Introduction: Paper Weaving Egg Craft

About: Fun Little projects for Little Ones

Have you ever tried Weaving with Paper? Paper Weaving Crafts can be Perfect for both Kids and Adults to get Creative and express themselves.

Best of all, this craft project requires just a few supplies that you already have at home – so it’s easy on the wallet too!

In this Instructable, I will show you step-by-step instructions on how to make a Paper Weaving Craft with an Egg as an Example. It may look complicated but is so easy to do.

Watch the Video of our 5-Year-old Daughter Weaving the Egg. (Note that the Video is at 6x Speed)

Read on for Directions with Tips and Tricks. At the end of the Instructable, you will be able to download a Free Template to make your own project. Also, see other Paper weaving crafts that we did.

Supplies

Step 1: Preparation - Egg Template

Download the Egg template and Print it on Cardstock. The Template has 2 difficulty levels (2 cm and 1 cm cuts). Choose the one you need.

This instructable has steps for the Easier one (2CM cuts)

So after printing the template, Place it on a Cutting mat and Use a cutter to make a slit on the dashed lines.

Once done, Cut the Egg out.

Step 2: Preparaion - 2 CM Paper Strips

Let's cut out some colourful Strips for weaving the egg.

Take cardstock Sheets in 2 or 3 colours and Use a Paper trimmer to cut the Strips of width 2CM. You will need 6 or 7 strips to weave the egg.

Suppose you do not have a paper Cutter at home, Make 2 cm lines on the sheet using a pencil and cut them out with scissors.

Step 3: Start Weaving

Weaving is an easy process! But Kids need a little Guidance while starting out. With some practice, they will weave like a pro!

Starting at the Bottom, Weave a Paper strip over and under through your Egg Template.

Step 4: Insert the 2nd Paper Strip

Let's insert the next paper strip. This should be woven the opposite of the first one.

Step 5: Continue Weaving

Continue the weaving process until the Top by altering the Strips every time. This creates the woven effect!

Step 6: Cut the Extras

Once the weaving is done, cut the Extras using a pair of Scissors.

So that is all you need to do a Paper woven egg craft.

Step 7: Lets Weave a Difficult One

Let me show you Paper Weaving done with the 1 Cm Template. This means there will be more strips to weave.

All the directions of this craft are the same, except that the Strips will be 1 cm wide and will take more time.

The end result is more Intricate and attractive.

Which one do you like more?

Step 8: Weaving Craft for Kids

Here are some important Tips to teach Weaving crafts to kids.

  • Always use cardstock for this craft! The stiffness of the Paper is really important for little kids to weave.
  • For little Children up to 6 years, use the 2 cm template.
  • While older kids and adults can weave the 1 cm Template.
  • It is important to guide the kids for the first few times or they may go wrong while altering the paper strips.

Advantages of paper weaving craft for kids:

  • Great for hand-eye coordination, fine motor development, and problem-solving skills.
  • Promotes creativity!
  • Weaving is a great way to Relax and have fun!
  • These projects can also teach them about layering and pattern recognition which are important skills for artistic development.

Step 9: Other Weaving Craft for Kids

There are so many different possibilities with paper weaving crafts, allowing your children to be as creative as they want - they could make colourful geometric shapes or even 3D models on any kind of paper. Here are some variations we made!

Hope these give you other fun ideas for Paper weaving!

Step 10: Download the Template

The Template has 2 pages with 2 Egg sets on each Page.


Page 1 - 1 CM cuts - Difficult level

Page 2 - 2 CM cuts - Easy level


Kindly download the template and print it on cardstock paper.


This fun activity is perfect for the whole family to transform colourful papers into a wonderful piece of artwork to decorate the house.

So gather up your materials and let's get started – because when it comes to crafting together, anything made with love goes!


Hope you found this Instructable inspiring to try with your child!

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