12 Mar How to Create a Paper Sloyd Pentagon-Shaped Calendar

Our project for today was a paper sloyd pentagon-shaped calendar. This was the 9th of the Supplementary Models from the book, Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades by Ednah Anne Rich. Now, if it’s not terribly obvious, these Supplementary Models are somewhat annoying. Despite having practically no instruction, we been able to figure them out. But we have now entered the “wild guess” space. With no images to guide us, and the significant fact that this book was originally published in 1905, we are left with very little idea of what we are supposed to be creating. A paper sloyd pentagon-shaped calendar? Why pentagon? Should it’s calendar papers also be in the shape of a pentagon? Should the tiny pages contain an entire month? Or just a day? So many questions…

So what you see, here on our blog, and at Happy Handicrafts (our YouTube channel) is our interpretation of the designs. We could be completely wrong – and it won’t be the first time! If you have a different view or opinion, we’d love it if you would share it in the comments below! The more opinions, the better!

Thankfully, this model was fairly simple. We enjoyed the process, maybe because we spiced up our usual video with our little old, knitting Grandma, Grandma Parsnip, to our video. Let us know if you like her cameos – maybe she’ll become our Happy Handicraft mascot.

Materials Needed

• The book, Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades by Ednah Anne Rich
• A small piece of good quality cardstock, Bristol Board, or scrapbook paper
• An Exacto knife
• A pencil
• A compass
• A ruler
• Glue
• (Optional) Washi tape

Happy Handicrafts Video: How to Create a Paper Sloyd Pentagon-Shaped Calendar

This was a great lesson in creating a stand. I can picture this project being converted into other shapes and used as a picture stand. I’m not sure that we will use ours. We’re still using our previous calendar, from Year 3, Project #9. It sits in a convenient place in our homeschool room, is very functional, and the mermaid paper that we made it with remains so pretty.

We’d also like to introduce you to Grandma Parsnip. She’s a jolly, spry, older lady, who loves to craft. You may just happen to see her in our upcoming videos, as she is full of silly antics.

Don’t miss our previous videos on Paper Sloyd! If you’ve just found us, this is an entire series, and it’s best to start at the beginning. You can find our previous videos on Happy Handicrafts, or on our blog with more details at Year 1, Year 2, Year 3.

Come craft with us! We’d love to have you join us!