Mother's Day - Lantern

Easy Mother's Day Activities

Lantern: Ages 6-12

Materials
Clear-Scratch Film Sheets, Scraper Paper Wooden Tool, Stapler, Mount Board Tag and an LED Tea Light* (DO NOT use a normal candle for this activitiy)

* Safe, flameless LED battery Tea Lights have a flame shaped LED bulb which softly flickers to mimic the effect of a real candle. Available from $2 shops.

How to make a Lantern

1. Cut a sheet of Clear Scratch Film in half.
2. Use a Wooden Tool to scrape away the black film from the sheet to create a decorative pattern.
3. Roll the patterned film into a cylinder and secure it with staples.
4. Place a LED Tea Light (DO NOT use a real candle) on a Mount Board Tag and place the cylinder over it. The light with shine through the pattern created on this film.

Activity Extension
Stain glass windows-  a patterned piece laid over transparent coloured paper
Card making – a patterned piece laid over coloured paper
Activity to do as a lead up to printmaking.

Key words

Mother’s Day, Gifts for mum, Quick craft activities, Classroom crafts, Easy gift making, Outer school hours activities, Rainy Day crafts