How To Make A Quilled Paper Bonfire For Lag B’Omer

Now is the time to make something special for the holiday of Lag B’Omer, and I would lie to to suggest learning how to make a quilled paper bonfire for Lag B’Omer like this one, that was made by one of my 5th grade students. Sweet right? He was happy with the results and proudly took it home to display. While I have made this craft myself years ago, this is a first doing it with kids, and I do recommend adding depth to the layers of cardboard by glueing carboard spacers on the back! The white paper is elevated from the silver base just a bit, as is the arch, which is a great finishing touch. Okay, lets make some quilled bonfires!

You’ll Need:

• quilling strips in shades of red/orange/yellow

• quilling strips in brown, or a lunch bag to cut into strips

• white glue

• silver cardboard, mine are the lids to disposable aluminum pans!

• a comb for making the logs

• my how to make a quilled paper bonfire tutorial from years ago, here.

How To:

Clink the link for the tutorial and enjoy! As you will see, the one I made is quite different, and more complicated. The version here is much more do-able for a child.