This colorful and fun paipay fan is the ideal craft to do on a summer afternoon with the kids. You only need a few materials that you will surely have at home and the little ones can help you. You can create different models and so they can choose a different one every day.
Now, we tell you what the materials are what you will need and the step by step to make this beautiful and practical paipay fan. The best way to cool off in the summer heat.
Materials to make a paipay fan for children
The materials you will need to make this paipay fan are:
- 2 cards of colors, they can be of the same or different color. You can even choose the blank paper and have the children color it to their liking.
- The scissors
- 2 ice cream sticks
- Tape adhesive
- Glue White
Step 1:
First we have to fold the two cards or halves vertically.
Step 2:
Now let's cut the cardboard down the line and we will be left with 3 of the halves. We can save the excess for another craft.
Step 3:
With the adhesive tape we are going to join the 3 halves, being careful that they are well fixed to each other.
Step 4:
We begin to create the accordion effect. We start at one end and we are going to fold the cardboard, First to one side and then to the other. The approximate size will be one finger thick.
Step 5:
When we have all the folded paper, we stretch it out and we are going to fold it towards the ends, in such a way that a kind of circumference is created.
Step 6:
Now let's take a piece of duct tape and let's attach one end as seen in the image.
Step 7:
Now we only have cplace the ice cream sticks that will help us hold the paipay fan while we fan ourselves. We apply white glue and paste a part. Make sure that the two sides are symmetrical.
Step 8:
And now we have it, keep your fingers squeezing the sticks for a while until the glue dries completely. After, you will have a fun paipay fan to cool you down on hot days.