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How to Make Simple Chinese Hong Bao Lantern
Ok, its the time of the year again to show the Simple Chinese Hong Bao Lantern, which my boy made this year.

Recall the Simple Chinese Hong Bao Lantern for 2011 and the Complicated Chinese Hong Bao Lantern in 2010.

Response for Simple Chinese Hong Bao Lantern was better than the complicated one, so this year, I shall continue to post another simplified Hong Bao Chinese Lantern-making steps.

Things you need for this Simple Chinese Hong Bao Lantern:

1. 5 pieces of Long Hong Baos
2. Stapler
3. 1 Piece Chinese New Year Decorative Ornament
4. 1 Red String

Step 1: You would need to seal up all the Long Hong Baos.

Step 2 : Place the Hong Bao Vertically and Fold the Hong Bao into half, but ONLY PRESSING THE TWO CORNERS.

Step 3: Place the Hong Bao Horizontally and Fold the Hong Bao into Half, but ONLY PRESSING THE TWO CORNERS.

Step 4: Fold the 4 Corners of the Hong Bao shown below, based on the ‘folded markings’ made in Steps 2 and 3. Repeat Steps 2, 3 and 4 for All 5 Hong Baos.

Step 5: Staple 2 Hong Baos together as shown below. Stapler as close to the folding line as possible.

Step 6: Staple All 5 Hong Baos together. Stapling as close to the folding line as possible.

Step 7: You would need to bend the structure a little when stapling the 5th Hong Bao.

Step 8: Now staple the Bottom of the structure in the same way as the above steps. You would need to bend the middle part of the Hong Baos a little before you could staple the bottom part of the structure with ease.

Step 9: Join the Corners of Each Hong Bao by stapling them together as shown in the photos below.

Step 10: Repeat Step 9 for 4 Hong Baos.

Step 11: Before you staple the 5th Hong Bao, Fold the red string to form a loop and tie a knot to join the two ends of the red string together. Staple the red string to one of the corners, in the way whereby the knot would act as a stopper to prevent the red string from sliding out of the stapler bullet when the lantern is hung.

Step 12: Now after the red string is stapled, you can now join the 5th Hong Bao’s corners together by stapling them.

Step 13: Staple the Corners of the Bottom of the Lantern in the same way as the Top part of the Lantern. However, Before stapling the Last Hong Bao’s Corners, staple the Chinese Decorative Ornament onto one corner first. Once that is done, you can now join the Last Hong Bao’s corners together by stapling them.

Ta-Da!
And its ready to be hung on your ceiling or wall!
Well Done Keatkeat! *clap clap clap*

And there you have it, my boy’s Simple Chinese New Year Hong Bao Lantern for 2012. Have Fun With Your Child! *smile*

How to Make Simple Chinese Hong Bao Lantern