Making a Chinese lantern is a traditional decorative art project that's just right for a preschooler.
- Construction paper
- Glue or stapler
- Fold construction paper in half lengthwise and show your child how to cut from the folded edge to within one and a half inches of the opposite side.
- When cuts have been made along the entire length of the paper, unfold and form into a cylinder by joining together the short uncut ends of the paper.
- Glue or staple another strip of construction paper for a handle.