How to Make Easy Pop Up Cards
A pop-up birthday or special occasion card will delight children and adults alike. The card can be made with just a few supplies. A wide variety of themes can be incorporated into this card---flowers, Christmas trees, rockets, or any small cutout object. Children can help create pop-up invitations for birthday parties, and tie them to party activity themes like balloons or birthday cakes. A pop-up card featuring Mom's favorite flowers will charm her on Mother's Day.
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Instructions
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Fold a piece of eight 1/2-inch by 11-inch card stock in half. The card will fold open from the bottom to the top.
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Cut two parallel one-inch lines through the fold, a third of the way from the left side of the card. The parallel lines should be one inch apart from each other. Cut two parallel one-inch lines through the fold, a third of the way from the right side of the card, an inch apart.
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With the card front facing you and the fold on top, fold the cut flaps down toward the bottom of the front of the card. Open the card and push the flaps to the inside of the card.
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Cut out two balloons, flowers or stars from the construction paper. Glue the shapes to the bottom half of the card flaps that were pushed in.
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Glue a second piece of card stock over the front of the first piece. Write a simple message, like Happy Birthday or Happy Holidays, on the cover of the pop-up card.
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