Paper Snowflakes

Recommended Age Group: 4 years +

Materials Required:

• Safety Scissors
• Yarn
• White Paper
  

Instructions:
These holiday decorations are fun and easy to make. And just like real snowflakes – no two are ever exactly alike!

Take a piece of white paper. Fold it in half lengthwise (a hamburger fold.) Then fold it again lengthwise (another hamburger fold.) If you were to open the paper, you should see four rectangles separated by two overlapping creases. But don’t unfold the paper- unless you want to check your folding.

While the paper is folded, Take the safety scissors and carefully cut off the corner of the rectangle that is not part of a fold. Cut it off as you make an arc with the scissors. When you unfold the paper, you should now have a roughly circular shape.

Refold the paper. Then fold one end of the cut arc to join the other end. Your folded paper should now resemble an ice cream cone.

Use the safety scissors to cut out shapes and designs along the folded edges of the paper. Do not unfold until you’re completely finished. Triangles, squares, diamonds, and squiggles all look great on the finished product, so have fun. Alternate big cut outs and little ones, and help your child if the folded paper proves to be too thick to cut through easily.

When the cutting is completely finished, carefully unfold your white paper and you can see your very own snowflake design!

Cut a short length of yarn. Thread the yarn through one of the holes at the top of the snowflake. Of course any part can be the top as the designs are symmetrical. Tie the yarn in a bow or knot and your paper snowflake it ready to hang from the ceiling or wall.

If your child enjoyed this craft, encourage her to keep creating snowflakes. Try new patterns, or even different folds to see the effects. Then hang the snowflakes from her ceiling at varying heights to create a white paper winter wonderland!