Paper lanterns are wonderful for decorating homes and gardens, as well as for lighting. These lanterns are built from different types of paper, have a variety of colors and can be in conventional or ingenious shapes. They represent the perfect choice even for the most sophisticated tastes. Paper lanterns offer two lighting methods: they can be lit by flame candles or by using electricity, either in the form of bulbs or LEDs. They can be hung or situated on the floor.
After much consideration in order to choose the right paper lanterns, most of us will select hanging lanterns with bulbs or LEDs, as they are much safer for our children.
When night comes and children go to bed, many of them are afraid of the dark and they need a light left on in their room. But a strong light is not appropriate for the child's eye health. This is why paper lanterns are the perfect solution to be left on at night, due to the soft glow they provide. Children are very curious and they have so much energy, so you have to think long and hard before you install the lanterns.
You will have to find a spot up high, a place that is out of their reach. Children must be made aware of the risks created by fire and bits of glass coming from the bulbs if they were to break.
Paper lanterns are for sale in more than just one color, so everybody can choose their favorite. It would be ideal for the child to choose the lantern that he is most fond of, with colors or patterns that he likes. You can even look for a paper lantern imprinted with your child's favorite hero. It will make him very happy and will provide the best guardian your child could have for the night. In this way you have killed two birds with one stone. You can choose a custom imprinted model if your child doesn't find anything he likes. They are custom made for every client with anything you can possibly imagine. You can even choose to have them designed with your child's drawings.
Children can develop various artistic and motor skills if they are helped to build their own paper lanterns, especially if they are old enough. They can learn to cut with scissors watching the traced lines and can learn to build things following a pattern. Of course, precautions are necessary when implementing your child's paper lanterns; nevertheless, your child will love having paper lanterns and you will be glad that he is happy.
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Cody Scholberg, a lighting expert, writes about chinese paper lantern . Check out this post on using white paper lanterns !