Make simple snowflakes from paper. You can tape these snowflakes to a window for a winter decoration or paste them onto folded construction paper for a winter card.

Supplies Needed:
  • White paper
  • Scissors
  • For a card: A piece of colored construction paper and glue
  • Optional – A protractor
  • Optional – Glitter or glitter glue

Instructions

1.

Real snowflakes all have six sides, so the first part of this project involves folding a piece of paper into sixths.

First fold a piece of paper in half.

This is a picture of the folded paper.
2.

Fold over one side, then the other, to make two 60 degree folds. You can do this by eye, or you can use a protractor. This is a good exercise in geometry and measuring angles.

This is a picture of folding the paper at 60 degrees.This is a picture of folding the paper.
3.

Cut off the edges of the paper in an arc - this makes a circle (if you were to unfold the paper).

This is a picture of cutting up the paper.This is a picture of the cut out dome.
4.

Cut a lot of the paper away.

This is a picture of cutting up the snowflake.
5.

Unfold your snowflake carefully.

Optional: Decorate your snowflake with glitter or glitter glue.

This is a picture of the finished snowflake.This is a picture of the finished snowflake.
6.

Glue your snowflake onto a folded piece of construction paper for a great winter card.

This is a picture of the finished snowflake card.