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Paper Decorations Kids Can Make

Paper chains, a six-point snowflake, a strip rainbow and woven decorations kids can make with everyday paper.

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  • A rainbow paper chain of seven linked rings, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and pink, hanging in a gentle curve.

    Paper Chain

    Starter (level 1 of 5) 15 min Ages 4–9 Paper craft Strip sheet, printed Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A paper collage of a tree on light blue paper: a torn brown trunk with two branches, a bushy top of torn green pieces with red apples, crayon grass and a yellow sun.

    Torn-Paper Tree Collage

    Starter (level 1 of 5) 20 min Ages 3–8 Paper craft Sheet of paper for the background No scissors Glue
  • A 3D paper rainbow on light blue paper: six arches from red on the outside to purple on the inside, with a white paper cloud at each end.

    Paper-Strip Rainbow

    Starter (level 1 of 5) 20 min Ages 4–9 Paper craft Rainbow strip template, printed Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A red folded paper heart with a crease down the middle and softly rounded corners.

    Folded Heart

    Easy (level 2 of 5) 8 min Ages 5–9 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A paper butterfly with big orange and white striped wings, small yellow wings, a purple body and two curly antennae.

    Accordion Butterfly

    Easy (level 2 of 5) 20 min Ages 5–9 Paper craft Square of colored paper for the big wings Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A blue paper fish with orange, yellow, green and red strips woven through its body in a checkerboard, with a big eye and a smile.

    Woven Paper Fish

    Easy (level 2 of 5) 25 min Ages 5–9 Paper craft Printed template on printer paper (Letter or A4) Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A flat green paper windmill with four slanted sails around a square middle with white and green triangles.

    Flat Folded Windmill

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 10 min Ages 6–11 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A red folded paper shirt with a pointed collar, two short sleeves and a button line in the middle of the neck.

    Folded Shirt

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 10 min Ages 6–11 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A white six-point paper snowflake with diamond-shaped holes on every arm and a small hole in the middle.

    Six-Point Paper Snowflake

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 20 min Ages 7–12 Paper craft Thin printer paper, printed with the template Scissors No glue Adult help suggested
  • A blue paper mat woven with yellow strips that make diagonal stripes, framed by a blue border.

    Patterned Woven Paper Mat

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 40 min Ages 7–12 Paper craft Colored paper printed with the mat template Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A flat eight-point paper star made of eight folded triangles, alternating gold and blue around the center.

    Eight-Point Modular Star

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 30 min Ages 9–14 Origami Small squares of paper, four in each of two colors No scissors No glue

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