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Supplies:

• 8 ½ x11” sheets of colored cardstock or heavyweight construction paper
• Scissors
• Colored dot stickers or other small stickers- optional
• Scraps of colorful/decorative papers- optional
• Hole punch
• Glue stick

Directions:

1. Fold an 8 ½ x 11” sheet of cardstock or heavy construction paper in half OR cut the sheet to a smaller size, then fold in half, making a strong crease on the fold line.
2. Holding onto the folded side of your paper with one hand, give the top of your paper a decorative trim. Still holding the folded side with one hand, begin cutting 1” in from the open side, starting at the bottom of your paper. Let the outside edge guide your cutting line. STOP when you are about 1” from the top of your paper. Turn the corner with your scissors and cut across the paper, toward the fold. STOP about ¼” from the fold!
3. Repeat the cutting from the bottom of your paper, always moving over about 1” from your previous cut before beginning. You can make your vertical and horizontal cuts straight or decorative. Making lines and curves, play around with each sculpture you create, giving your pieces some variety!
4. When you have made 3-4 cutting lines, depending on the size of your paper, open up your paper and lay it on a flat surface. You can decorate your paper, front and back, using stickers or scraps of paper.
5. Turn your paper into a 3-D sculpture with a few folds: Beginning on one side of your sculpture, fold the top “leg” TOWARD the center, creasing a new fold at the end of your scissor cut (where you stopped about ¼” from the main fold line). The next “leg” should be folded BACKWARD in the same manner. Continue, folding each leg ... front, back ... in this alternating pattern. Do the same thing on the other side, BUT the top “leg” will be folded backward. Continue the folding pattern ... front, back, front.
6. Display your 3-D sculpture by working with the “legs” and folds to make it stand. Make a few more, varying the size of your paper, cutting lines, and decorations to grow your piece into an artistic stabile (a freestanding abstract sculpture) that POPS!

Watch this project at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPxBwVPqYR4&list=PLxg4vmuqrAtckvp9eurSG…

In this project, you make two different paper airplane designs and then test out each one to determine which one will fly the furthest.

Supplies:



• Two pieces of paper for airplanes
• Markers or crayons to decorate
• Pencil and paper to record your results

Directions:

Plane Design #1- Classic Glider

1. Fold your paper hot dog style.
2. Lay the paper out in front of you, portrait style.
3. Fold the top-right corner to the center crease, lining up the edges and creating a triangle.
4. Do the same thing with the left corner.
5. Fold the right side again, along the crease.
6. Do the same thing with the left side.
7. Fold the plane inwards, in half, so the previous folds are on the inside.
8. Fold back one side so the edges align.
9. Flip and repeat with the other wing.

Plane Design #2- Speed Glider

1. Fold your paper hot dog style.
2. Lay the paper out in front of you, portrait style.
3. Fold the top-right corner to the center crease, lining up the edges and creating a triangle.
4. Do the same thing with the left corner.
5. Fold the point of the plane down, creating a fold along the bottom of the corner triangles. The tip should be about ⅓ of the page from the bottom of the paper.
6. Fold the top-right corner to the center, about one inch above the tip.
7. Repeat with the left corner. This should create a small triangle at the point.
8. Fold the small triangle up.
9. Flip your plane over so that your folds are on the table.
10. Fold your plane in half, left side onto its right, so the edges line up.
11. Fold the top wing down so your edges align.
12. Flip and repeat with the other wing. Once you have completed your planes. Test them out in an open space, like your backyard or the park. Make a chart and compare each of your planes and how far it flew each time.

Watch these airplane projects at: https://youtu.be/QdronFgR0Yc?list=PLxg4vmuqrAte4QgWzVQ7oInsSnnMkwcil

Supplies:

• Pattern or picture of design
• 4ft of craft lace
• Key Ring
• Scissors
• Pony beads
• 35 green
• 15 blue
• 6 yellow
• 4 orange
• 2 black

Directions:

1. Tie your craft lace to your key ring, leaving two legs of equal length.
2. Look at the top line of your pattern, and find pony beads to match that line. If you’re using the bird pattern, the first line will be 3 green beads.
3. String those beads onto one of the legs of craft lace, in the order you see them on the pattern. (This may not matter for the first line, but it’s important later on!) Push the beads up to the top of the craft lace, next to the key ring.
4. Now, string the other leg of craft lace through beads in the opposite direction of the first leg. Pull the craft lace all the way through. Reposition the line of beads so that they form the bottom side of a craft lace triangle, with the keyring as the triangle’s top corner. When you’re done, you should have to two equal lengths of craft lace again, one on either side of the line of beads.
5. Repeat steps 2-4 with every line of your pattern.
6. When you’re done, tie a knot in the craft lace at the bottom of your design, and trim any excess length. Good job!

Watch this project at: https://youtu.be/T6w5u62hrp0?list=PLxg4vmuqrAtckvp9eurSGEI2DwSb1wI6o