C-3PO Pieces - PDF

C-3PO Card - PDF

Steps 1 & 2:
Right click (or control click on a Mac) on the two links above to download the PDFs. Print out all the C-3PO pieces and card on heavy paper, like card stock or construction paper.

If Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed on your computer, the file should open. If you don't have Acrobat Reader, you can download it here.

Step 3:
Using the ruler as a guide, take the rounded end of a paper clip and press along the dotted lines of the pop-up pieces and card.

Step 4:
Carefully cut the pop-up pieces and card following the solid black lines. When you're done, you should have 5 pieces total, including the card.

Step 5:
Take your card and fold it in half. Set the card aside for now.

Step 6:
Take your C-3PO main body piece and fold it in half.

Step 7:
Now fold both tabs “A” and “B” towards you as shown in the photo. Crease well.

Step 8:
Flip the body piece over and fold the tabs “A” and “B” away from you. Crease well.

Step 9:
Take C-3PO’s head “D” on the main body piece and crease it towards you.

Step 10:
Now fold and crease C-3PO’s head “D” away from you.

Step 11:
Take his main body piece and push it back away from you so that the grey glue areas are in front of you.

Step 12:
Now push his head on the main body piece towards you. Set this piece aside for now.

Step 13:
Take his mid-section and fold the left tab “B” as shown away from you. Do the same to the other right “C” tab.

Step 14:
Fold the piece in half as shown. Unfold to its original position and set it aside.

Step 15:
Now take your C-3PO piece and apply a small amount of glue to the two areas marked “Glue Here A”.

Step 16:
Take your C-3PO mid-section and line up over “Glue Here A” so that the bottom edges of both pieces are straight on top of each other. Press firmly and let the glue dry. Set this piece aside.

Step 17:
Take the leg piece and fold it in half away from you.

Step 18:
Crease the corner tabs towards you starting with “E”, the left side of the leg. Repeat this Step on the right side marked “F”. Put it back to its original position and set this piece aside.

Step 19:
Now take C-3PO’s main body piece and apply glue to area “Glue Here D”.

Step 20:
Take his head and line it over “Glue Here D”. Press firmly and let the glue dry.

Step 21:
Place C-3PO’s arms in front of his body as shown here.

Step 22:
Apply glue to tab areas “B” and “C” on your card.

Step 23:
Align tab “B” and “C” directly over it’s corresponding “Glue Here B” and “Glue Here C”. Press firmly and let the glue dry. [Note: Tabs “B” and “C” will tuck under the mid-section.]

Step 24:
Apply a small amount of glue to areas “Glue Here E” and “Glue Here F” on your card.

Step 25:
Take C-3PO’s legs and align them over “Glue Here E” and “Glue Here F”. Press firmly and let the glue dry.

Step 26:
Begin to carefully close your card. C-3PO’s main body piece will shrink inside his mid-section and his legs will swing up. Press firmly and let the glue dry.

Step 27:
Open your card! You’ve now completed your C-3PO pop-up! Color it in with crayons or markers and share it with someone you like!