Make a Christmas Snowman from Fan-Folded Paper
- 3x5-inch oval wood base
- 3/8x17-inch wood dowel
- Small screw
- Glue
- White latex or crafts paint
- Small paintbrush
- Multipurpose white paper: 3 pieces 8-1/2 x7 inches, 3 pieces 8-1/2 x4 inches, and 3 pieces 8-1/2x5-1/2 inches
- Double-stick tape
- Chenille stems: 4 white and 3 green
- 12x12-inch sheet green patterned paper
- Paper punch
- Scraps of assorted solid-color and patterned papers: black, orange, red, purple, and green
- String
- Drill a 3/8-hole in the oval base. Insert a small screw about 1/8 inch from the top of the dowel. Apply glue to the bottom of the dowel, and insert it into the drilled hole. Paint the dowel and base white. Set aside.
- Fan-fold one piece of 8-1/2x7-inch multipurpose paper, starting with the shorter side and creating approximately 1/3-inch-wide folds. Repeat for the two remaining pieces of 8-1/2x 7-inch paper. Align the fan-folded papers, and then use double-stick tape to secure the pieces along the long side.
- Twist a white chenille stem around the center of the papers. Fan out taped papers, bringing the loose ends together and securing with double-stick tape to form a circle. Repeat the folding and securing process for the remaining multipurpose papers to create three different-size circles for the snowman body.
- Fan-fold the green paper, creating approximately 1/8-inch-wide folds, for the scarf. Gently bend paper along the long side so one side is slightly longer than the other. Twist a green chenille stem around the center of the scarf. Use scissors to cut strips on both short ends to mimic fringe.
