How to make a cut-out paper Christmas tree
Cut-Out Paper Christmas Tree: try all 3 steps in the 3D player. Turn and replay every move. Print the complete diagram sheet or save it as PDF.
An Origami Tutor tree: fold a square in half, cut one stepped outline through both layers, then open a three-tier Christmas tree with its trunk.
- You need
- Thin paper, a pencil, a ruler and scissors.
- Start
- Begin with a 12 cm square of green paper, colored side up. Keep an edge at the top.
Your model is ready
Smooth the centre fold and stand the tree up against a card, or tape it in a window. Add a paper star, or decorate the tiers with dots of paint. The finished tree, with three tiers above its trunk.
Step-by-step diagrams
- 1
Fold the square in half
Bring the left edge to the right edge. Match the corners and press the vertical fold. Keep the folded edge on the left.
- 2
Cut the three tiers
Begin on the folded edge at the top of the tree. Cut down the first sloping side, in along its step, and out along the next slope, then the third. Turn in along the lowest step, cut down the trunk, and end on the folded edge. Keep the tree beside the fold.
- 3
Open the tree
Open the centre fold carefully. The two halves meet along the stem of the tree.
- ✓
Finish
Smooth the centre fold and stand the tree up against a card, or tape it in a window. Add a paper star, or decorate the tiers with dots of paint. The finished tree, with three tiers above its trunk.
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