Decorate a Lantern

Purchase a paper lantern at stores like Walmart, Michaels, Amazon or the Paper Lantern Store.  Here is a multipack with a variety of sizes works for your event. Decorate with paint or markers adding colorful pictures and uplifting words (or decorate on tracing paper and then glue it on).  Use holiday lights (stuffed inside) or buy a mini light Here if people will take them home individually. Want to incorporate upcycling?  Use old milk cartons.  Consider bringing these creations to businesses that are struggling or nursing homes (along with letters that they will love!).  Have a social distancing street gathering where neighbors make their own and then hang them in the trees for decoration, outside windows or on porches unifying your community!

Here are instructions and design ideas for decorating your lanterns.