Art Platter Art, Craft, Quilling, Origami and DIY Tutorials
This is a simple craft which can be done with a square piece of paper and scissors. Paper snowflakes making is a fun activity for kids specially around the holiday season.
Glimpse of Kirigami paper snowflake designs:
Let us see how to do a few snowflake designs.
How to make paper snowflakes:
Step 1:
Take a square piece of thick paper.
Step 2:
Fold it diagonally in two halves to form a triangle.
Step 3:
Start from the top left corner of the triangle to join the bottom right of the triangle.
Step 4:
Fold the bottom left corner along the dotted lines.
You will get the below.
Step 5:Repeat the above step for the bottom right corner of the triangle.
Step 6:
Press and flatten. Cut out the lower part of this along the dotted line.
You will get the below.
Step 7:
Now cut this triangle in the desired shapes and patterns. To start with, we can take the below simple pattern.
Step 8:
Open the folds in the paper and here is your snowflake.
The top tip of the triangle becomes the center of the snowflake and the bottom of the triangle becomes the edges of the snowflake.
Tips:
Experiment with different designs. Here are a few designs to start with.
Design1 :
Design 2:
Similarly you can try out different designs and in different sizes.
Now that you’ve made these Kirigami snowflakes, you can try out these 3 dimensional snowflakes to decorate your homes.
thanks!!!! I love making paper snowflakes! these look awesomeee <3 🙂