Simple Paper Pouch

A paper pouch is a simple craft kids can make that are both eye catching and practical.

Paper pouches can be used to gift surprise tokens, sweets, jewellery or small items.

To make your origami pouches, you will need

Plain or patterned paper.
Scissors
Glue
Templates

The dimensions for the paper is 18cm by 28cm. This yields 3 pouches.

How To Make Origami Paper Pouch

Cut a plain paper measuring 18cm by 24cm. You could also print any of the free templates

Fold in half.

Fold into equal thirds.

Cut a small slant on either side of the folded paper.

Open it up and glue the folded lines. Only apply glue to the vertical lines on one half of the paper. Then glue together. Do not glue the top.

Let it dry.

Cut the pouches.

Insert your tokens or gifts.

Seal the pouch.

Happy Crafting

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Paper Chick

This paper chick craft is a very simple and straightforward easter craft for kids.

It is also makes for a great spring craft idea for kids.

You can make this paper chick craft for toddlers and preschoolers as it is just the right size for their little hands.

Another big plus is that it is a mess free no clean up craft activity

This paper chick craft could easily be done at home or in the classroom as Easter activities for kids.

You can make this chick craft as is instructed below or you could download a free printable chick craft template below.

Simply print and assemble.

Materials needed to make your Paper Chick Craft

You will need

Yellow card stock paper
Orange paper
Scissors
Glue
Wiggly eyes

How to make a Paper Chick

Cut out two circles on a yellow paper. One 8cm circle for the body and a 3cm circle for the head. Or print the template and cut them all out
Take the 8cm circle and fold it in half
Take the 3cm circle and glue it to the semi circle. Make sure the curved side is facing down.
Cut a small triangle in an orange colour and glue on the other side of the head.
Cut two tiny L shapes for the legs and glue on the inside.
Glue on the wiggly eyes.
Using a marker, draw on feathers. Hey! You have made a paper chick

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Paper princess crown

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DIY Princess Crown

If you are looking for how to make a princess crown out of paper, then look no further.

This paper princess crown is a safe and creative paper craft for kids. No cutting involved here so barely any supervision needed.

Make this DIY paper crown as craft activities for kids at parties or fun school crafts.

It is an especially fun and cool crafts for kids when they get to the decoration stage. Giving them paper crowns to decorate will make them love the project as they have decorated it themselves.

Materials needed to Paper Crown

How To Make a Princess Crown

Take a square paper and lay it flat on a surface

Fold as accurately as possible in half

As shown below, fold the left and right hand sides to me meet in the middle

Fold the tip at the bottom to touch the base of the triangle

Repeat the above step

Repeat one more time. It should look like a yatch.

Create 7 more of these.

Apply some glue to the right side of one and glue to the left side of another piece.

Make sure the sides showing the folds are all one the same side.

Glue all eight pieces together.

Glue the sides of the chain together and form a crown.

Punch out 8 circles using the craft punch.

Stick gems on them and place spikes of the crown.

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3D Easter Egg Card

Looking to make a simple easter themed craft?

Why not handmade and personalise a 3d easter egg card.

It is very simple to make with basic materials and is suitable for all ages.

The 3d egg is the centrepiece of the greeting card.

It can then be embellished with stones, shape cut outs, buttons and any craft accessory you fancy

How to make 3d Easter Egg Card

Materials needed

Paper stock cards (at least 2)
Glue
Scissors
Hole punch (optional)
Craft stones (optional)
Buttons (optional)

Instructions.

Print the 3d easter egg template on the card stock paper. You may print the egg templates on one side and the patterned background on the other side. The Blue egg and blue pattern as well as the Pink egg and pink pattern can be printed in the resource library

Cut out the egg shapes using a scissors. For a 3d egg that pops, you will need at least 5 cutouts.

Take a plain card stock paper and horizontally fold in half.

Glue on an egg cutout right in the centre of your folded paper.

Take the remaining egg cutouts and fold in half as pictured.

Glue the folded halves making sure they are glued on, the right side up (ie the domed side up).

Repeat the step and glue the remaining two halves.

Decorate and embellish with craft accessories in any way that takes your creative fancy.

As pictured, you may use adhesive gold foam letters or even a felt pen for words.

Craft stones is a cheap way to embellish any craft project.

Another great way to decorate your card is with colourful buttons and hole punched shapes.

Your 3d easter egg card is complete

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Paper Mache Recipes & Techniques

Paper mache recipes come in variations but nevertheless are very easy to make and with easily accessible ingredients.

Paper mache is simply the craft of modelling with pieces of torn paper glued together and often shaped using moulds of all kinds, painted and varnished.

Basic supplies needed for paper mache

Newspaper : It is easily accessible and is perfect for paper mache. It has a grain that makes tearing in one direction. Tear paper 1 inch in width and long enough depending on your project.
Glue : A choice of PVA glue, flour paste or wallpaper paste
Moulds : Dishes, inflated balloons are just examples of moulds that are frequently used.
Paint : White emulsion for at least two coats on the fried project and acrylic paint for any decorations.
Sandpaper : To smooth the dried surface of your paper mache project before coats of paint
Paint brush : Different types of brushes to either apply paint or to decorate with acrylic paint
Varnish : to give an excellent finish to your paper mache project

Methods of making paper mache

You may decide to use strips of paper and glue or making your paper pulp.

Paper and glue method. Tear as many strips of paper as needed, apply glue and lay the strips. Smooth each strips ensuring there are no air bubbles.
Paper pulp method. Tear strips of paper into pot and simmer for half an hour. Using a blender, blend into a pulp. Drain any excess liquid if required. When ready to use, add some PVA glue.

Paper mache recipes

There are a few choice of glues or adhesive for paper mache projects.

Flour paste recipe

Supplies needed

All-purpose flour
Salt
Water

Directions

Mix one cup flour with one cup of water
Add one tablespoon of salt
Stir until smooth and no more lumps.

PVA Glue

If the PVA glue you have is undiluted, you may use as is. However if it is undiluted, it is 2 parts glue and 1 part water.

Wallpaper paste

Wallpaper paste if thick can be thinned with water with a little salt added.

Liquid Starch

Liquid starch can be used as is.

Paper mache tips to remember

Considering multiple layers of paper strips if the project calls for it. This will prevent it from cracking open.
Allow sufficient time for drying. Let the paper mache dry out completely before proceeding to the next stage.
You may use sandpaper to gently buff the dried surface before applying paint.
Apply at leats two coats of emulsion paint.
When done with coats and paint decoration, apply a a coat of varnish
If using moulds, sometimes they would need to be held together to hold the shape that you want. Try using masking tape or glue from a glue gun
In humid weather conditions, try using a less water in your flower paste or use other types of glue.
If applying strips to a balloon, try sitting it atop of a small bowl, large sellotape or something cylindrical.

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DIY Valentine’s Day Card

Get paper crafting for that special person or people in your life with this DIY Valentine’s day card.

Some card stock papers, glue and paper strips and you are good to go.

Materials needed

Paper trimmer
Card stock paper (two different colours)
Glue
Hearts hole punch

Instructions DIY Valentine’s Day Card

Fold the A4 card in half
Using the paper trimmer, cut 1cm and 1/2cm strips in width of the different coloured paper
Take the 1cm wide strips, trim to 15cm in length, glue one end, join the the other end to make a heart.
Repeat the steps to make two more
Glue the hearts on the card.
Glue the 1/2 cm wide strips and glue underneath each heart.
Punch tiny paper hearts using the hole punch and glue as you wish.

More greeting card inspirations

Paper weave greetings card

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Paper weave greetings card

A paper weave greeting card is a simple DIY greetings card idea.

It suits any occasion and suitable as Birthday cards, Easter cards and even Thank you cards.

The paper weave technique on the front is very easy to do so is suitable for all levels

The front of the card can be designed whichever way you want

Materials Needed

Paper trimmer
A4 Card stock paper (Various colours)
Glue
Craft Jewel or Gem stones
Marker or felt pen

DIY Paper Weave Greetings Card

Horizontally fold an A4 card stock paper in half
Using the paper trimmer, cut 1cm wide strips from different coloured paper.
Take the strips to be laid vertically and trim them to the length of the card from the top to the bottom
Do the same to strips to be laid horizontally ensuring they are equal length from the left to the right.
Glue the vertical strips at the top.
Glue the horizontal strips to the left side of the card
Weave the horizontal and vertical strips and glue the ends of the strips
Glue the craft gems on the card
Using a marker, write what you want on the front as well as the inside of the card.

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Christmas tree card

Christmas tree card: This is an easy christmas card idea for kids that is fun and easy. Involve the children in this fun creative process.

The materials needed are safe and accessible.

The cards can also be embellished whichever way their creative juices flow.

Materials Needed

Card stock A4 (2 different colours of your choice)
Craft paper punch (round)
Craft Paper punch (star)
Glue
Paper trimmer

Instructions for making christmas tree card

Horizontally fold one A4 card stock paper in half.
Punch circular holes from the card stock of a different colour.
Starting at the top of the card and right in the middle, glue one circle.
Glue two circles underneath the first circle making sure they are also centred.
Repeat the same steps three more times.
Using the star paper punch, punch out a few stars.
Glue a star in the middle of a circle
Use the stars to make a stem. Also punch stars of a contrasting colour to use as a base for the christmas tree.
Simply use a felt pen to write “Merry Christmas” and pen your message on the inside of the card

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Paper Weave Wall Art

DIY PAPER WALL ART

A paper wall art is a great way to decorate you wall. If you don’t have a special picture to go in your picture frame, you can weave strips of coloured paper, put in a frame and create a beautiful DIY wall art

Materials needed

Paper trimmer
Coloured card stock paper
Scissors
Glue
Picture frame

DIY Paper Wall Art

Using the paper trimmer, cut 1cm strips of the card stock paper. Cut strips of at least 2 different colors

Vertically arrange the paper strips in a continuous order until it is relatively the size of an A4 paper.

Take a yellow strip. Start in the middle by laying it horizontally against the vertical strips. Insert over and under the strips.

Take the insert of the picture frame and lay it on the complete paper weave to gauge how much trim is required.

Glue together all the strips on the edge of the weave and let it dry.

Place in the frame and let it take pride of place on your wall.

If you have any extra strips left or looking for another project to use woven paper strips on, check the weave method of wrapping gifts with brown paper

Paper mache flower vase

How to make Paper mache flower vase

Why not take your paper mache crafting to the next level by making this paper mache flower vase.

This flower vase craft is a very practical idea for home decor. It can be used as a flower vase to hold artificial flowers.

It can also simply be an art piece that would look great on a shelf or mantlepiece.

This paper mache flower vase is made using cardboard cut out from a printable template, glued together and decorated.

Materials needed

Corrugated cardboard
Masking tape
Newspaper
Diluted PVA glue
Different colour paints
White paint
Clear glue

How to Make Paper Mache Flower Vase

Download the pdf template of the vase, scale it up to the desired size and print out two copies.
Glue the printed templates unto a cardboards and cut out in the shape of vase.
Cut out a strip of cardboard 7cm in length and width long enough to go round from the top left side of the cut out template to the top right. (Ensure the corrugation of the cardboard run vertically down the width of the strip. This makes it easy to bend the cardboard)
Using masking tape, glue the strip around the template to hold it in place
Tear some newspaper strips and paste them all over the pieces of the vase. Cover in four layers and let it dry completely.
Glue the back of the vase to the wall.
Add one more layer of paper mache, let it dry completely
Sandpaper the vase lightly and cover in two coats of paint. Let the flower vase dry completely.
Decorate as you choose.
Apply a coat of varnish.

Craft tips

You may paint patterns on the flower vase.
Draw on the vase
You could glue beads or faux stones.

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Paper Sunflowers

You can enliven your living space with paper sunflowers. They are easy to make and great crafting exercise you can do with kids.

This method requires cut a lot of paper off a printed template so may require the presence of a grown up

The materials or equipment that are needed to make paper sunflowers include

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Yellow paper
Brown paper
Dowelling rod or wooden skewers
Glue
Scissors
Green acrylic paint
Coloring brush

Print templates from the free resource library

How to make paper sunflowers.

Cut out of the brown paper, circles that are 7.5cm in diameter. If you don’t have brown paper, you may print out brown coloured circles on a white paper and cut them out.
Print the templates for the yellow sunflower petal and green leaves. Cut out the leaves using a pair of scissors.
Colour the dowelling rods or wooden skewers with the green acrylic paint and let them dry
Glue the green leaves quite sparsely on the dowelling rod
Take a brown paper circle and start glueing the end of the petals to the back. Ensure the petals overlap each other slightly.
When the petals have completely covered the brown circle paper, take the leaf adorned dowelling rod and hot glue the sunflower head at the back.

Crafting Tips

Keep the crafting theme going by pairing with a paper mache vase
Cut little bits of crepe paper and glue them on the brown card for an even authentic look

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Paper Alphabet Blocks

Paper Alphabet Blocks are great learning tools for kids. They are great at helping kids learn to spell and play other word games.

You will need the following

Printable alphabet box template (Get the full A-Z template free)

A4 or Letter size cardstock
Glue
Scissors

How to make your own Paper Alphabet Blocks

Print the template if you want the exact design in the images. You can also print a plain one to customise your own. Receive the templates when you sign up with your email below.

2. Cut out the templates along the lines.

3. Fold the cut out templates along the lines

4. Glue together all the sides.

5. Let the glued sides dry or stick

Suggestions

You may build your own cube using the blank template and the customising your box.

You write numbers, letters or draw shapes

You could also use a felt pen to make dots on the cubes and turn it into paper dice

You may cover in wrapping paper, attach a string and use as an accessory on a Christmas tree

It can also serve as a box with a lid. Don’t glue the top of the box shut and you can keep game cards and other learning aids

You can also get the kids involved by building paper boxes using the plain template and encourage them to design their own individual box. Decoration ideas could involve colouring, drawing, or sticking shapes on the boxes.

Check out a similar paper craft project on how to make a paper dice the easy way without using a printable template.

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Looking for more cube based craft ideas, check out the cube box printable templates

If you are looking for something different, how about some paper mache projects like

Eye popping paper mache fruit bowl or centrepiece

Paper mache photo frame

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How to make a paper dice the easy way

How to make Paper Dice

If you desperately need a pair of dice to play that boardgame that has been gathering dust on the shelf, here is a simple way to make paper dice .

This is simply the easiest way to make dice without glue or tape

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You can also use this tutorial to make a paper cube and scale up or down as required.

This is also a great way to improve your paper crafting skills.

You will need the following

6cm x 6cm Paper (6 pieces)
Felt pen

How do you make a paper dice?

Mark the half way point and fold the top left and top right corner to meet midpoint.
Turn the paper horizontally and repeat the above step.
Do the same for the remaining 5 pieces of paper
Start to insert one into the other until you form a cube.
Using a felt pen or marker, make dots on all the sides of the cube.

You can make far smaller dice for board games or very big cubes for craft projects by simply scaling up or down.

You can also make paper dice using Printable paper dice template.

Simply print out the template
Cut out the template
Fold the inside lines
Using glue, form into a cube along the tabs.

Apart from a paper dice, you can make teaching aids for kindergarten in the form of alphabet blocks. Instead of dots, put alphabets

Paper Mache Photo Frame

Paper mache photo frame is a great way to display your art. This picture frame can take pride of place on a mantlepiece, desk or on a wall.

This paper mache project can be taken all skill levels and the main materials needed are cheap and easily accessible.

The photo frame’s skeleton is basically cardboard folded in the shape of a frame, covered in paper mache, painted, decorated and embellished.

Materials needed to make your paper mache photo frame

Cardboard
Masking tape
Flour paste
Newspaper
White paint (emulsion)
Acrylic paint (any colour)
Gold foam sheet (optional)

You will also need the following equipment

Tracing paper
Ruler
Craft knife
Paint brushes
Pencil
Glue gun

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How to make Paper Mache Photo Frame

Print the photo frame template trace the template on the cardboard and cut out the frame. (Be sure to scale up or down). Cut out the square in the middle and keep it as it will be used to hold your picture.
Score the lines using a craft knife. Ensure you don’t cut through as you just want it be foldable.
Fold each flab towards the square in the middle. Using masking tape, tape the entire frame together.
If you want to hang the frame, stick a piece of rope or wire to the back of the frame.
Cover the the entire frame in two layers of paper mache (newspaper strips and flour paste) and let it dry.
Apple to coats of white emulsion paint and let it dry.
Using acrylic paint colour of your choice, paint the insides of the frame
Using a scissors to cut a zig zag pattern, stick on the sides of the inner square
Also cut out strips of gold foam sheet and glue horizontally to the left and right sides of the frame
Repeat the above step vertically to the top and bottom sides of the frame.
Take the cut out cardboard, glue your image to it and stick it to to the back of the frame with your image showing on the front

It also looks beautiful handing on the wall

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How to make your own paper mache bowl

DIY Paper Mache Bowl

Get into your paper mache art by making your very own paper mache bowl using a balloon.

Paper mache as a building material is cheap, quick to make and easily accessible.

Its versatility inspires many paper mache diy ideas like cups, plates, animal figurines and more.

It is also a great beginner project for kids and adults who want to get into paper mache crafts.

Materials

Balloon
Newspaper
Flour paste
Stiff cardboard or round plastic container
Paper mache pulp (optional)
Glue gun
Acrylic paint (white)
PVA Glue

You will also need the following equipment

Container for flour paste
Scissors
paint brush
Potato stamp

How to make your own paper mache bowl

Fully blow up the balloon. This will serve as the mould for the bowl.
Tear the newspapers into 2.5cm strips and using the flour paste, glue the newspaper strips on the balloon leaving some space around the knot area. Leave to dry and repeat four more times.
Burst the balloon when completely dry and remove. Using your scissors trim the paper mache bowl to the preferable height
Using glue gun, glue the base of the balloon to the base of your plastic container. Then cover the base with newspaper strips using pva glue.
Add 2 coats of white acrylic paint both inside and outside the bowl. Let it dry.
Using a potato stamp or any stamp, decorate the bowl as you wish and paint the base with a different colour
Glue painted balls of paper mache pulp around the rim of the bowl. This is optional of course.

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You may adorn the base with any kind of design or embellishment.

Once completely dry, it is perfect as a fruit bowl on the table or as a decoration on the shelf.

For smaller paper craft projects try these

3d paper stars

Gift wrapping with brown paper

Woven paper basket

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How To Make Paper Frills for Crown Roasts

Paper Frills

Paper frills is a very simple craft you can make to elegantly present your chicken, turkey or lamb cutlets.

Whether you call it paper frills for turkey legs or lamb chop cuffs, this craft can be made in minutes.

Things you will need

Paper
Ruler
Scissors
Glue stick

How to make paper frills

Cut your paper into a rectangle measuring 25cm by 15cm (9.84inches by 5.91 inches)
Fold your rectangle in half length wise
On the unfolded (open side), draw a horizontal line 2cm from the edge.
Cut slits from the folded edge up to the horizontal line (This enables the slits to be somewhat even)
Turn the paper from the inside out.
Carefully roll the paper around your finger, a stick, candle or anything that fits the size the paper frills are to be used for.
Carefully glue the edge shut.

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You could use this same technique to make pom poms.

All you need to do is substitute plain or card paper for tissue paper and super size the measurements.

Glue a dowel to make pom pom handles.

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