Make a snowflake
You will need:
- scissors
- paper – plain white or shiny wrapping paper, tracing paper, kitchen foil
- cotton or fishing wire for hanging the snowflakes up
- sticky tape for hanging the snowflakes up
Instructions
- Use a square sheet of paper and fold in half to make a triangle
- Fold the triangle again & fold once more
- Cut the arms of the snowflake along the fold towards the centre point. Remember that snow flakes are ice crystals so use angular shapes not curvy ones
- Unfold carefully to see your snowflake. Try simple shapes first and once you are happy you can get more complicated
- Use sticky tape to attach them to cotton or fishing wire and hang the string of snowflakes in a window or around the walls. You could make small ones and make a long garland for the Christmas tree
Other tips and ideas
- make Christmas cards with them
- use them as a stencil for painting or for spray snow
- laminate them so that they are stiff and make a mobile
- add glitter for a frosty sparkle
