Paper Snowflakes “Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together.” Create a wintery wonderland with this classic activity! Fun for families to do together - make it a winter tradition. What You Will Need: + Folding Instructions (below) + Template (following page) + 8-1/2” x 11” White Copy Machine Paper + Sharp Scissors tep Use a scissors and cut off section 2 C. Save this rectangle and use it to make paper chains! Fold corner D up to E, matching the points of the paper. S 1 then fold corner A up to B, forming a perfect right triangle. tep The diagram below shows how your S tep Lay a sheet of paper flat on a table, S S What You Do: tep The diagram below shows how your 3 preform snowflake should look at this point. C B E D tep Fold corner F along the dotted line, 4 which is one-third of the triangle shape. S S A tep Fold corner G along the edge 5 formed in Step 4, keeping a nice point at the bottom of the fold. 6 folded preform snowflake should look at this point. You are now ready to begin cutting your designs! F G Visit us online! Go to http://www.escapadedirect.com for thousands of educational products and books, and for hundreds of FREE activities, printables, games, and more! www.EscapadeDirect.com Copyright © 2009 Escapade Direct LLC Paper Snowflakes Use the template below as a guide for cutting out a snowflake pattern. Cut the shapes shown in grey below. Be creative and create your own templates! Visit us online! Go to http://www.escapadedirect.com for thousands of educational products and books, and for hundreds of FREE activities, printables, games, and more! www.EscapadeDirect.com Copyright © 2009 Escapade Direct LLC