3-D Paper Snowflakes Are a Hit January 16, 2013 Smithville's
Homeschoolers @ the Library made 3-D snowflakes this December.
Before the class, branch staff made a few to help the instructor
determine what steps might be the most difficult. We hung these
staff "flakes" over our circulation desk. Whoa! Everyday a
patron would ask, "Did you make those? They're great! Do you
have a pattern I could copy?" So, we thought we would share our
snowflake fun with everyone. All you need is 6 sheets of paper,
a ruler, pencil, scissors, glue or tape, and a stapler. This
square is easily accomplished by folding regular printer paper -
fold one corner down to the opposite side, creating a folded
triangle. Then cut off excess. Fold again to create a smaller
triangle, then mark 4 cutting lines (parallel to the long open
edges) from the short edge with 2 folds almost across to the
solid folded edge - but stop short by 1/2 inch. Leaving the
triangle folded, cut on those lines BUT NOT all the way across.
This process must be done