I made this snowflake today and was really pleased with the results considering all I needed was six pieces of paper. The beauty of this project is that it looks complicated, but was so easy! You can find the instructions on wikiHow here. This could be used as a treetopper, a wreath, or would look lovely hanging in front of a mirror. Smaller versions could be used to make a great mobile or as tree ornaments.
I used red and green construction paper that we had on hand, but it would be really pretty with double-sided origami paper. I cut the standard-sized paper into squares (8″x8″), which turns out to be a very large snowflake (about 16″). Double-sided tape would be helpful for this project. I measured the cut lines in 1″ increments and marked with a ruler.
This time of year we’re having lots of family time indoors and always looking for new projects. Some less-complicated snowflake instructions can be found here. My almost five-year-old loves folding, designing and cutting these snowflakes and there are so many possibilities. These would make a lovely garland when strung together and made from origami or foil paper. We end up with them all over the house.
Try this site and let the kids “cut” a snowflake on the computer here.
