Paper Snowflakes for Children!

Snowflake Design # 3 D

3 D Snowflake Craft Pattern to Print and Color. Liven up your Christmas Tree in 3-D!

Gather Your Materials

How to make 3-D snowflake ornaments to hang for your holiday decorations!

First gather all the materials and equipment you need:

• printer
• paper
• scissors

You might also need:

• crayons, markers, paint
• string, yarn, thread, ribbon
• tape, stapler

Instructions:

For this 3-D Snowflake pattern you need 6 sheets of 8 1/2" x 11" paper cut into exact squares.

1. Each sheet of paper will create one section, similar to this image, of a 6-sided 3-D snowflake ornament.
   
2. Start with a square piece of paper. You may use any size of paper as long as all 6 sections are the same size.
   
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3. Fold the square diagonally along the middle to form a triangle.
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4. Fold this triangle again along the middle into a smaller triangle.
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5. Cut diagonal slits along the single folded side.
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6. Unfold carefully and you will see a pattern of diamonds cut into the paper.
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7. Connect the points by folding matching sides and gluing, stapling or taping them together first set of points to the left, second set of points to the right.
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Attach each section to the other with tape, glu or staples until yu have a completed 6-sided snowflake ornament. Hole punch one end to hang the ornament using yarn, string or christmas ornament fasteners.