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Printable DIY Nativity Paper Lantern

Printable DIY Nativity Paper Lantern

Create your own paper nativity lantern with this printable pdf. It looks good on the tree or with a small tea light under it. I wouldn’t use a lit candle because you know paper is kinda flammable but the little battery ones work. I used my Cricut machine to cut it out but you can also use a exacto knife to cut them out. 

Materials needed:

Exacto Knife (or cricut machine just export the pdf into images here and erase the cut areas on import)
Paper ( You can use thick card stock or construction paper. I used plain ol printer paper and it worked fine)
tea light 
glue
tracing paper or wax paper

Cut out around the parts and fold on the inside lines. Cut out the areas inside the box.
Glue the tracing paper inside the lantern. 
Fold and glue the edges together. 

Place over tea light or use as tree decoration. 

Click below to download!