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DIY Wreath

For this DIY Pop-Up you will need:

• Cardstock or heavy construction paper
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Paper clip, or ballpoint pen that has run out of ink, or a knitting needle
• Crayons, colored pencils, markers

Instructions

1 Download the PDF templates and print out at 100% size (no scaling) on a heavy paper, such as cardstock.
2 Color all of your pieces with crayons or markers before scoring and cutting.

3 Use a ruler or a straight edge and a paper clip to score all the black dotted lines.
4 Next use scissors to cut out all the pieces along the black solid lines.
5 To cut out the center of the wreath, fold the wreath piece in half away from you.  Do not unfold.

6 Now you can cut the center area out of the wreath piece. Do not unfold yet.
7 Fold the angled black dotted lines towards you and then away from you. Unfold the piece.
8 Now push the bottom area of the wreath piece away from you as you start to fold the piece in half. Unfold.

9 Fold tab A towards you. Unfold.
10 Fold tab B towards you. Unfold.
11 Take the card piece and fold towards you. Unfold.

12 Put glue on the ‘Glue A Here’ gray area
13 Line up wreath piece’s tab A with ‘Glue A Here’. Press firmly and let dry.
14 Put glue on the ‘Glue B Here’ gray area.

15 Line up wreath piece’s tab B with ‘Glue B Here’. Press firmly and let dry.
16 Put glue on the ‘Glue C Here’ gray area.
17 Take piece C and line up with the ‘Glue C Here’ gray area. Press firmly and let dry.

18 Put glue on the ‘Glue D Here’ gray area.
19 Take piece D and line up with the ‘Glue D Here’ gray area. Press firmly and let dry.
20 Now fold the card in half.

21 Unfold and now you’ve made your own pop up wreath!

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DIY Dinosaur - PART 1
DIY Dinosaur - PART 2

For this DIY Pop-Up you will need:

• Cardstock or heavy construction paper
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Paper clip, or ballpoint pen that has run out of ink, or a knitting needle
• Crayons, colored pencils, markers

Instructions

1 Download the PDF templates and print out at 100% size (no scaling) on a heavy paper, such as cardstock.
2 Color all of your pieces with crayons or markers before scoring and cutting.

3 Using a ruler as a guide, take the rounded end of a paper clip (or a ballpoint pen that has run out of ink) and press along the dotted lines of the pop-up piece and card. Go all the way from the top to the bottom of the card!
4 Carefully cut out the pop-up piece and card for the Pterodactyl following the solid, black lines.
5 Take hold of the Pterodactyl and begin to fold it in half with the wings moving back…

6 …until folded completely in half.
7 Take hold of the lower right foot and begin folding it up towards the body…
8 …until it lays completely flat against the body. Fold the foot back down to its original position.

9 Take hold of the small triangle below the wing and begin to pull the whole wing in…
10 …as you pull the wing in the foot will begin to come up as well…
11 …until the wing and the foot are folded in towards the body. Repeat Steps 9 – 13 on the left side.

12 Your pop-up should now look like this with the wings both coming towards you.
13 Take hold of the right side of the head and fold SLIGHTLY forward along the dotted line.
14 Take hold of the left side of the head and fold SLIGHTLY forward along the dotted line.

15 Grasp both sides of the head and pinch it in half along the dotted line.
16 Take hold of the entire head and begin folding it down…
17 …towards the body.

18 Your pop-up should now look like this. Color in the head to match the body.
19 Take the card and fold it in half along the dotted line. Open it up again.
20 Carefully put a small amount of glue on the glue areas.

21 Take the Pterodactyl, line up his feet with glue areas and press onto the card. Let dry!
22 After the glue has dried, carefully begin to close the card.
23 Your pop-up Pterodactyl is complete! Be careful he doesn’t fly away!

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DIY House

For this DIY Pop-Up you will need:

• Cardstock or heavy construction paper
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Paper clip, or ballpoint pen that has run out of ink, or a knitting needle
• Crayons, colored pencils, markers

Instructions

1 Download the PDF templates and print out at 100% size (no scaling) on a heavy paper, such as cardstock.
2 Color all of your pieces with crayons or markers before scoring and cutting.

3 Use a ruler or a straight edge and a paper clip to score all the black dotted lines.
4 Next use scissors to cut out all the pieces along the black solid lines.
5 Also don’t forget to cut the little solid black lines on the roof.

6 Take the card piece and fold along the dotted line towards you. Unfold.
7 Take the house piece and fold Tab A away from you. Unfold.
8 Next fold the bottom of the roof along the dotted line away from you.  Unfold and repeat on the left side of the roof.

9 Now fold the left side of the house away from you. Unfold.
10 Now fold the part of the house that has Tab C attached to it away from you. Unfold.
11 Now fold the next part of the house that has Tab D attached to it away from you. Unfold.

12 Now fold Tab B away from you.
13 Next fold Tab C towards you. Unfold.
14 Next fold Tab D towards you. Unfold.

15 Now fold the house in half along the center dotted line. Do not unfold.
16 Put a small amount of glue on the “Tab B” shape.
17 Line up Tab B with the edge of the house piece. Press firmly and let dry.

18 Now put a small amount of glue on the “Tab A” shape.
19 Line up the left part of the roof on top of Tab A. Press firmly and let dry.
20 Put a small amount of glue on the “Glue C Here” shape.

21 Line up Tab C with the “Glue C Here” shape. Press firmly and let dry.
22 Now keep the house piece folded flat and lift of Tab D.
23 Put a small amount of glue on the “Glue D Here” shape.

24 Close the card gently to make sure Tab D matches with the “Glue D Here” shape.  Press firmly and let dry.
25 Now open the card. You’ve made your own little house!

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DIY Bear - PART 1
DIY Bear - PART 2

For this DIY Pop-Up you will need:

• Cardstock or heavy construction paper
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Paper clip, or ballpoint pen that has run out of ink, or a knitting needle
• Crayons, colored pencils, markers

Instructions

1 Download the PDF templates and print out at 100% size (no scaling) on a heavy paper, such as cardstock.
2 Color all of your pieces with crayons or markers before scoring and cutting.

3 Use a ruler or a straight edge and a paper clip to score all the black dotted lines.
4 Next use scissors to cut out all the pieces along the black solid lines.
5 Take the card piece and fold along the dotted line towards you. Unfold.

6 Take Piece B and fold along the middle dotted line away from you. Unfold.
7 Now fold along the diagonal dotted line towards you. Unfold and repeat on the other diagonal dotted line.
8 Now start to fold Piece B in half towards you as you push the upper half  and lower half towards you.

9 This is what the piece will look like completely folded. Unfold.
10 Put a small amount of glue on the “Glue A Here” shape.
11 Take Piece A and line up with the “Glue A Here” shape. Press firmly and let dry. Set aside.

12 Take the card piece and put a small amount of glue on the “Glue B Here” shape.
13 Take Piece B and line up the left side with the “Glue B Here” shape. Make sure that the center dotted line of Piece B lines up with the center dotted line of the card. Press firmly and let dry.
14 Lift up the right side of Piece B and put a small amount of glue on the “Glue C Here” shape.

15 Line up the right side of Piece B with the “Glue C Here” shape.  Press firmly and let dry.
16 Now close the card all the way.
17 Open the card and you now have your very own teddy bear!

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DIY Turkey - PART 1
DIY Turkey - PART 2

For this DIY Pop-Up you will need:

• Cardstock or heavy construction paper
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Paper clip, or ballpoint pen that has run out of ink, or a knitting needle
• Crayons, colored pencils, markers

Instructions

1 Download the PDF templates and print out at 100% size (no scaling) on a heavy paper, such as cardstock.
2 Color all of your pieces with crayons or markers before scoring and cutting.

3 Use a ruler and the rounded end of a paper clip to “score” (press along) the dotted lines.
4 Carefully cut out the pop-up pieces and card along the solid black outlines. Don’t forget to cut the tail fan pieces down the middle.
5 Take the tail fan pieces and fold back and forth along the dotted lines in a zig-zag pattern.

6 Add a few drops of glue to the glue “E” here shaded area.
7 Turn tail fan piece “E” upside down and place over the glue area and press down for 10 seconds to allow the glue to dry.
8 Take the card and add a few drops of glue to the glue “C” here shaded area.

9 Place the left side of the tail fan piece over the glue area and press down for 10 seconds.
10 Fold the tail fan piece into a stack and add a few drops of glue to the glue “D” here shaded area before you close the card. Press down for 10 seconds to allow the glue to dry.
11 Take the turkey piece and fold the two tabs towards you before folding the turkey down the middle away from you.

12 Add a few drops of glue to the glue “A” here shaded area.
13 Place the turkey piece over the glue area and make sure that the head fits inside the page. Let dry.
14 Add a few drops of glue to the glue “B” here shaded area and close the card. Press down on the closed card for 10 seconds to allow the glue to dry.

15 Congratulations your Turkey is complete. Gobble gobble!