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Snowflake Factory
Here's one to try together!
Fold, snip, unfold. No two are the same.
Reviewed by our team.
Safety first
- Kid scissors only. A grown-up helps cut the thick last fold.
What you need
- Paper
- Kid scissors
- Painter's tape (optional)
How to do it
Grown-up prep: Fold one square sheet into a triangle three times to show how it works.
- Make a square. Fold one corner down to the edge and cut off the strip. Ask for help if you need it
- Fold a square of paper into a small triangle.
- Snip small shapes out of the edges. Ask: What shape will it make when you open it?
- Snip the tip off the point for a hole in the middle.
- Unfold it slowly for the big reveal.
- Make a second one with big, bold cuts. Ask: Is it the same as the first one?
- Hold one up to the light and look through the holes.
- Tape them to a window.
- Make a snowflake for everyone in the house, and fill a whole window! Ask: How many snowflakes make a blizzard?
Play it again
- Snowflake swap: everyone makes one, then mix them up and guess who made which.
- Giant snowflake: use a big sheet of paper and make one for the front door.
- Rainbow flakes: color the paper before you fold it.
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