Make a cute dinosaur lantern out of paper plates
Here you can see my new dinosaur lantern and I’m really excited to see how you like it  I’ve had the idea on my list for a while because of a few requests, but a reader gave me the final push because she herself has a similar dinosaur lantern. made a lantern and I thought it was so cute. There is another ready-made print template for you in two different plate sizes, which you can find in the material list. The print template also includes a mini dinosaur version for a small cheese box.
By the way, I have my very latest lantern here, which might be something for you too? Little glow-in-the-dark bears in a gummy bear bag made from a simple freezer bag 😉
Material list:
- Dino lantern print file (3 different sizes):Â CLICK
- Kraft paper:Â CLICK
- Soup paper plate natural 19-20 cm, included Rewe, Tedi, Kaufland or Hit on site or alternatively:
- 19 cm paper plates that are a little flatter, but still beautiful:Â CLICK
- or classic paper plates 23 cm in brown:Â CLICK
- for the little dinosaur: 11 cm cheese box Le Rustique
- Transparent Paper:Â CLICK
- Mini LED cork fairy lights:Â CLICK
- Laternenstab
- black marker pen
- colorful multi-markers, I have these:Â CLICK
- Star punch:Â CLICK
- pointed scissors or craft knife
- Craft glue or hot glue
- Glue stick
And here you go Step-by-Step-Video
The paper plate dinosaur lantern is ready! Here you can see the mini version with the cheese box. I’ll also make a video about it one day. The file is integrated into the above PDF file from the materials list.
