How about some egg carton lanterns for this festive season?
Like these?
Your children might love it, like mine.
Every year, I would spend some money to purchase lanterns for my kids and I do this every year because their lanterns would not work somehow after the mooncake festival. This year, I made them some lanterns after learning how to make one from a lantern making session in SL Buddhist Society yesterday.
For the lantern making session, we invited an expert in recyling, Nancy, to show us some new style lanterns which she has created with EGG CARTONS! See Nancy's Blog for more details. "Just Remember 3R: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle..." goes Nancy while she taught us how to reuse the egg cartons.
The children were very excited, taking out their egg cartons, scissors and blades and started cutting with the facilitators and parents helping them. Some creative children even went to the extent of creating their very own design! Wow, I was so impressed!
Everybody wanted to test out their lanterns and so, we made an arrangement to meet for a lantern party that very night at the park. The light coming out from the lanterns was so nice and the children enjoyed themselves walking around the park with the lanterns in their hands and most of all they were proud of their new style lanterns.
That was indeed a good activity that keeps the children happy (getting to make their own lanterns) and the parents happy too (no need to spend money on buying lanterns). What a win-win situation!
9 comments:
saw that in Chin Nee's blog too. :) Too late for me to make this lantern this year. Perhaps next year I get them to make their own lantern.
Hi jo-n--this sounds like a wonderful project for our little ones. Thank you for sharing it (smile)!
That's a creative way to make lantern :)
Janice Ng
Very creative!! Maybe I can try that with my gal later. :)
Elaine,
It's fun. Try it out next year.
TNP,
You're welcome. Something to keep your little one busy.
Janice,
Thanks for dropping by. Nancy is very good with recyling items.
Blurmommy,
Hope your gal will like it.
This is neat!! Too bad I view this too late. Can do it next year. ;)
Wokkingmum,
Thanks for dropping by. Yup, you can do it next year with your lil ones.
Thanks, Joanne, for the lovely comments you have posted about my recycling efforts. I have included link to your write up on my blog at the following link:
Hidden Lesson? Discovered in 3Rs!
That's a vy special n unique lantern. The kids will be so proud to play with this one-of-a-kind lantern. A vy good craft work for the kids too.
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