Japanese Fan

Japanese Fan

Posted 2013-05-10 by Oxford Explorerfollow
Japanese inspired fan


What could be better on a hot summer's day than a beautiful fan to gently keep you cool. This Japanese inspired fan would also make a lovely accessory to a fancy dress party or as a gift on Mother's Day.

Time: 25 minutes
Age: Over 10's
Level: Medium

Materials
  • Cardstock
  • 4 coffee mixer sticks
  • Craft knife
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Tissue paper

  • Method
  • Cut an oval from a piece of card.



  • Draw a semi circle with four segments (highlighted in black in the picture). The lengths between the segments should be the width of the coffee mixer sticks.



  • Cut out the segments with a craft knife (check with an adult first that you are allowed to use a craft knife as they are very sharp).



  • Glue three coffee mixer sticks onto the oval card.



  • Glue the fourth stick down to make a handle.



  • Cut two pieces of tissue paper larger than the oval.
  • Glue around the edges of the oval and along the coffee mixer sticks (not the one which is a handle) and then place one piece of tissue paper on.




  • Repeat on the other side of the oval.
  • Trim the excess tissue paper with scissors.

  • Keep an eye out for patterned tissue paper or you could try Japanese rice paper as pretty alternative.

    Categories
    #over_10s
    #medium
    #papercraft
    #oriental
    #japanese
    #fan
    #mothers_day

    %mykidcraft
    237906 - 2023-07-18 02:10:39

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    Easy
    5_to_10s
    Under_5s
    Any_age
    Over_10s
    Cheap
    Medium
    Recycled
    Paint
    Christmas
    Greeting_card
    Decoration
    Fun_food
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