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3D Star Paper Craft

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

bulletGreen and red for Christmas.
bulletRed, white and blue for the Fourth of July.  
bulletYellow and white for outer space themes.
  

Materials:

bulletprinter
bulletpaper (I prefer construction paper as it's a bit sturdier)
bulletscissors
bulletOPTIONAL:  crayons (or paint, markers, etc)
bulletstring, thread, ribbon or wool
  

Instructions:

bulletPrint template and color as desired
  
bulletCut out the template pieces (may require adult assistance and can be done before hand).
  
bulletCut on one of the dotted line right up to the center.
   
bulletPick out the two matching stars (this is good practice for young children!)
  
bulletSlide the stars together, top to bottom  

assemble all I have is the snowflake image to show you how it's done
bulletGlue 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:

bulletinstead of simply coloring the template, here are some thoughts for alternatives:
  
bulletgold, red or green sparkles or sparkle glue
  
bulletSalt Drip
bullet3 parts flour 
bullet 1 part salt 
bullet food coloring (red  would be nice)
bullet 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.
  
bulletgrated 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.

Notes:

bulletThere are some brief instructions written right on the template
  
bulletIf you want your stars to be two-sided, print two templates out and glue matching hearts together back to back.  Do everything else as directed.
  
bulletClose template window when done printing to return to this screen.
  
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Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 

  

Black and White template

Grey and White template

Red and Green template

Red, White and Blue template

Yellow and White template