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How to Make a Paper Starburst
These beautiful starburst decorations look complicated but are actually super-simple to make. All you need is some paper cut into squares, scissors, and glue. Kids will love making these for a birthday party, holiday celebration, kids' crafts party, or any other occasion.
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Gather Your Supplies
To make these easy paper starbursts, you will need just a few things:
- Lightweight card stock or construction paper in beautiful colors, cut into 4" x 4" squares (If you want bigger starbursts or smaller ones, simply adjust the size—say, to 3" x 3" squares or 2" x 2" squares.)
- Scissors or a paper trimmer
- Ruler
- Glue stick
- Stapler
To hang the paper starbursts you will need:
- Hole punch
- Ribbon
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Fold and Glue the Inner Square’s Corners
Keeping the square with a corner facing you so that it's diamond-shaped and the cut corners are on the left and right sides, fold the two flaps of innermost corners over each other and glue them together. Try to keep the fold you've made rounded as you glue the corners together. (Hint: Putting a pencil into it when you glue it down will help).
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The Finished Starburst
When you are done, your paper starbursts will look like this. They are as gorgeous as they are easy to make.
If you plan to hang them around the house, you can make a hole at one of the top points of a star point and put a ribbon through and loop it so that it's ready for hanging. These work great as decorations for any type of party.