DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Fold and Cut Star Shape
Thanks to Cheryl for sending this in!
Use this star as an alternate center to the USA
Wreath. It makes the Wreath a more challenging project for
children ages 6+.
Materials:
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A Little Bit of History:
A 6 point star is easier to fold than a five point one. George Washington's original pencil sketch for the
US flag indicated 6-pointed
stars. Betsy Ross, suggested a 5 point one. When
people protested that it was too hard to make, she grabbed a piece of
paper, made the folds that follow and showed just how easy it was to make
a 5 pointed star!
Marks where the folds will be are black dotted lines. Marks where
crease marks are visible are thin red lines |
Instructions:
- Fold a piece of 8 1/2 x 11 paper in half and crease firmly (8
1/2 x 10 actually works best, but we used regular sized 8 1/2 x 11 and
you don't really notice the difference)
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- fold in half again and crease lightly.
- Unfold this second fold. We just wanted to make a crease mark
to guide us in the next step
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- fold the top, right hand corner down to the left hand edge of the
paper so it touches the crease mark.
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- fold the top, left hand corner down right along the edge the paper
from the right side made
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- fold one last time so the left hand edge touches the right hand
edge.
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- Cut at a fairly sharp angle
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- Unfold and you have a star!
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