Three easy paper crafts for December — fold a Christmas tree, cut paper snowflakes and make a star with just one cut. Step-by-step pictures, printable.
Easy · ages 5+ You need: 3 green paper squares (6, 5 and 4 inches), a brown strip, glue, a star sticker
1. Fold a square in half corner to corner to make a triangle.
2. Fold it in half again and open — this makes a center line.
3. Fold the two side corners down a little to make the branches pointy. Do the same with the other two squares.
4. Glue the three triangles on top of each other — biggest at the bottom — add a brown trunk and a star!
Easy · ages 6+ (with scissors help) You need: A square of thin white paper (printer paper works), kid scissors
1. Fold the square in half corner to corner to make a triangle.
2. Fold the triangle in half again to make a smaller triangle.
3. Fold it into thirds: one side to the front, the other to the back, like a paper cone. Cut off the uneven tips at the bottom.
4. Cut little triangles, curves and notches along both edges. Unfold slowly — every snowflake is different!
Medium · ages 7+ You need: A square of yellow or gold paper, scissors
1. Fold the square in half to make a rectangle.
2. Fold the top-left corner down to the middle of the bottom edge, crease and unfold. Then fold the bottom-left corner up to the middle of the top edge.
3. Fold the paper into a narrow pointed wedge (fold the sides in along the creases, then in half).
4. Make ONE straight slanted cut across the wedge. Unfold — a five-point star!
How to draw Christmas things →
The stacked-triangle Christmas tree: kids just fold three squares into triangles and glue them on top of each other. Paper snowflakes are a close second.
Any square paper works. Cut printer paper into squares, or use origami paper in red, green and gold for a festive look.
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