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3D Paper Crafts for Kids

Build a cube from a net, a basket, a dome, a paper town and a bridge that holds small objects.

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  • An open square paper box in orange-red, seen from above at an angle, with four walls and a flat bottom.

    Open Square Box

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 15 min Ages 7–12 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A small square paper basket with yellow spokes and blue strips woven over and under around its sides.

    Woven Paper Basket

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 40 min Ages 7–12 Paper craft Template A (spokes) printed on yellow paper or thin card Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A square red paper box with its matching lid being lowered onto it.

    Box with Fitted Lid

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 25 min Ages 8–14 Origami Square of paper for the box No scissors No glue
  • A white paper cube with an orange circle, a purple diamond and a yellow star on the three faces you can see.

    Cube from a Net

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 30 min Ages 7–12 Paper craft Card stock or thick paper, printed with the template Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A standing paper rocket with a white body, a round blue window, a red nose cone and three red fins.

    Paper-Roll Rocket

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 35 min Ages 7–12 Paper craft Card stock or thick paper printed with the rocket template Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • An origami cube built from six folded units in blue, orange and green, each face showing a pattern of colored triangles.

    Six-Unit Modular Cube

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 50 min Ages 10–14 Origami Squares of origami paper, two in each of three colors No scissors No glue
  • A paper geodesic dome made of yellow and blue triangles, standing on a table.

    Geodesic Paper Dome

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 60 min Ages 10–14 Paper craft Card stock printed with sheet 1 (pieces 1 to 4) Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A paper street with a cream house with a red roof, a yellow bakery and an orange clock tower with a blue pointed roof.

    Mini Paper Town

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 75 min Ages 9–14 Paper craft Card stock printed with sheet 1 (house walls, house roof, street mat) Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A paper diorama: a sky with mountains at the back, hills with a deer, trees with an owl in a hole, and a fox and rabbit on the grass in front.

    Layered Woodland Habitat Diorama

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 70 min Ages 9–14 Paper craft Card stock printed with sheet 1 (layers 1 and 4) Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A paper bridge with gray folded beams and red and white curbs spanning the gap between two stacks of books, with an eraser on the deck.

    Folded-Beam Paper Bridge

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 45 min Ages 9–14 Paper craft Card stock or printer paper printed with sheet 1 (two beam strips) Scissors Glue Adult help suggested

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