Equipment
- 1 Pair Of Scissors
Supplies
- Paper You can use any size as long as you make it a square to start.
Instructions
Before You Begin
- Make paper square by folding the corner and cutting excess off.
How To Fold 6-sided Snowflake
- Fold one corner of the square across to the other corner to make a paper traingle.
- Fold the triangle again to make a smaller right triangle.
- Fold one side of the corner 1/3 of the way in.
- Repeat on the other side.
- Flip your folded paper over and cut off excess paper.
Cut Snowflake Design
- Begin to cut designs out of your folded paper. Be careful not to cut a whole folded seam or your snowflake will fall apart.
Notes
- If children are struggling to cut the folded paper, encourage them to use the inside alligator mouth of the scissors. A lot of time children will try to just use the tip of the scissors and they become frustrated.
- Try to do these in a small group with step-by-step instructions.
- After step-by-step help, let children get multiple attempts on their own and encourage mistakes. Mistakes are part of learning.
- Children can draw designs first on folded paper, but it might actually make it harder. This particular craft is better if you just "draw" with scissors first.
Cost: under $2