Print out the PDF on your printer using the double sided feature. Cut out the twelve clues. The back side of the clue tells where to hide that particular clue. The last clue is where the special surprise will be found.
Papercrafts and other fun things
Friday, March 15, 2024
St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt For Kids
Monday, March 11, 2024
A STEM PROJECT: Using Buffon's Needle Experiment To Estimate The Value of Pi
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
A STEM Project: Make Your Own Slice Form With A Locking Base
Paper is an amazing material to create slice forms. Slice forms can only be made with pliable materials which can be maneuvered to allow for each slice to be slid into place. Wood, metal or hard plastic will not suffice. In this blog posting, I have created a slice form base that does not fall apart when the figure is picked up from a surface. Two of the slices have a special slit design which creates the locking mechanism.
In this blog posting, I made a Circus Party slice form which exemplifies how to make your own design.
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Overall Pattern For An American Girl Little Bitty Baby Doll
I designed an overall pattern for the American Girl Little Bitty Baby Doll. The overalls are easy to make except for the straps. They are hard to turn inside out once it has been sewn. An easier method for the straps is to only sew one side of the strap, go around the curve and then sew a third of the way down on the other side of the strap. Turn the strap right side out and then press the raw seam inward. Top stitch the entire strap.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
A STEM Project: Origami Stars For Polygons
I saw this origami star design in Cuttle. https://cuttle.xyz/@forresto/Parametric-Pinwheel-Paper-Purse-3YomdOUfLZoe and I was intrigued by it. I recognized the design as a variation of the Puzzle Purse because the folds of the star are created by a parallelogram and a triangle. Here is the brief history of the Valentine paper purse. https://louisamayalcott.org/virtual-valentine
To make this design, a polygon of n-sides is placed in the center. A parallelogram and a triangle are then attached to each outer side of this polygon. Once the design is cut out, the paper is folded whereby the parallelogram folds on top of the triangle to create a point for the star. The fold pattern is repeated for each n-side. When the figure is turned over, the original polygon is visible.
I coded the design in TurtleStitch,https://www.turtlestitch.org/users/Elaine/projects/Origami%20Stars%20For%20Polygons and then cut it out with the Silhouette Cameo. I am not offering the cut files for this design as I would like you to go to the TurtleStitch program and to execute the code with the desired number of points. Once the program is executed, save the file by going to the top left corner with file icon. Export the file as a DXF file. In the Silhouette software, open the file and cut it out.
Friday, February 9, 2024
A Rubber Band Pop-Up Valentine Card
Make the Valentine Heart Slice Form