Paper Snowflakes for the Whole Family
Robert's first four books about paper snowflakes sold over 1,300,000 copies in the 1990s. These new titles reinvent the genre with attractive templates organized by progressive levels of paper folding and cutting. Each folding pattern builds on the previous one.
His newest books are available here:
Paper Snowflakes For the Whole Family 108 templates for ages 3 to 103; photocopy the pages; hardcover or paperback (Amazon)
Paper Snowflakes Made Easy 25 templates for ages 4 and up; paperback, large print (Amazon)
Paper Snowflakes For Kids! 52 templates; photocopy the pages; paperback (Etsy)
The
process is easy... photocopy or trace the template (so the book pages can be
used again and again), fold, and cut. Whether you're decorating for a December wedding or just want a minimally messy craft to do with the family, you're
bound to enjoy the results of your efforts. Here's a great little video with examples to show how it's done.
Suspend a winter wonderland from the ceiling, tape them on your windows, or string as a garland to bring the outdoors in all season long.
Don't be deterred because the books are self-published. Robert sent me a copy of Paper Snowflakes For the Whole Family, so having seen it firsthand, I can assure you it is a professional, high-quality, and well-written book. As I said to him, Great timing as this is when people are looking for gift ideas.... and what fab presents these books would make.
Who wouldn't enjoy a relaxing project on a cold winter evening? There are quite a few heart designs... make Valentine decorations!
Whether you have children or grandchildren, they'll get caught up in the fun of folding, cutting, and decorating. Older kids may enjoy applying a bit of bling... these stick-on crystals make for a glam blizzard.
The simplest patterns will help preschoolers develop finger dexterity while getting used to scissor cutting.
While a flurry of all-white snowflakes is undeniably elegant, Robert suggests that children will be drawn to jazzy Astrobrights Colored Paper, examples of which you can see in some of these photos... he sent me quite a few sample snowflakes.
He also recommends Fiskars scissors. This set of three pairs with a softgrip would be nice for adults, teens, and older children. Judging by positive reviews, very young children will enjoy this pair.
Here's a full sample page so you can see the simplicity of the instructions:
U.S. GIVEAWAY! [ENDED]
Because I don't have young children or grandchildren in my family at this time, I'd love to send the autographed book and snowflake samples that Robert sent to me to one of you.
Deck the halls with paper snowflakes!
All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this blog post along with your email address. I'll use random dot org to choose a winner this weekend and will notify the lucky recipient. Good luck!
Congratulations to the winner, Cindy LaFreniere!
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How fun. It's been ages since I've made paper snowflakes.
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Thanks for the opportunity to win. (It's snowing for the first time as I write this!) mm srygley at g mail dot com
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ReplyDeleteOh this would be so much fun for my grand-daughter.
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ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! I get to make a bunch of paper snowflakes for a kids’ party in a couple of weeks and am looking for a special give-away myself. I love the ideas! emily@emilyspapercrafts.com
ReplyDeleteI love snowflakes! Brilliant idea to have books for different levels. So fun!
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ReplyDeleteLol. I don’t have young children or grandchildren but I’d love to sit down and make these snowflakes! Dpeltz1@comcast.net
ReplyDeleteI love snowflakes so much - quilled or cut out. These books look like such fun. I would love to do these with my kids!
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I'd love to make these and mail to far flung family. skyview@countryspeed.com
ReplyDeleteOoohhhh, I have grandkids who would love to try this out. And to be honest, so would I!!!!! mainebrownmainebrown76@roadrunner.com
ReplyDeleteFamily fun projects? With paper and scissors and darling templates? What could be better?! Thanks for sharing 😊 mjkpalmer@gmail com
ReplyDeleteThis looks like so much fun! I hope I win!😊oh gosh do I have to make my email public here?
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DeleteDid you know that even adults with autism or learning disabilities enjoy cutting shapes out of paper?! shamrox0317@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI love all things paper and these look like hours of!! run leon 40 (gmail)
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