Each of us has cut snowflakes at least once in a lifetime. Usually you have to face this when there are small children in the family who really like the carved beauty. And, of course, not a single New Year is complete without this decoration. Cut snowflakes can be glued to the windows, hung on a Christmas tree, walls and even the ceiling. You can make a beautiful garland out of snowflakes and hang it across the room. Beautiful and original snowflakes can even be used as napkins on the festive table.
The most popular material for making snowflakes is paper. It can be both monochrome and color. The main thing here is that the paper is soft, since it will be very difficult to cut out patterns from hard paper. You can use tissue paper and napkins, but regular printing is also suitable.
If you have forgotten or do not yet know how to make a snowflake out of paper, read this article to the end. In fact, there is nothing complicated in this, even a small child who knows what scissors can cut snowflakes under the supervision of parents and then come up with a place to hang them.
To get started, prepare everything you need. It is best to cut above the table so that later it is convenient to collect garbage. To make the simplest snowflakes, you will need scissors, paper and your imagination.
Now we’ll take a closer look at how to make a snowflake out of white paper:
1. Take a square sheet of paper. If the paper has a rectangular shape, make a square out of it, cutting off all the excess.
2. Fold the square diagonally.
3. Fold the formed triangle in half so that the dividing line passes through the upper corner and the base of the triangle.
4. Again, fold the resulting triangle in half again in the same manner as described above.
5. Now comes the most important thing. The edges of the snowflakes, which are located opposite the main corner (along which we were guided when bending), you can crop as you like. The shape of your snowflake will depend on this. So, it can be square, in the form of denticles or rounded. You can make the snowflake smaller; to do this, crop its free edge (the former base of the triangle) by the required number of centimeters.
6. On the so-called “body” of snowflakes, you can cut out any patterns that your fantasy tells you. Here you can experiment and create a variety of beauty.
7. After you have made a snowflake out of paper, unfold the finished work and admire the end result. Do not be afraid if your first snowflake does not work. Over time, you get the hang of it, and you can cut the real masterpieces.
Now I will tell you about how to make a snowflake out of paper more complicated. Do not be afraid, the difficulty will consist only in the fact that the snowflake will not have a quadrangular shape, as happened in the first embodiment, but an octagonal one. The essence is the same, only after you fold the second formed triangle in half, you have to fold it again. Simply put, you will first have to fold the square diagonally, and then three times in half a triangle, acting on the same principle: divide the upper corner in half so that the division line passes through the base of the triangle. Next, you need to cut out the patterns and give the edges of the snowflake a shape.
But how to make snowflakes out of paper so that they are bright and colorful? Firstly, you can use colored paper, or try to cut snowflakes out of foil (but this is very difficult). And I also offer you this option: cut a snowflake from plain white paper, and then just decorate it. You can stick finely chopped pieces of a Christmas tree toy onto a snowflake or take the same foil, finely cut it, and also stick it to a snowflake. By the way, you can entrust the decoration of snowflakes to your children.
That's all, now you know how to make a snowflake out of paper. I want to tell you another little secret: look on the Internet for the manufacture of three-dimensional snowflakes. It turns out to be voluminous and large, therefore it is able to decorate any room.