Cutting Paper Snowflakes and Taping Them to the Windows

Materials

Instructions


  1. Gather your paper:

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    Start with a square piece of paper.

    To cut a perfect square from a standard 8-by-11-inch sheet of paper, fold paper into a right-angled triangle; trim off excess.


  2. Fold paper in half:

    how to make paper snowflakes step two fold paper diagonally

    Fold paper in half diagonally to make a triangle.


  3. Fold paper in half again:

    how to make paper snowflakes step three fold triangle in half

    Fold paper triangle in half so that the pointed corners meet.


  4. Fold paper into thirds:

    how to make paper snowflakes step four fold triangle in half

    Fold paper triangle in thirds, overlapping the lefthand pointed corner over the triangle.


  5. Overlap pointed corner over triangle:

    how to make paper snowflakes step five fold into thirds

    Overlap the righthand pointed corner over the triangle.

    You may need to adjust these folds a little to get the sides to match up, so don’t crease the paper until the folds are just right.


  6. Trim pointed ends:

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    Trim the pointed ends so the paper triangle looks as shown.


  7. Cut out snowflake:

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    Cut your folded paper with variations of cutouts.

    The snowflakes with straight lines are easier to make than the ones with curvy lines.


  8. Unfold snowflake:

    Unfold the snowflake gently. Don’t worry if your snowflake isn’t exact—no two snowflakes are ever alike.

    To smooth out any creases from folding, lightly iron one paper snowflake at a time on a low setting. You can also spritz a little spray starch to stiffen and flatten out the snowflakes.