Pop-up Tree Card.

Supplies needed:

3 pieces of construction paper
Scissors
Pencil
Glue
Optional: Markers, glitter or glitter glue .

Fold two pieces of construction paper in half. One piece will be the outside of the card; one piece will be the inside.

On the inner card, make four short, parallel cuts along the fold line. The cuts should be in two pairs.

Fold over the flaps that were formed by the cuts.
Unfold the folds you just made and open up the card.

Push up the flaps made by the cuts. These will be the tree trunks.
Close the card so that the flaps are inside the card.

Cut out 2 tree shapes from green paper. Make sure that they will fit inside the card when it is closed.
Glue them to the paper trunks. Close the card.

Marc.

Peace Dove.

Supplies needed:

Stiff paper (1 piece)
Regular paper (1 piece)
Scissors
Pencil
String
Clear tape
Optional: markers, glue, glitter

Draw the shape of a bird's body on stiff paper.

Cut out the bird and cut two slits in the body (along the dotted lines).

Cut a piece of paper in half.
Fold each piece like an accordion.

Insert the folded paper (wings and tail feathers) into the slits in the bird's body. Secure them to the body with clear tape. Tape the ends of the tail feathers together (making a fan shape).
Draw eyes on the dove. Tape some string to the body of the dove (for hanging it up).
Optional: decorate the dove with markers or glitter.