DLTK's Christmas Crafts for Kids
3D Star Paper Craft

This is a cute, simple paper craft that results in a 3D ornament you can hang around the room.

• Green and red for Christmas.
• Red, white and blue for the Fourth of July.
• Yellow and white for outer space themes.

Materials:

• printer
• paper
• scissors
   
• Optional:  crayons (or paint, markers, etc)
• string, thread, ribbon or wool.

Instructions:

• Print template and color as desired.
• Cut out the template pieces (may require adult assistance and can be done before hand).
• Cut on one of the dotted line right up to the center.
• Pick out the two matching stars (this is good practice for young children!).
• Slide the stars together, top to bottom all I have is the snowflake image to show you how it's done.
• Glue a ribbon or thread onto the top (or hole punch a small hole and tie a ribbon through  (I used a thread and it worked really well).

Options:

• instead of simply coloring the template, here are some thoughts for alternatives:
  • gold, red or green sparkles or sparkle glue.
  • Salt Drip
    • 3 parts flour
    • 1 part salt
    • food coloring (red  would be nice)
    • water 
      
      Mix together 3 parts flour, 1 part salt, food coloring, and enough water to make a dripping consistency but not too runny.  Use a popsicle stick to drip onto paper shapes.  Will dry hard and sparkly.
  • grated chalk (take a piece of sidewalk or chalkboard chalk and rub it with course sandpaper to get chalk dust.  Pour the dust over glue covered paper.   Yellow chalk would be nice.

Printable Craft Templates:

• After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
• If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
  • In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
  • Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog

Black and White template

Grey and White template

Red and Green template

Red, White and Blue template

Yellow and White template

Printable version of these instructions