Make the lantern handle. Use a ruler and pencil to draw a 1-inch border across the top of a 9 by 12-inch piece of construction paper. Cut the border and reserve it.
Designate tabs to secure the sides of the lantern. Draw a ½-inch margin widthwise. Mark one side A and the other side B.
Fold the sheet in half lengthwise and sketch a 1-inch border along the long edge to define the top and bottom.
Create a series of perpendicular lines for lantern slots. Cut 1 line from the crease to the margin every inch.
Open the paper, lay flat then fold the tabs. Gather each side as if to make a tube. Apply glue to tab A, the opposite side of B then press together.
Glue each end of the handle to the inside of the lantern.