![]() ![]() ![]() Insert this in between the two segments which have been stapled together in Step 5. Take one half of a red packet and fold it along the diagonal. The stapler position should be slightly off-centre from the mid-point of the red packet, as indicated in the next step. Join the two segments by stapling them together. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to form another segment of the flower. An older child may be able to manage this task independently. A pre-schooler can help you to press the stapler at this stage while you hold the red packet and stapler in place. Staple the top corners together to form one segment of a flower. Take the top two corners and fold them down towards the centre of the red packet.Ĭurl the top edge of the red packet into a cone and grip the base firmly. Place the red packet on the table with this side facing you. If you are using red packets of different colours, ensure that there are two-and-a-half red packets of the same colour for each flower.Ĭhoose the side of the red packet which you would like to be visible when the lantern is completed. Alternatively, if you would like the individual flowers to have different colours, you can choose red packets in different shades of red, pink, orange and gold.įold and tuck in the tabs of the red packets.Ĭut six red packets in half. If you would like your flower ball to consist of only one colour, use red packets of the same design. You will need 30 red packets (approximately 16cm by 8.2cm), a stapler, a pen knife, some string and a tassel. What’s more, you get to recycle your stack of unused red packets and turn them into a pretty decoration! This is a simple craft which can be done with your child in under an hour. Why not turn them into an ‘ang bao’ lantern which the kids can play with, and which you can hang up at home to decorate the place, and to remind everyone of the Lunar New Year fun and festivities? Have you put your child’s red packet ‘collection’ into his or her bank account yet? What do you do with all the leftover red packets that you did not use? ![]()
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