Halloween Lanterns October 14, 2015Laura Humpage Make a pumpkin for Halloween that won’t go mouldy. Use battery operated lantern lights to illuminate. String up in a window or attach a handle to carry around the neighbourhood. Small paper lanterns (approx. 8 inch diameter), coloured tissue paper, PVA glue and brushes. Before we started I cut out lots of pumpkin features from thin coloured card, ready for the kids to use. Cover the lantern in PVA glue and stick the tissue paper on. Adding pumpkin features. The finished lanterns. Lantern LED lights. I tied the lantern lights inside the lanterns with wool. All lit up. art / halloween / paper Tweet Small paper lanterns (approx. 8 inch diameter), coloured tissue paper, PVA glue and brushes. Before we started I cut out lots of pumpkin features from thin coloured card, ready for the kids to use. Cover the lantern in PVA glue and stick the tissue paper on. Adding pumpkin features. The finished lanterns. Lantern LED lights. I tied the lantern lights inside the lanterns with wool. All lit up.