I’m so excited to get this project into your hands. It’s a simple, multiple use paper project that is for both young and “vintage” creators.  We think these can be both super sweet or elegant depending on what you’re looking for.

Template and step-by-step, below, so that you, too, can make classic paper 3D stars and our own Swedish Christmas tomte-inspired; 3D Star Girl and 3D Star Boy. 

Follow the star dust and jump….

These are both “just because” paper projects or a functional project. It’s up to you.

I’ve set adult place settings with pre-made, glitter-dusted adult versions that guests can take home as ornaments and have set the kids table up with the 3D Star Boy and Star Girl for kids to color themselves. I’ve attached crayons to the printed stars and tied with ribbon so that kids can color, create and then, take an ornament home. 

The idea for these came to me when we pulled out our Christmas ornaments. Swedish Christmas Elves are dressed from top to toe in red, like these below, and realised that they’d be simple, fun, variations of the classic stars for kids. Template below. Print and go!

Let’s get started:

MATERIALS

• – Star Template (3 template options below with links)
  – Card Stock
  – Crayons or similar
  – Cutting Instrument
  – Ribbon, optional
  – Hole Punch, optional
  
  STEP ONE: Print:
• Star Girl , Star Boy & Plain Star in one place: | 3D Star Print one Star template: HERE.

HOW to make a PLAIN STAR:
If you make a plain star, you can simply print the template, cut out the star from  coloured card stock (embelling as you’d like. We dusted ours with glitter.)  Continue to STEP 3, fold. 

STEP TWO: COLOR:
Color in the 3D Star Girl | Star Boys or add what embellishments you’d like to the plain star.

STEP THREE: FOLD
Fold free-hand or draw lines (as below) with pencil as guides that can be erased.
These fold lines all start in the center of the star and go to the points and interior dips.

STEP FOUR CREASE FOLDS: 
Crease or pinch all of the folds. Continue pinching and creasing the folds all of the way around the star. The tops will be high and the dips of the star will be creased the opposite direction.

Summery: Print | Color | Fold | Crease | Enjoy

This was an idea that came from our house and Swedish inspiration but, I’d love to see what you do, too. Whether you make ours or if you personalise these just for you, I’m so happy to see your work and how you use these templates, too.

Color or embellish as you’d like.

Willow Wishes!

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