Decorate & Construct a Moon Lantern
Lighting lanterns is an important tradition during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Build this moon-shaped lantern, decorate the image of the moon goddess Chang’e, and light up your Mid-Autumn festivities!
Lantern assembly instructions
Follow these steps to build your own Chang’e Moon Lantern.
1 Gather your materials.
2 Orient the expander so that the hook is at the top, and insert into the top of the lantern (the side with two circular rings).
3 Stretch the lantern upward to insert the two pointed corners of the expander into the circular rings of the lantern.
4 Use your favorite colored craft supplies to decorate the printed illustration of Chang’e.
5 Remove the protective guard from the light’s button and turn on to test.
6 Fold the string in half and loop through the light as shown.
7 About 2 inches above the light, tie a loose knot (do not tighten yet).
8 Attach the lantern’s hook to the loose knot you tied in step 7, then tighten.
9 Thread one end of the string through the hole in the stick.
10 Tie the string into a knot around the stick, and secure with a bow.
11 Now your lantern is ready to illuminate your moon festivities!
