Tag: 3D

Polar Bear Model

Did you know that 27th February is International Polar Bear Day? To celebrate these beautiful and endangered creatures we’ve got a simple stand up model for you to make. We’ve left ours plain but you could decorate it with cotton wool, paper or fabric to add more texture.

You will need:

  • Polar Bear Model Template
  • White card (or use recycled card and paint or collage it white)
  • Pencil
  • Black pen
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick

Step 1.

Use the template to cut out 2 body piece, 2 ears and 3 pieces of card for the supports.

Step 2.

Glue an ear onto each polar bear. It’s a good idea at this point to make sure your polar bears are ‘facing’ each other so you end up with a left and a right side rather than two lefts or two rights!

Step 3.

Use the black pen to draw an eye and nose onto each polar bear.

Step 4.

Now we’re ready to join the two sides together. Using the marks on the template as a guide fold over each end of each support piece. Again using the template as a guide glue the three supports onto the body of the bears.

Step 5.

Your bear should now stand up! Have fun and don’t forget to show us how you get on!

Wrapping Paper Decorations

Did you enjoy our Paper Snowflakes tutorial from a couple of weeks ago? Here’s another papercraft activity that’s perfect for using up leftover Christmas wrapping paper.

You will need:

  • Wrapping paper (or other lightweight paper)
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Needle and Thread
  • Glue

Step 1.

Cut a rectangle of wrapping paper (ours was around 40 cm x 20 cm.)

Step 2.

Fold the paper into a concertina, with each fold being around 3 cm wide.

Step 3.

Fold the concertina in half and secure with a small stitch.

Step 4.

Draw a couple of curves onto the folds, try and make it more or less symmetrical! Remember to leave most of the fold intact.

Step 5.

Cut out the curves you drew (remembering to leave most of the fold intact otherwise you’ll end up with a pile of confetti!)

Step 6.

Put glue on one of the folds at the centre of the folded concertina and stick it to the opposite fold. Open it up and repeat on the other side to complete your decoration. Add a bit of thread to hang your decoration and admire your hard work!