Get ready to turn your living room into a winter wonderland with this simple and fun holiday craft—paper snowflakes! It’s the perfect activity to get kids excited about the season while creating beautiful holiday decorations. Whether you hang them on windows, string them up as garlands, or paste them onto holiday cards, making paper snowflakes is a great way to enjoy some cozy and crafty family fun. This activity is suitable for ages five and up. Be sure to use safety scissors to keep those little fingers safe.
You Will Need:
- White paper (construction paper works best)
- A cup to draw around
- Scissors
- Pencil
- A flat surface for cutting
Instructions:
- Draw around your cup to create a circle shape and cut it out.
- Fold the circle in half diagonally to create a semi-circle. Then fold it in half again to form a triangle and then again to form a smaller triangle.
- Now for the fun part—cutting! Use scissors to snip small shapes along the edges of your folded triangle. Try triangles, half circles, or zigzags, but make sure not to cut all the way across. The more cuts you make, the more intricate your snowflake will be.
- Carefully unfold your snowflake, and voilà! You now have a beautiful, unique snowflake ready to display. Try making several for a fun wintery display.