything (ahem...check this out, lol!). 

    Paper Animal Lanterns
    These lanterns would be so easy to use for a summer backyard beach party!

    Paper Animal Lanterns
    Mr. Fish's face cracks me up.

    Paper Animal Lanterns

    Ruby had to have a pink piggy.

    kitty paper lantern
    Aaron loves cats and did a great job on all of the details!

    mr frog
    And Kaylee's frog is just too cute!

    What animal would you make with your kids?

    Paper Animal Lanterns
    From masking tapes to spray adhesives and everything in between. No matter the task, there's a Scotch® Brand product to match. I recently picked up a package double sided tape from Walmart and the kids been using it for all sort of projects. You can find a variety of Scotch® Brand products in the craft aisle that will make crafting with the kids a breeze! Be sure to also check out Command™ Brand products to hang up your crafts and frames for a damage-free hanging solution! Command™ Brand products hold on strongly and remove cleanly.

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. momendeavors says

      July 07, 2015 at 8:16 pm

      These lanterns are darling! What a cute kids' craft! #client

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