How do you make Floating chinese lanterns?

How do you make spherical flying paper lanterns?

• I want to make paper lanterns that look like each of the planets, so they have to be those spherical ones. But I want to make them so that when you put a candle in them, they float into the sky.

• Answer:

  the Chinese paper Lanterns are made of lite tissue paper, and very small candle, it is based on hot air, not helium, the candle creates the light and the hot air, making the air inside sphere/ cone lighter than the cold air outside, those are different than lanterns than hang wit light inside, not designed to float, Sky Lantern http://www.flyingchineselanterns.com/ Chinese Lantern http://www.luminousld.com/chinese-paper-lanterns.htm ___________ if you want balloon type for day time you could use helium balloons with planet patterns, no candle, the candle can be used during day, but visual effect may not work in daylight, no helium, the absolute sphere may not be simple as rounded frame, as any added weight can cause balloon not to float, you have to figure out size, versus weight vs, air temperature and pressure, http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/hot-air-balloon6.htm http://www.physics4spm.com/2010/04/archimedes-hot-air-balloon.html the round top would have warmer air then bottom , the paper or wrap would have to have good seal and as little framework~ wire / balsa ~ as possible. How to Make Sky Lanterns http://www.skylighter.com/fireworks/how-to-make/sky-lanterns.asp http://blog.skylighter.com/fireworks/2008/11/how-to-make-chinese-sky-lanterns.html http://www.marilynvossavant.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1650&sid=61a63870dbe1151a1bdea89fd1901bdf ..