DIY Paper Snowflake

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DIY Paper Snowflake

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There is nothing more fun than creating homemade crafts for the holidays! Snowflakes are perfect to encourage that holly jolly spirit! Below are helpful instructions to make a simple paper snow flake.

Gather Your Materials!

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For this craft, you will require the following materials.
- 6 sheets of paper (any color)
- Clear tape
- Scissors
- Stapler

Create a Square!

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- With each piece of paper, fold the bottom left hand corner of the page so that the short left edge of the paper lines up with the top long edge.
- Cut off the remaining rectangular paper.

Fold!

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- Fold your triangle in half

Cut!

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- Starting from the bottom of the triangle ( with two folds) cut three or for straight lines
- Be careful not to cut off the lines!! Try to cut about 1/4 inch away from the top

Tape!

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- Unfold your snowflake to reveal a square. You will notice that there are four diamonds.
- For the first and smallest diamond tape the two ends together.
- For the second diamond, flip your paper over. Tape the two ends together.
- Repeat the steps for each diamond.

Create Your Snowflake!

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- Using the previous steps, create a total of 6 snowflakes.
- Staple the ends of each snowflake, creating a hexagonal shape.
- Enjoy your beautiful snowflake!

Check out https://youtu.be/uWKZEJYs-AM for better instructions!!