LAVORETTI PER NATALE – stella di carta trasparente – modello 5 – Tutorial per realizzare una stella di carta trasparente a otto o sedici 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
8 (o 16) rettangoli di carta trasparente
colla da carta
LAVORETTI PER NATALE – stella di carta trasparente – Come si fa
Preparate otto (o sedici) rettangoli 12cm x 4,5cm:


Per ognuno dei rettangoli seguite poi le seguenti istruzioni. Per prima cosa fate una piegatura lungo la metà nel senso della lunghezza, e poi riaprite:

Piegate i quattro angoli:

Ora procedete alle due estremità in modo diverso. Da una parte così:

aprite i due triangoli e fate un ulteriore piega così, prima di richiudere:



All’altra estremità fate questa piega:



e poi questa:


Una volta preparati gli otto (o i sedici) elementi, procedete all’assemblaggio con della colla da carta:





Transparent paper star tutorial – model 5 – 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 5
What do you need?
8 (or 16) rectangles of transparent paper
glue.
Transparent paper star tutorial – model 5
How is it done?
Prepare 8 rectangles of colored transparent paper; my rectangles measure 12 cm x 4,5 cm. Fold each of the rectangles, in the same way, as shown below.


First, fold the rectangle in half and then reopen:

Fold the four corners:

Now proceed to the two ends in a different way. On the oneend in this way:

open the two triangles and make another fold before closing:



At the other end do this fold:



and then this:


When the eight (or 16) elements are ready, assemble the star in this way:



