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by: Ashley Greenwood

Simple Paper Lantern Jellyfish for a Little Mermaid Birthday Party

DIY Paper Lantern Jellyfish are perfect for a Little Mermaid Birthday Party. It’s a simple DIY paper lantern project you can make in an afternoon.

Super simple DIY paper lantern project. How to make Paper Lantern Jellyfish

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How to Make Paper Lantern Jellyfish

Disney Princess Paper Lanterns*

Bermuda Blue Plastic Tablecloths*

Scrapbook Paper

Scalloped Paper Punch*

White and Black Craft Foam for eyes*

DIY Paper Lantern Jellyfish Instructions

Instead of starting from scratch with scrapbook paper and goopy paper mache, this paper lantern jellyfish project begins with these Disney Princess Paper Lanterns*.

We loved the colors of each paper lantern! They coordinated wonderfully with our Little Mermaid birthday party theme.

lantern jellyfish

Next you need streamers for the tentacles. We used matching purple and Bermuda Blue Plastic Tablecloths* to make the tentacles for our diy jellyfish.

Start by cutting 2 inch wide strips from the plastic tablecloths then gently tug on the sides to create ruffles along the edges.

jellyfish tutorial

I was able to recycle purple plastic streamers and the circle ribbon streamers from Tootsie’s Sofia the First Birthday Party on a Budget.

Go {here} to learn how to make all the party streamers.

Attach the streamers to the paper lanterns, glue the end of the streamers inside the lantern’s bottom opening. I glued the ribbon streamers first then then plastic streamers on top of those. Remember to use only small dot of glue to hold the ribbons in place.

Fabulously Simple DIY Lantern Jellyfish by 3 Little Greenwoods

Next pop in the metal support to finish constructing the lantern. Add a couple of rows of ruffled streamers around the bottom on the lantern for another fun detail. Don’t forget the large googly eyes!

Fabulously Simple DIY Lantern Jellyfish by 3 Little Greenwoods

Super cute and so fabulously simple to make!

Fabulously Simple DIY Lantern Jellyfish by 3 Little Greenwoods

Make the party complete with a Little Mermaid Birthday Cake! Click here for a step-by-step tutorial for how I decorated Tootsie’s favorite cake!

mermaid party

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    Sarah Nenni Daher says

    Your DIY disaster last week had me cringing, but your DIY’ing is redeemed with these adorable cuties!

    My 2.5 year old saw these over my shoulder and said, “let’s craft those, Mommy!” I’d say it was a hit!

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    Randi says

    These are too cute! They’d be awesome with “tentacles” as jellyfish too!! Now you’ve got the wheels spinning in my head… 😀

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