St. Lucia Day Paper Lantern Craft

A grown-up helps cut the slits and reads the steps for younger children. Light the lantern with a battery tea light only, never a real candle, and hang the lanterns for a festival of light display.

Two pages. Page 1 is the lantern template with bands and shapes to color, a handle and slit lines that stop at gray dots. Page 2 lists the supplies, a safety note and 6 steps: color, cut out, fold in half, cut the slits, roll and glue into a tube, and add the handle and shapes.

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 St. Lucia Day resources in all, from Preschool to 5th Grade, gathered on our St. Lucia Day 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.