- Age Guideline: 6 Years and Up - Time Required: 30 minutes
(Does not include drying time) The above age and time guidelines
are estimates. This project can be modified to suit other ages
and may take more or less time depending on your circumstances.
Print out Belva's pattern (find it here) or use it as a guide to
make your own pattern of any size. It is easy to make your own
star pattern by simply drawing a equilateral triangle (all three
sides are the same length), then draw a circle around that
triangle, and then, using one side of the equilateral triangle,
draw an isosceles triangle (two of the sides are the same
length). The end design should look similar to an ice cream cone
shape. You will need to make 10 copies of the pattern. Print or
draw the pattern to the wrong side of the paper (the side that
will be on the inside of the star). Next, you need to cut out
all of your cones After you have all of your cones cut, fold up
the edges on the 2 dotted line shown in the pattern. These 2
flaps should be fol