Paper Lantern Craft for the Longest Night

A grown-up reads the steps aloud and helps with the cutting. Hang the lanterns in the classroom for the longest night of the year.

Two pages. Page 1 is the lantern template with suns, moons and stars to color, slit lines to cut, a handle strip and a grown-up tip to use a battery tea light, never a real flame. Page 2 lists the supplies and 6 picture steps.

Yes. We made it for Kindergarten to 3rd Grade holiday activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

1 printable resource, free to preview. There are 30 Winter Solstice resources in all, from Preschool to 5th Grade, gathered on our Winter Solstice activities page. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for Kindergarten to 3rd Grade students, roughly ages 5-9. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a Kindergarten to 3rd Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.