Fan-Folded Leaves for Kids to Craft for Thanksgiving
- 9x12 inch sheets of construction paper: red, yellow, orange (one sheet for each leaf)
- Acrylic paints: yellow, orange, red, rust
- Paintbrush
- Pencil
- Tracing paper
- Scissors
- Double-sided adhesive tape
- Chenille stems: light brown, yellow, orange
- Download the free leaf pattern.
- Paint the pieces of paper with a brush damp with paint, making different-size strokes across the front and back of the paper; let dry.
- Make a 1/2-inch-wide fold along one long edge of paper; press a sharp crease to fold. Fold the rest of the paper like a fan (folds should run parallel to 1/2-inch fold). Fold in half crosswise, matching the short edges.
- Trace the leaf pattern onto tracing paper; cut out. Place pattern on top of folded paper, trace, and cut out.
- Open the paper and refold all long fan creases. Refold in half crosswise, securing the ends in the center with tape.
- Thread one chenille stem through the middle opening at the fold for the stem. Fold the end of the chenille stem over and twist to make sure it stays attached. Curl the other end of the chenille stem as shown in the photo.
after painting paper fold in half short side to short side. then trace the pattern against the fold and cut out. open sheet and fold into fan pattern like the directions say. then fold in half (which ends up being along your very first fold). glue the insides together and it comes out great! definitely not a kid friendly project. essentially the only thing a child would be alright to do is paint.
11/15/2011 08:39:58 PM Report AbuseI wish I had read the comments BEFORE I read the instructions 20 times. Couldn't figure out how to trace a full page pattern onto a piece of paper that has been folded into a 5 1/2 " x 1/2 " fan.
11/11/2011 08:09:53 AM Report AbuseWell, I don't think it is quite a KIDS project, but they sure turned out cute when I did them!
11/7/2011 01:45:26 PM Report AbuseIt makes sense (and works!) when you trace the leaf onto the UNfolded paperfan, then cut it and glue it together!
10/30/2011 03:50:55 AM Report AbuseDirection #4 and #5 do not make sense. How can you trace the pattern to the construction paper while it is folded up? #5 says to open the paper after the leaf pattern has been traced and refold all creases.
10/18/2011 10:25:06 PM Report Abuse