Craft Time! Paper Snowflakes

Post by Justine C

With winter here and snow days waiting to happen, you might be wondering how you can keep kids occupied when it’s too cold for them to play outside. It certainly won’t do to put them in front of the TV or computer screen for hours on end. Fortunately, there are plenty of fun crafts you can do in the comfort of your own home with materials you most likely already own. All you need to make your own snowflakes is a white sheet of paper, a pair of scissors, some tape or glue, and yarn!

Materials:

• A white sheet of paper cut into a square (try coffee filters if you don't have a piece of paper)
• Scissors
• Tape or glue
• A ball of yarn or string

Instructions (see below for a visual of each step):

1. Fold your sheet of paper in half diagonally until it’s in a triangle shape.
2. Fold it in half again so the pointed ends meet and it makes an even smaller triangle.
3. Now fold the triangle into thirds. You’ll want them to be even, so make sure to do your adjustments before creating the creases.
4. Cut across the bottom of the paper to create a triangle.
5. Cut patterns into the newly formed triangle. Be creative! Just don’t cut it clean across - you’ll need to be able to unfold it.
6. Unfold the paper completely and carefully. Now you have a unique snowflake of your very own!
7. Cut a piece of yarn at least a foot long.
8. With tape or glue, attach the yarn to one of the edges of your snowflake.
9. Hang up your snowflake from the ceiling, in the window or somewhere else that could use some winterizing!

This fun and easy craft is suitable for any child who’s comfortable using scissors and is something every member of the family can get in on! Once you’ve tried the way described here, try and make specific designs such as hearts or moons, or search the internet for extreme patterns that you can follow. Try starting with this Google search! Don’t take my word for it - try it out and be sure to share your results on Instagram or Twitter @APLReadingRocks!

Happy crafting!