Paper Crafts

Resources in this category:

Amazing Paper Airplanes
http://www.amazingpaperairplanes.com/

Want to make some cool paper airplanes? This is the site for you. All of the "Favorite" airplanes have folding and cutting instructions. These are neat, but they aren't easy, so you might want some help!

Download-a-Dinosaur
http://www.rain.org/~philfear/download-a-dinosaur.html

"Easy-to-make paper dinosaurs that you can download from this site and printout on your printer. All that is needed is scissors and glue."

How to Make an Origami Crane
http://www.monkey.org/~aidan/origami/crane/

Simple, clear instructions for folding a crane from origami paper (or any thin paper). The site is illustrated with very crisp photos, using 25 steps to go from flat paper to completed crane. Younger kids might need some help following the instructions, since success depends on correct left right directionality.

Joseph Wu's Origami Page
http://www.origami.vancouver.bc.ca/home.html

In addition to a wealth of information on origami (history & instruction, finding people, organizations and supplies) there's a guide to files & diagrams of origami on the net and a guide to origami photo galleries.

Learn2 Create a Jigsaw Puzzle
http://www.tutorials.com/07/0738/0738.asp

"If you think doing jigsaw puzzles means it's time for the old folks' home, then you probably haven't made your own yet. This 2torial provides the simple steps to creating a personalized brain twister."

Learn2 Make a Kite
http://www.tutorials.com/04/0479/0479.asp

This site will show you how to make two kinds of kites: the Paper and Straw Kite and The Classic Scott Sled Kite. You can also learn how to tie knots and make paper airplanes.

Learn2 Make a Pinata
http://www.tutorials.com/04/0402/0402.asp

"Pinata-breaking is a real hit at parties--sort of like a cross between pin the tail on the donkey, stickball, and trick-or-treat. What's more, making one can be just as fun as destroying it."

Learn2 Make Basic Origami
http://www.tutorials.com/08/0855/0855.asp

"This 2torial takes you through two relatively easy projects that will result in one decorative item and one useful item."

Learn2 Make Basic Origami
http://www.tutorials.com/08/0855/0855.asp

"Origami (pronounced or-i-GA-me) is the Japanese art of paper folding. Learn it and you'll be able to make all kinds of paper decorations - figures of birds that you can display on a shelf,hang on a mobile, or tuck into a birthday card, for example, as a small gift."

Learn2 Make Decorative Book Cover
http://www.tutorials.com/09/0939/0939.asp

"Decorative book covers not only provide protection, they also lend a touch of personalization."

Learn2 Make Homemade Paper
http://www.tutorials.com/06/0697/0697.asp

"Why homemade paper? It lends a distinctive personal touch to any project from greeting cards to a personal note or letter. And it's much easier than it sounds once you draw off a page or two."

Make an Origami Jumping Frog
http://netro.ajou.ac.kr/~lastfrog/frog/froggy/origami/origam...

A step by step drawing of how to make an origami frog that jumps! This page is part of a much larger site on frogs, which we include in our Frogs & Fish section under Animals!

Marilee's Paper Doll Page
http://marilee.us/paperdolls.html

If you like paper dolls, this is the site for you! It has paper dolls that you can print out, color, and make. It also has links to other pages that have paper dolls to print, and links to pages about origami paper dolls.

Paper Airplanes You Can Fold
http://www.paperplane.org/Patterns/patterns.html

Learn how to fold paper airplanes from Ken Blackburn, the man who holds the Guinness record for time aloft for paper airplanes.

Planetpals.com: Friends for Earth
http://www.planetpals.com/

Print out paper crafts, learn about recycling and the environment, have fun with Planetpals puzzles, and more at this cool site.

The Pop-Up Lady
http://www.makersgallery.com/joanirvine/

The Pop-Up Lady will teach you how to make all sorts of neat pop-up pages.

Preschool Paper Crafts
http://www.makingfriends.com/precrafts.htm

Fifteen fun paper crafts for little hands to make.

Print-n-Play Toys
http://www.mcguirezone.com/goodies/toys.html

Do you like to fold paper into things like cows, race cars and scarecrows? How about making a board game or stickers? This site allows you to download images that you can then make into toys or games or other paper crafts.

Sesame Workshop - Coloring Pages
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/coloringpages/

Print out pictures to color of all of your Sesame Street friends, including Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, and many more! Plus learn about letters, numbers, and shapes, too.

The Imagination Factory
http://www.kid-at-art.com/

The Imagination Factory teaches "children and their caregivers creative ways to recycle by making art".

United States Coast Guard Downloads
http://www.uscg.mil/top/downloads/

This site has links go several U.S. Coast Guard coloring books, a few paper models, and many downloadable Coast Guard images.