Pop Up House

a fun project consisting of a book that unfolds in a tiny house

Posted by campaspe

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If you have a few hours to spend with a child this is a nice project for an afternoon

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You Will Need (5 things)

  • 4 A3 paper Sheet white
  • 10 A4 paper Sheets assorted colors
  • Scissors
  • Paper Glue
  • Furniture catalog

Steps (5 steps, 420 minutes)

  1. 1

    measure the width of an A3 sheet (you should get 29,7 cm) and measure the same lenght in the perpendicular direction so to draw a square.
    Cut out the paper square and fold it in half in each direction so to define four square of half width (i.e. 14,85 cm)

  2. 2

    Discard one of the square with the exception of a small tab that should be glued to the perpendicular side
    You should get a cube corner.

  3. 3

    By folding the cube corner, so tu superimpose the B and E corners you will get a flat folding along the diagonal of the bottom surface

  4. 4

    Make 4 such cube corner and glue them together
    (see figure from above) - the red lines represent the glued together surfaces
    you can glue on the two blue surfaces two cardboard which will be the cover of the book

  5. 5

    you only need now to decorate the little house