What do you need?
a sheet of photo cardboard
a pencil and ruler
a stanley knife
various colours kite paper
scissors
a perforator
a glue stick
hobby glue
a lancing device and wire
a candle or a LED light
This year we are making a mushroom lantern for Sint Maarten. It was not a difficult choice. We have already seen many different ones this autumn, in the Trompenburg Gardens and also in the Kralingse Bos. The little monsters love nothing more than a good mushrooms search at the moment!
How to make a Paddensteoelen lantern
Download the pattern
Measure it out and draw it on the cardboard
Neatly cut out the three pattern parts using the Stanley knife.
Score the cardboard on the folding lines (striped lines on the pattern).
Here you see the 3 parts when they are folded.
Print the window, cut it out and trace it.
Cut out 4 windows from the sides of the lantern.
Stick kite paper behind the windows.
Allow the glue to dry well.
Glue the bottom together.
Cut out the toadstools.
Punch dots out of the red hats.
Stick the toadstools on the windows.
Allow the glue to dry well!
Make the second halve too and let it dry.
Press the glued parts firmly together and then wait until the glue has dried comepletelye
Spread glue on both side strips.
Stick the 2 parts together.
Stick the square over the bottom.
Stick the wire through the lantern.
Now we wait until it's dark.
The little monsters give a thumbs up!
Wishing you a happy Michaelmas!