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Milk Carton Halloween Lantern
If you’ve got it, haunt it! Upcycle a milk carton into a ghostly good DIY Halloween lantern that glows indoors or out.
Supplies:
- Crayola Scissors
- Crayola Acrylic Paint
- Crayola Take Note Permanent Markers
- Upcycled Carton
- Sponge
- Battery-Operated String Lights
- Ribbon
- Pencil
- Crayola Paint Brush
- Crayola No-Run School Glue
- Ruler
- Tissue Paper
- Hole Punch
Steps:
1 Have an adult cut off top of upcycled carton.
2 On side of carton, draw outline for rectangular opening with pencil, approximately 1” from top and sides.
3 Have an adult cut out the opening.
4 Rotate carton once and repeat steps 2–3. Repeat until all sides have an opening.
5 Cover carton with dark paint. Dry 1–2 hours. Add second coat. Dry 1–2 hours.
6 Sketch outline of ghost on sponge with pencil. Cut out.
7 Lightly dab paint on sponge, then stamp on tissue paper. Repeat until tissue paper is full of ghosts.
8 Draw outline and face on ghosts with marker.
9 Using carton as a guide, sketch and cut out patterned tissue paper large enough for 1 panel.
10 Glue tissue paper to inside of carton, paint facing out.
11 Repeat steps 9–10 until all carton openings are filled with tissue paper.
12 Place battery-operated string lights in carton.
13 Hole punch 2 sides of lantern close to carton top. Feed ribbon through holes and tie into knots.
14 Hang to display as a Halloween decoration!
CIY Staff Tips:
- Experiment with cutting your sponge into different spooky shapes!
- Can be an indoor or outdoor decoration—just bring inside if inclement weather strikes!
