Paper crafts — Page 4
A decoration, card, place card or little book: choose what you want to make from paper, then follow its own instructions.
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Fold a Christmas paper bird and check that its wings move
A flapping bird is an action model: a gentle pull on the tail moves the wings. A static crane or a flat bird silhouette is a different result. Use an undecorated square first and check the movement before adding a Christmas pattern.
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Fold a small Christmas paper bag with a closed base
A handmade paper bag can hold a light gift when its side seam and base are properly joined. Start with a plain trial piece. You need to see how the bottom closes before decorating the outside or deciding whether the gift fits.
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Invent what continues behind a covered Christmas picture
Keep the visible beginning of a drawing, then make your own continuation on another sheet. The hidden original can be revealed afterwards.
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Make a Christmas card with one V-fold that closes properly
A V-fold lifts a separate paper piece as a card opens. For a first Christmas version, keep the moving piece small and draw your own tree on it. Build and check the mechanism before adding decoration. A card that looks good while open still needs to close without buckling or leaving the tree outside its edges.
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Make a Christmas picture wheel that reveals one scene at a time
A turning paper wheel can show three small Christmas scenes through one window. The wheel moves by hand; it is not a flipbook or an animation. The important construction choice is keeping the window, pivot and pictures aligned so that a neighbouring scene does not intrude.
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Slot two paper circles together for a three-dimensional Christmas ornament
Two circles can stand across one another to make a simple open ornament. It looks rounded from several directions, but it is not a solid sphere. Each circle has a slit reaching its centre; the two slits enter from opposite sides so the pieces can meet.
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A letter to Baby Jesus can be a single drawing.
A drawing can be a Christmas letter when your child does not want to write. They can show what they hope for, add a greeting or tell you the words to put beside the picture.
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Before Christmas dinner: place cards made by the children.
A picture on a place card can give your child a small part in Christmas dinner. Use paper and pencils you already have and let the task fit their age.
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Fold a Christmas storybook from one sheet
Fold and cut one sheet into eight pages, then fill the six inside pages with drawings or a small Christmas story.
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Tell a small Christmas story with two paper puppets
Fold two paper characters, give each scene one action and tell a complete Christmas story without memorising a script.
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