DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Paper Pyramid Craft
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For over a thousand years, Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for their pharaohs (kings and queens). There are over 90 royal pyramids in Egypt... 35 of them major works.
It's easy to build a small model of a pyramid. Use it as a standalone decoration or include in a diarama.
Materials:
- printer,
- paper,
- scissors,
- glue
- Optional: sand
- Optional: thin cardboard
Instructions:
- Print template of choice.
OR - You can make your own template by making four identical equilateral triangles (with small tabs on the side for gluing)
- Fold dotted line tabs.
Optional: You can cut out triangles from thin cardboard and
back the template pieces with these to make the project sturdier.- Glue tab of one triangle to tab free side of the next triangle.
- Repeat until all triangles are attached.
- Optional:
- Cover entire pyramid with a coat of glue
- sprinkle sand over top
- if you decide to use the sand, you should make sure you backed the template pieces with thin cardboard or the pyramid will collapse under the weight.
Templates:
- Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
- Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).