DIY Pop-Up: Boba Fett

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 line on the center of the card. Repeat for the all the dotted lines.
4 Carefully cut out all of Boba Fett’s pieces and card following the solid, black lines.
5 You will now have these four pieces scored and cut out.

6 Take the base page (card) and fold it towards you along the solid dotted line. Crease well and unfold.
7 Now take the piece marked with “Glue Here E”. Fold the piece away from you down the center dotted line. Crease well and unfold.
8 Now fold the lower left tab up towards you. Crease well and unfold.

9 Now fold the lower right tab up towards you. Crease well and unfold.
10 Now fold the upper tab that is grey away from you. Crease well and unfold. Set the piece aside.
11 Pick up the piece marked “Glue Here F”. Fold the piece away from you down the center dotted line. Crease well and unfold.

12 Fold the lower left tab up towards you. Crease well and unfold.
13 Fold the lower right tab up towards you. Crease well and unfold.
14 Now fold the upper tab that is grey away from you. Crease well and unfold. Set the piece aside.

15 Take the base page and put glue in the grey shaped marked “Glue Here A”.
16 Pick up the piece marked “Glue Here E” and line up the lower left tab with “Glue Here A”.
17 Press the tab down firmly and let the glue dry.

18 Put glue in the grey shape marked “Glue Here B”.
19 Line the lower right tab up with the grey shape “Glue Here B’. Press the tab down firmly and let the glue dry.
20 Now put glue in the grey shape marked “Glue Here C”.

21 Pick up the piece that is marked “Glue Here F”. Line up the lower left tab with the grey shape “Glue Here C”.
22 Press the tab down firmly and let the glue dry.
23 Now put glue in the grey shape marked “Glue Here D”.

24 Line up the lower right tab with the grey shape “Glue Here D”. Press the tab down firmly and let the glue dry.
25 Now put glue in the grey shape marked “Glue Here E”.
26 Now put glue in the grey shape marked “Glue Here F”.

27 Pick up Boba Fett and line his head and his arm up with “Glue Here E”. It will match up perfectly.
28 Once Boba Fett is matched up with “Glue Here E”, press firmly and let the glue dry.
29 Now that the glue is completely dry, slowly close the pop-up.

30 And open the pop-up… SWOOSH! It’s your very own Boba Fett!