1/23/2024 0 Comments Papyrus wrapping paper snowflake![]() ![]() So you want to cut starting at the folded side, toward the unfolded, parallel to the longest side of the triangle. But I have made a handy visual aid in hopes of sparing you some frustration. If you screw up 14 times before you figure it out, it doesn’t really matter because it’s just plain copy paper. Then fold it in half again to make a smaller triangle.Īnd then you’ll be ready for the very trickiest part of the whole thing: cutting the right way. Whatever you prefer:Īt any rate, once you have your square, you need to fold your sheet in half to make a triangle: I did this the first time by folding a triangle and then tearing off the excess (we’re all familiar with this technique from making paper fortune tellers in elementary school, yes?) but by the second one it occurred to me that I could also just measure, draw a line, and cut through all six sheets at once to save some time. Take six sheets of paper and turn them into squares. But even I generally have tape, scissors, a stapler, and white paper around. Usually when people say you can make something with things you already have on hand, I find myself at Target an hour later. These are the only things you need to make your giant snowflakes. Last year I invoked my poor spatial reasoning skills (those seem to come up a lot lately) to get out of writing my own tutorial, but this year I am equal to the task! What I lack in clarity I will make up for with excessive wordiness! Here we go: But there are lots of parts that even a 4 or 5 or 6 year old could do with a bit of assistance). They’re super cheap, super fast (you can easily make one in under 15 minutes once you get the hang of it), and a good craft for kids to make or help you make (my 10 and 12 year olds can pretty much do them independently the 8 year old still needs some help. Okay, so on to non-failing snowflakes! We first made these several years ago I saw a tutorial on them on my homeschooling message board, and we whipped a few out and found them both easy and impressive (particularly given how easy they are). For another, as I completely forgot until I got started, it’s designed to only be pretty on one side. For one thing, wrapping paper is floppy and difficult to work with. I had hoped to also put a new twist on this year’s post by making our snowflakes out of pretty wrapping paper instead of regular copy or construction paper. ![]() Because my kids asked to make these snowflakes again, and we’ve made them often enough that I can pretty much do it in my sleep now, and I wanted a brand new post for the last week of Dare to DIY, and I had to do something different this year….not just post more pictures of giant snowflakes hanging in my foyer. ![]() Really, there are a gazillion tutorials on making these snowflakes the world probably does not need another one. Funny thing: my post for last year’s Dare to Deck the Halls? Also giant snowflakes.īut! Last year I was too timid to write my own tutorial, so I found one on another blog and linked to it. ![]()
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