DIY & CRAFTS

Halloween Craft:
Paper Skull Lanterns

By Kathleen Ballos of Snowdrop & Co | Last Updated: July 28, 2020

Decorate your home for Halloween by turning miniature paper lanterns into skulls and placing them over a strand of string lights.

Halloween Paper Lanterns

I’ve always loved decorating Halloween, but the gory and creepy decor you see a lot this time of the year has never been my cup of tea. Enter these super-simple paper lantern skulls! They’re so quick and easy to make, you’ll be able to whip up a bunch of them in time for Halloween.

Supplies

SUPPLIES

  • 4″ white paper lanterns
  • String lights
  • Scissors
  • Paintbrush
  • Mod Podge
  • Black tissue paper

Step One

STEP ONE

Cut two circles for eyes out of black tissue paper (they don’t have to be perfectly round).

Step Two

STEP TWO

Cut out an upside-down heart for the nose; for the mouth, cut a 1 1/4″ long strip and three 3/8″ strips.

Step Three

STEP THREE

Apply Mod Podge onto the paper lantern where you’d like the eyes to go; place the tissue-paper eyes on top and apply more Mod Podge on top to seal.

Step Four

STEP FOUR

Repeat step 3 for the nose and mouth.

Step Five

STEP FIVE

Let dry and repeat!

Step Six

STEP SIX

Attach the finished lanterns onto the string lights or tie onto string to make a garland.