Teen Craft Idea: Make a Hello Kitty Paper Lantern

Celebrating her 35th year, there is no doubt that Hello Kitty is still the coolest cat around. Massively popular, her face can be found on millions of different objects from toasters to toilet seats, and now... lanterns.  To make your own Hello Kitty paper lantern follow the directions below:





Materials:
* White 3.5" paper lanterns available at the Paper Lantern Store
* Color printer(or print it out in B+W and color with markers)
* Scissors
* Aleene's Tacky glue

Directions:

1. Find a nice basic Hello Kitty head online (here's one ) and open it up in Word, or any graphics program. Resize the Hello Kitty image so that the details fit the size of your lantern.




  
2. Open up the paper lantern and insert the metal support. This can be tricky for younger teens so you may want to open up the lanterns before your teens arrive.

3. Cut out pieces like this and set them aside. You'll want to play around with the arrangement of the face pieces before you glue them on the lantern.

4. Bend the ears and create a crease right across the middle of the bow. This will allow them to pop up and create a more 3D effect.

5. Glue on your face pieces like so-- using Aleene's Tacky glue or any other long lasting glue. For a glossy effect you can cover the face pieces with a thin layer of Mod Podge decoupage. Let dry and your done. Too cute right? ;)





For more on Hello Kitty check out these excellent Hello Kitty blogs and sites:
Sanrio the home of Hello Kitty and friends
House of Kitty
Hello Kitty Junkie
The Hello Kitty Blog