Dressed up with paint and glitter, you have to look hard to realise what they really are. Makes a good conversation starter! Grab the kids, some painting smocks and enjoy this Chrissy craft.
You’ll need:
- Paint
- Toilet paper rolls
- Paintbrushes
- A scalpel
- Glitter
- Also required: pegs, fishing wire and masking tape
Step one
Clip a peg to the toilet roll for ease of painting and paint the toilet roll inside and out like we did, contrasting solid colours on the inside and outside. You’ll need to move the peg slightly to paint the part it covers.
Step two
Still holding the peg and with the paint still wet, roll in glitter. Move the peg again to cover the entire roll. Leave to dry.
Step three
Use your scalpel to cut the toilet roll along the natural spiral seam. Start about a centimetre from the top and finish a centimetre from the bottom. Repeat the entire way around the roll with the cuts one to two centimetres apart. Use both hands to manouevre the roll slightly so the cut pieces bend a little, forming a lantern.
Step four
Cut or punch a hole in the top of the roll on opposite sides and thread a piece of fishing wire through and tie.
Step five
Hang from the ceiling with white-coloured masking tape (to blend in with the paint) or tie to a light fitting.
