How to Make Asian Paper Fans
Round Chinese fans are an easy craft simple enough for young children to make with a little supervision. While these crafts are fun for kids, they can also be created by adults and embellished with stickers and glitter or painted to achieve sophisticated-looking fans. Try making a fan out of scrap paper to learn the basic process before you begin to fold an intricate painting or design.
Things You'll Need
- Fax paper
- Scissors
- Markers
- 2 Popsicle sticks
- White craft glue
- Clear tape
Instructions
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Cut a piece of fax paper approximately 3-feet long and 8-inches wide. Fax paper is available at office supply stores and comes in long rolls of paper.
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Decorate the paper using markers, crayons or colored pencils.
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Pleat the paper by folding it back and forth to create 1/2-inch wide pleats along the entire length of the paper.
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Glue a Popsicle stick to each short end of the paper. Position the sticks, so they stick out the top of the paper approximately 3/4-inch.
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Push the popsicle sticks together with the fan folded along the pleats between them. Wrap clear tape around the bottom of the paper where it extends beyond the popsicle sticks.
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Pull the popsicle sticks apart and fold them down around the taped area until they meet to open the circular Chinese fan.
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