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Make 3D paper snowflake from recycled paper!
Things you will need:
Tape or glue
6 sheets of paper cut into squares of the same size
Scissors
Stapler
1. Fold each of the 6 pieces of paper in half, diagonally. If the paper you're using doesn't make a perfect triangle, cut off the rectangular edge that sticks out and make it align perfectly.
2. Cut 3 lines on each side of the triangle from the folded edge, making sure not to cut through the unfolded paper edges. The cut lines should be parallel to one another each side and come close to meeting in the middle but not touch; leave a small space between them. To make this easier, you can fold the triangle in half. This way you'll cut both sides at once, making a symmetrical snowflake.
3. Unfold your paper and turn it so that the diamond shape is facing you for working with.
4. Still keeping your paper diamond side-up, roll the first two innermost paper lines together to form a tube. Tape these two pieces together. You should see triangle shapes on each side of the roll.
5. Turn the diamond over to the other side. Take the next two paper lines and pull them together on the opposite side of the tube and tape together as before.
6. Keep turning the paper and joining the paper lines together on opposite side until all paper lines have been joined
7. Repeat steps 3 - 7 with the remaining 5 pieces of paper.
8. Join 3 of the completed rolled pieces together at one end and staple together using the other hand. Do the other 3 pieces the same way. Now you will have 2 pieces consisting of 3 strands or "arms" each.
9. Staple the two new pieces together in the middle. You're almost done!
10. Lastly, staple where each of the 6 arms meet. This ensures that the snowflake shape is pulled into place. See illustration at top for the finished snowflake.
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd24LcZ0iAs for a video demonstration.
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