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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Paper Craft: Creative Card for Mom / Dad Day Card

Difficulty: Easy
Age: 5 and up (with help from adults for smaller age kids)

Description
A simple card can mean a lot to people we care and love.
Want to make a personalized card for this Mother’s Day, Father’s Day & Teacher’s Day?
Here’s how easy one creative and fun card to make.



What you'll need:
1. A pair of scissors
2. Square Colour Paper
3. Colour Marker Pens
4. Glue
5. Some black wools

How to make it:
1. Fold along diagonal line of a square colour paper
2. Open the paper back to the square and fold the 2 corners on each side of the diagonal line towards the middle in opposite direction, aligning the edge of the paper to the diagonal line from Step 1. Folded paper is now in the shape of a kite.
Note: 2 colour papers was used instead of one for clarity of steps illustration and is not required.



  
3. Fold the small triangle towards the larger triangle
4. Make another fold in the same direction at the tip of the smaller triangle A that has just been folded. Turn and flip over to the other side will look as in photo.






5. Fold the 2 sides inwards
6. Roll some wool threads, tied in the middle and cut at the opposite end of the tie to make the hair.








7. Glue the hair on the tip of the triangle and decorate the face, and add some pattern on the clothes.
8. Add a heart shape paper inside the fold to keep your message.
9. Repeat the same from Step 1 and decorate the folded doll differently for a Dad’s card.















Tips:
1. To make the card stand, add a triangular shaped paper to the back of the card for support.

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