LAVORETTI PER NATALE – stella di carta trasparente – modello 4 – Tutorial per realizzare una stella di carta trasparente a otto punte con la tecnica del paperfolding (o piegatura della carta).
E’ un’attività che consiglio, da proporre ai bambini dai 6 anni in su. Oltre ad essere un esercizio importante per sostenere lo sviluppo di una sana coordinazione occhio-mano, ha elementi rilassanti e meditativi. In queste giornate di solstizio d’inverno e di attesa del Natale, queste stelle, applicate alle finestre di casa, portano meraviglia agli occhi dei bambini e ci fanno sentire tutta la bellezza della luce.

LAVORETTI PER NATALE – stella di carta trasparente – materiale occorrente
otto rettangoli di carta trasparente
colla da carta.
LAVORETTI PER NATALE – stella di carta trasparente – Come si fa
Preparate otto rettangoli di carta colorata trasparente 10 cm x 7,5 cm

Piegate il rettangolo a metà nel senso della lunghezza, quindi riaprite il foglio



piegate i quattro angoli così:


poi ad un’estremità aprite ognuno dei due triangolini, piegate una seconda volta su se stesso, e richiudete:







all’altra estremità piegate in quest’altro modo gli altri due triangoli:





ora piegate una seconda volta gli ultimi triangoli piegati facendo in modo che il margine esterno coincida con la linea centrale del rettangolo:





preparati gli otto elementi, assemblateli così:


Transparent paper star tutorial – model 4 – Tutorial to make an eight-pointed star with transparent paper with the technique of paperfolding.
It is an activity that I recommend, to be offered to children ages 6 and up. Besides being an important exercise to support the development of a healthy hand-eye coordination, it is an activity relaxing and meditative.
In these days of the winter solstice and waiting for Christmas, these stars, applied to the windows, bring wonder to the eyes of children and make us feel all the beauty of the light.

Transparent paper star tutorial – model 4
What do you need?
8 rectangles of transparent paper
glue
Transparent paper star tutorial – model 4
How is it done?
Prepare 8 rectangles of colored transparent paper; my rectangles measure 10 cm x 7,5 cm. Fold each of the rectangles, in the same way, as shown below.

First, fold the rectangle in half, then reopen:



fold the four corners:


then open at one end each of the two triangles, fold it a second time on itself, and close:







at the other end fold it this way the other two triangles:





now fold a second time the last triangles folded in such a way that the outer edge coincides with the center line of the rectangle:





When the eight elements are ready, assemble the star in this way:
