Cool Snowflakes for Inside Fun

Good morning! Did you have happy holidays? I know mine was hectic. The weather here is about to turn cold and frightful. Remember the ice storms last year and the frozen pipes?

So what to do with the children when they are stuck inside for days at a time? It’s time for art!!

There is a cool children’s book about the man who photographed snowflakes, “Snowflake Bentley”. Google Snowflake Bentley and you can find out about the museum in his name in Maine, the camera he invented to photograph the snowflakes, and see the actual photographs he made.

Now if you want to cut out paper snowflakes, you can follow these directions or you can buy my product: (it’s only $1.50 and you can download it and have the directions readily available) http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snowflakes-and-Symmetry-1007433.

Supplies needed: 1 round lid any size  to fit paper– I collected various sizes of plastic lids

1 pencil

Several sheets of white copy paper

1 pair of scissors

Directions:

Place the lid on the paper and trace around the lid with the pencil.

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2. Cut the circle out.
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4. Fold the circle in half, taco shape.
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6. Fold in half again, pie shape.
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8. Fold a third time, pizza shape.
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10. Cut out triangles and half circles on the sides. Don’t cut the point if you are a beginner.
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12. Unfold to see the snowflake.
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14. After much practice, deeper cuts can be made on the curved side to create radial arms and the point can be cut to make a hole in the center of the flake.
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Stay warm and have fun! Cutting snowflakes is fun but messy! Mizz Mac

More of Mizz Mac’s products and art lessons can be found in her store at www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/Gena-Mcwilliams.

Mizz Mac (Gena McWilliams) can be found teaching private art classes at Creative Alternative on Riley Avenue, Macon, Ga.