A Touch of Winter: How to Make Paper Snowflakes

Paper snowflakes are a fun winter craft to keep you busy on cold days. They are easy to make with just paper, scissors, and a pencil. Creating paper snowflakes is a quick and simple activity, taking less than 10 minutes to complete. Once finished, they can be used as decorations for windows, walls, or bulletin boards, bringing a wintery feeling to any space. 

Materials Needed: 

• Sheet of printing paper 

• Scissors 

• Pencil 

  
  

Snowflake Instructions: 

1. Start with one sheet of printing paper. 

2. Hold the paper vertically. 

3. Fold the top right corner down to the bottom left corner and crease the fold firmly. 

You should now have a triangle with a rectangular strip attached. 

4. Using scissors, cut off the rectangular strip so that only a triangle remains.  

5. Turn the triangle so the largest pointed tip is facing downward.  

6. Fold the right side of the triangle inward toward the center and crease.  

7. Flip the paper over. 

8. Fold the pointed end toward the left and crease. The shape should resemble a pointed heart.  

9. Flip the paper back over. 

10. Cut off the top of the heart shape so you are left with a smaller triangle.  

    

    An example of a pattern that can be used for creating a snowflake. Photo credit: Payton Smith (9)

11. Use a pencil to draw lines and shapes on the triangle. (look at the picture for help) You can do many different designs to get a different pattern for your snowflake. 

12. Carefully cut along the pencil lines. 

13. Unfold the paper to reveal your snowflake. 

An example of a completed paper snowflake. Photo credit: Payton Smith (9)

 Once your snowflake is complete, you can display it anywhere you like, bringing a touch of winter indoors.