Darth Vader Halloween Paper Lantern

If you want a fun and easy Star Wars Halloween craft project, try making a Darth Vader Paper Lantern! Items you'll need:
• Tape or Glue
• Bristol Paper
• Tracing Paper
• Pencils
• Black Sharpie
• Acrylic Paint
• Brushes



Step 1: Draw a silhouette shape of Vaders helmet. Just one side is all you need because you'll be folding the lantern in half.


Step 2: Cut out the shape with scissors or an exacto knife. Ask your parents for help!


Step 3: This is what your cut out will look like. Use black acrylic paint to paint it black.


Step 4: Place the tracing paper underneath the helmet and using pencil, draw a scary Vader face.


Step 5: Here are the three elements I made. I painted the helmet with black acrylic. Bristol paper is nice and heavy and will take the paint well. It's also sturdy enough to stand up, but not too thick that you can't easily cut through it. That's why I recommend it. I used a Sharpie to color the face. I suggest you color over it several times since one layer will look streaky when the light is behind it. Several layers of color will make it more opaque.


Step 6: Tape the scary face that you drew on tracing paper to the back of the helmet. I decided to paint some orange pumpkins to make it look festive. But you can add any other designs you want!



Step 7:Now just light the candle and have some Halloween fun with Darth Vader!


IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTION!!! Please ONLY use a candle votive inside a glass jar so that glass prevents the candle from getting too close to the paper! Vader would be most displeased if you didn't!

Thank you to Karabeth Hanna for the idea! She made a lovely Victorian lantern which you can see here.