27 Feb How to Create a Paper Sloyd Postal-Card Holder

If you were waiting for the third year of paper sloyd to get a little more difficult, it just did! Our next paper sloyd project is the 4th model in the 3rd year from the book, Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades by Ednah Anne Rich. This model, a paper sloyd postal-card holder, gave us a struggle! We found the directions unclear and confusing. The good new is, we figured it out and we are sharing it with you, so you can enjoy the process without undue struggle.

Materials Needed

• The book, Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades by Ednah Anne Rich
• A compass
• An Exacto knife
• A pencil
• A hole punch
• A ruler
• Glue
• Quality paper, 12″ x 12″ scrapbook paper worked well
• A cutting mat

Happy Handicrafts Video: How to Create a Paper Sloyd Postal-Card Holder

We learned some great new skills this week, while making our paper sloyd postal-card holder. The main one was learning how to use a compass to make attractive curves on our model. Manipulating a compass can be a bit of a challenge in the beginning. It may take some time and practice for little fingers to become confident in using the compass. Take your time with this model, make it and remake it, allowing time for that confidence to build.

Learn More About Paper Sloyd

Want to learn more about how to incorporate paper sloyd into your homeschool? Get started, learning about sloyd at What is Sloyd? And Why is it a Valuable Tool in Home Education? Then move on to A Practical Guide to Your First Year of Paper Soyd. Follow along with us at Happy Handicrafts for all of our useful arts and crafts videos!

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