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Description

Make Scandinavian Heart Decorations

Resources

Scissors
Pens or pencils
Rulers
Hole punch
Coloured Paper (we suggest red, green and white)
A circular mug to draw around
Maths compasses (optional)
Ribbon
Rubber

Instructions

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/make-a-julehjerter/


Gather everyone together and tell them they’re going to make Scandinavian Christmas Hearts called Julehjerter, in this simple paper craft.

Everyone should choose two pieces of paper, with each one being a different colour. They’ll be making two hearts.

Place the paper on the table in front of you in a portrait position.

Fold the paper in half, bringing the bottom to the top and making the shortest ends meet. It should look like a card.

Now, everyone should take a mug and a pencil. The mug will be used to draw a circle with, but you could also use a maths compass. People may need to share them.

Keep the paper folded in half. Lightly draw two circles, using the mug as a template, just below the edge at the top of the paper. The circles should be on the side of the paper opposite to the fold or crease.

Leave a gap between the two circles.

After drawing the circles, use a ruler to draw a straight line from each side of the circle to the folded crease. The circles and line should create an arch, which looks like a tunnel entrance. These will be the sides of the hearts.

Use scissors to carefully cut out the two arch shapes, making sure to cut through both layers of paper. Remember to cut along the outside line of the top of the circle and onto the straight line. You shouldn’t cut along the bottom of the circle, and you may want to carefully erase these pencil lines out.

Next, measure the length of bottom edge of the folded side of each arch using a ruler.

Use the measurement to divide the bottom edge into thirds and mark on a point where each third is. For example, if the edge was 15 cm long, you would mark a point at 5 cm and at 10 cm.

Now, use a ruler to lightly draw straight lines from those points about two-thirds up the archway.

Use scissors to carefully cut along the two lines you’ve drawn. This’ll create three looser strips on the bottom of archways. These strips will be used to weave the basket together.

Unfold the halves gently. You may want to refold them the opposite way, so the pencil marks are on the inside.

Repeat steps 3-13 to create two more hearts from the other paper colour you chose, so you have four heart shapes in total.

When you’ve made four hearts, take one heart of each colour.

Gently weave the heart’s strips together, carefully overlapping one strip at a time.

Each strip should go through the central hole of another strip, rather than weaving them each other. Make sure not to weave them over and under, as this means your basket can hold things, such as small chocolates.

When you’re finished, you could carefully hole punch the top of the paper hearts and add ribbon or string to turn them into hanging decorations. You could also weave the ribbon or string through the paper.

Tags

• christmas activity
• craft
• paper craft
• Roverway2024
• Scandinavian

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