Make a pumpkin lantern

All you need to make this lantern is a little bit of salvaging:
- an A4 sheet of paper, either white to be printed on (in which case, use the colored Pumpkin template), or orange (in which case, use the outlined Pumpkin template), or cardboard to be painted orange by the children (in which case, print out the outlined template, hollow it out and transfer it to the cardboard)
- a medium-sized glass jar (for jam, for example)
- a tea light
- a little over a metre of fine wire
- a thin stick
- possibly an orange ribbon
- possibly small beads or a bit of gravel.

Cut out the pumpkin head, and use scissors to hollow out the eyes, nose and toothless smile. Cut out a second head shape, which may or may not also be hollowed out: depending on whether you want the light to be diffused on both sides. Make 2 small holes at the top of the "forehead", 2 cm apart.

Tie a metre of wire around the top of the glass jar (the length of each end should be approximately equal). Pass each wire through one of the small holes, then pass the wire through the other hole. Tie the wires on the opposite side of the jar.

Assemble the other "head" and tie around the top of the pot. Make a handle by doubling the threads, twisting them and tying them on each side. Cut off any protruding threads, then fold the prickly ends under the other threads.

Cut a hole in the head and side parts to join them together, either with a small piece of wire or, as for our special girl's lantern, with a long orange ribbon... Place the candle at the bottom of the jar. To prevent it from slipping, you can first pour either fine gravel or small transparent pearls into the bottom of the jar to reflect the candlelight.
Wrap the remaining wire (or a small piece of thicker wire) around the end of the stick, then make a hook. The lantern can be safely carried around by the children, hanging from the end of the stick.