Craft Ideas: Diwali Popsicle Stick Lanterns | Hands on Art & Craft - Class 1 PDF Download

Material Required

1. Popsicle Sticks – 16 pieces
2. Wax paper or Tracing paper
3. Markers
4. Scissors
5. Black Marker
6. Free Printable Diwali Design Template
7. Asian Paints Trugrip Cr-8 Glue

Directions to be followed

1. Start by applying glue dots using the TruGrip CR-8 Orb at the two ends of a popsicle stick. Now stick two popsicles sticks on top of each end to form an L shape.
   
2. Repeat at all edges to make a square. I kept 2 sticks down & 2 on the top. Press hard till it dries and the frame is sturdy.
3. Make four squares the same as above. I used 16 sticks in total to make 4 squares that will eventually form our cube.
4. Measure the width of the square frame and cut out a long rectangular strip of tracing paper equal to the width of the frame and more than 4 times the length.
   Apply glue to all four sides of the craft stick frame and carefully stick the tracing paper on top of it.
5. Now glue the second stick-frame onto the tracing paper by placing it carefully next to the first one. I like to leave a 1 cm space between two frames so that it can be folded later.
6. Glue all four squares on the tracing paper as shown in the picture. I left a 1-inch extra paper at one of the ends. This can be used to connect all the squares from a flat lay to a 3D cube shape.
   
7. Now comes the fun part. You can draw or trace a design using a black marker. Just keep any pattern, could be a mandala design or a free hand Diya drawing,  under the wrapping paper and trace away!
   Feel free to download the printable design that I used.
8. I used colorful markers inspired by the TruGrip glue orbs, to color my design.
   Without applying too much pressure, fill in all details. If your kids are going to join in the coloring, make sure they don’t press too hard and be careful that the paper doesn’t tear.
9. I made two lanterns. For one I used the template and for the other, I drew a Diya free hand.
   You can leave all other sides plain or draw waves in different colors directly as I did. Once all 4 sides are colored, the lantern is now ready to be assembled.
   
10. Apply glue on the extra piece of tracing paper at the end and stick the first frame to the last to form a box.