Leafy Lantern

Time:1 hour

Difficulty:Hard

Gather your flowers, it’s time to bring spark and bloom to this season! These flower lanterns are a real de-light! We be-leaf that you’ll lilac making these.

Here’s what you need:

Pressed flowers (you can make your own)
A balloon
Tissue paper (napkin or paper towels will also work)
1 cup of All-Purpose Flour
Water
Flameless candles

Here’s how you make it:

Step 1:

Gather your pressed flowers.

If you don’t have pressed flowers, here’s how you can make your own:
Pick some flowers, put them between two pieces of newspaper, and place them inside a book for about 2 weeks. Afterward, you’ll be left with dry, flat flowers!

Step 2:

Begin by making your own glue! Pour 1 cup of flour and 1 1/2 cups of water into a bowl and mix until it’s smooth and runny. You can use your fingers to break up any flour clumps you find.

Step 3:

Blow up your balloon and tie a knot so the air doesn’t escape.

Step 4:

Time to get messy! Rip your paper into pieces. Dip each piece into the flour mixture until it’s fully coated and then put it onto the balloon. Keep doing this until your balloon is completely covered in 2-3 layers of paper, making sure to overlap a bit of each piece of paper with another.