Paper Cut Jack-O-Lantern & Bat

Cutting paper is one of my favourite childhood crafts. I still remember fondly helping my mother to cut the Chinese characters to paste onto food items for offering to the Buddha and his followers.

Since Halloween is coming soon, I decided to cut a Jack-O-Lantern and bat to make a Halloween banner.

Paper Cut Jack-O-Lantern

Materials:

• Orange paper (rectangle shape)
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Pen knife

Method:

1. Fold the paper in half.
   
2. Draw this pattern with a pencil. Note: do not use marker pen on the paper. I have simply drawn on it for easier visibility for the photo.
   
3. Cut the outline and use a pen knife to cut out the eye.
   

Paper Cut Bat

Materials:

• Black paper (rectangle shape)
• Pencil
• Scissors

Method:

1. Fold the paper in half.
2. Draw this pattern with white coloured pencil. Note: do not use white marker pen on the paper. I have simply drawn on it for easier visibility for the photo.
   
3. Cut the outline.
   

To put them into a banner, use a piece of string, a few mini pegs and Scotch tape.