How to Make Spiral Popup Books
Pop-up books can renew children’s interest in well-known tales and make new stories visually exciting. Spiral pop-up book crafts don’t have to stop there: Pop-up craft projects can make family albums entertaining. The craft supplies required to make spiral pop-up books are available at most craft supply stores. Additionally, you may already have in your home the materials needed to get your spiral pop-up book craft project well on its way.
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Things You'll Need
- One package standard construction paper
- Craft marker
- Craft scissors
- Pictures or cutouts
- Craft glue
- Spiral bookbinding
- Spiral binding hole puncher
Instructions
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Fold a single piece of construction paper in half, the bottom edge of the paper meeting the top edge of the paper with the fold being nearest you.
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Draw two lines starting from the bottom fold toward the top of the page. Each line should be about two inches in length.
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Cut the lines using craft scissors. Fold the cut section back, make a crease and return it to its original position.
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Open the paper up like a tent and push the cut square through the bottom of the paper. Be careful not to tear the paper.
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Close the paper, reapply pressure to the fold to make a strong crease and open the pop-up.
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Secure cutouts to the raised pop-up on the construction paper. Allow the glue to dry before you fold the cut out down to make the cutout’s creases.
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Continue making one layered pop-up page for each cut out you want to include in your spiral pop-up book.
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Stack the pages in order with the pop-ups closed.
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Insert each page fold side in to a spiral binding hole puncher to make holes for the spiral binding.
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Restack the closed pop-up pages in order from beginning to end.
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Insert the spiral binding by lacing in through the first hole.
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Your finished product should resemble a notebook. Continue turning the spiral binding so that it laces the entire binding of the pages.
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