Summer Paper Fans

How to make these paper fans

What you need: printed templates (2 sheets per fan), wooden dolly pegs (clothes pegs), string or yarn, scissors, glue stick.

1. Print the free templates on plain copy paper — not heavy stock, as it needs to fold easily. Two sheets of A4 or Letter per fan.

2. Score all the fold lines lightly with an empty ballpoint pen so the folds are crisp and easy — especially helpful for small children.

3. Fold the paper accordion-style (back and forth in equal sections), following the scored lines.

4. Glue the two folded sheets together end-to-end to make one long accordion strip.

5. Pinch the folded strip together at one end and clamp a wooden dolly peg tightly over it. Let the glue dry.

6. Open out the top of the fan. Tie a piece of string or yarn around the peg to hang if decorating, or just hold the peg and fan away!

Make a collection in different colours and hang them as summer party decorations. You can also try our arctic animal paper fans for a themed version!