16. Haunted Manor Paper Lantern Village
Create a glowing, miniature ghost town on your mantelpiece or entryway table with a printable paper lantern village. These templates allow you to construct a series of tiny, architectural models of Victorian mansions, dilapidated barns, and gothic churches. When illuminated from within by small LED tea lights, the windows glow warmly, casting tiny shadows of ghosts, bats, and monsters onto the surrounding surfaces, creating a captivating and cozy holiday display.
Print the various building templates onto thick, dark grey, brown, or black cardstock. Use a utility knife to cut out the tiny windows, doors, and architectural details. Adhere small pieces of yellow, orange, or translucent white vellum paper behind the window cutouts to diffuse the light. Fold along the pre-marked lines, glue the assembly tabs, and arrange the buildings in a cluster on a bed of faux moss, dried twigs, and black sand, placing an LED light inside each structure to bring the village to life.