How to Make Six-Pointed Snowflakes From Paper

Making paper snowflakes is a fun and easy holiday craft project for kids. Figuring out how to fold the paper is the hardest part, but once you master the basic steps, you can make an infinite variety of snowflake designs. Try using different sized square sheets of paper, or different colors of paper, for an interesting variety. Have fun experimenting, and use your snowflakes to decorate windows, bulletin boards, or Christmas trees.

Things You'll Need

• Construction paper
• Scissors

Instructions

Making Snowflakes

1. Find or cut a square sheet sheet of paper.

2. Fold the paper diagonally to make a triangle.

3. Fold the resulting triangle diagonally again to make a smaller triangle. Then fold that triangle, overlapping one corner across the triangle to make two overlapping triangles.

4. Fold the bottom triangle over and across the top one. Trim the edge so that you are left with one small triangle with no points. For clear diagrams, visit highhopes.com/snowflakes.html.

5. Cut into this shape before unfolding it to create a snowflake pattern. You can experiment with different cuts to make different designs. Try a few and unfold them to see how they turn out, or consult the diagrams at highhopes.com/snowflakes.html for ideas.

References

• Paper Snowflakes -- Free Instructions