We used colour-changing LED lights (upcycled from our egg carton coral reef project) and they have the added cool effect of colour mixing with the tissue paper.īecause of the tissue paper hair, these are only suitable tas indoor decorations. Now place an LED candle underneath it and put it on the shelf or mantlepiece to decorate for Halloween. Paint glue along the folded edge, roll it up, then fold the base over and glue to the top of the monster’s head. Glue tissue paper in a different colour to the backs of the eyes using a glue stick, then use straight PVA glue to glue into the eye spaces.įold a piece of tissue paper with several layers in half, then fringe it to make monster hair. Cover the entire container but leave the eyes clear.Īllow to dry, then add a final coat of mod podge to seal it (optional). You can keep any leftover in a sealed glass jar to use on later projects.Ĭut tissue paper into squares and glue them onto your container using the mod podge. Mix PVA glue with water at a 50:50 ratio to make your own DIY mod podge. ![]() For a seamless finish, use a marker in the same colour you plan on making the monster. Trace around the outline of your eyes onto your container using a sharpie marker. ![]() Fold the black construction paper in half, then trace the outline of your shape against the fold. If you are using smaller containers or jars, set the page print size to a smaller percentage so they fit your container.Ĭut out the eyes and mouth you want to use. Print the facial features to plain white paper. Printable monster features template – enter your email address into the form below and it will be sent direct to your inbox.Black construction paper (we’ve used card stock).Recycled clear plastic containers (ours are 1kg yoghurt tubs) or large mason jars.How to make recycled monster lanterns You will need: To make them work, you could set print size to 70 or 50%, or design your own unique monster eyes and mouth. If you have smaller jars, you can use those too but the printable monster features would be too big for them. A large plastic milk bottle with the top cut off would work just as well, or any large upcyled jar. Ours are made from 1kg Jalna yoghurt tubs, but these may not be available where you live. You can make them multi-coloured, design your own facial features (if you don’t want to use our template), and use whatever recycled plastic container you have on hand. We’ve used DIY mod podge to glue tissue paper squares to the containers, but if you’d prefer to use real mod podge that would work great too.įeel free to get as creative as you like when you make your monster lanterns. These monster lanterns are another DIY luminary made using the same technique but they have a totally different look. Not long ago, we made some geometric tissue paper lanterns. You might also like these 3D monster portraits ![]() They look awesome after dark lit up with LED tealight candles! We’ve even included a free printable monster features template. Make colourful monster lanterns to decorate for Halloween! These DIY luminaries are super-easy to make using upcycled plastic containers (or you could use large mason jars too).
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