We just love hands-on DIY with the kids~ 2014 Happy Lion & Lantern

Step 1: First, paint the two sides of the plastic box with acrylic paint. It’s recommended to use light colors and apply thin coats to allow light to pass through.

Step 2: After drying the paint with a hairdryer, use a marker pen to draw the lion’s facial features.

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Step 3: Color in the lion’s facial features.

After finishing one side, dry it with a hairdryer, then do the other side.

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Step 4: Use double-sided tape around the plastic box and attach colored paper to create the mane.

You can alternate between two or more colors of paper for a richer effect on the mane.

Using yarn for the mane could also produce great results.

Step 5: If the mane isn’t varied or dense enough, roll colored paper into tubes and stick them around the plastic box.

Step 6: At the center top of the plastic box, make a small cut, insert the bulb of the lantern handle, secure it, and you’re done!!

Our daughter is six years old this year.

Her skills and control in drawing and coloring have improved a lot compared to the past.

She can also mostly complete the folding and pasting parts on her own.

So throughout the whole making process, I only helped with cutting paper, handing her paint,

and drawing the green parts with a marker pen.

And making this lantern isn’t difficult—girls can easily complete it on their own!

But for younger children, since their fine motor skills are not yet fully developed,

they may have less control over brush strokes or paper folding in terms of precision and pressure.

In such cases, adults can help with the drawing, and the kids can simply practice coloring and sticking—this works too!