Make a Fiery Dragon

Got a rainy afternoon and an antsy kid? Here's a fun crafts activity that will have your child making his own pop-up card. Watch as this fiery dragon leaps off the page!

What You Need:

• Dragon Template A
• Dragon Template B
• Scissors
• Glue
• Heavy Card Stock Paper (available at office supply stores)
• Markers (optional)

What You Do:

1. Print out Sheets A & B on to stiff paper.
    
2. Cut out both Dragon pieces loosely from Sheet A, Pic 1.

3. Carefully cut the pieces out on the solid printed lines. TIP: Always cut into the corners NOT around them, Pics 2 and 3. This makes it much easier. Do the same for both pieces.



4. Fold all the tabs backwards leaving the broken lines visible. This helps you to see where to fold, Pic 4.
5. Fold the tabs back again to match Pics 5 and 6.

    

    

6. Cut out and fold the background from Sheet B so that it matches Pic 7.

    

7. Now slot both Dragon halves together using the two triangular slots as shown in Pictures 8 & 9.

 

8. Apply a little glue to the neck tab and glue behind the Dragon’s Head, Pictures 9 & 10.

 

9. You are now ready to glue your Dragon to the background. Put a small amount of glue on the gray printed area on the left side of the backround and position the Dragon’s foot to the gray area, Pic 11.



10. To finish, close the Dragon halves together and put a little glue on the underside of the Dragon’s other foot tab.
11. Carefully close the card and push down on the glued area.

Your Fiery Dragon is finished! Congratulations. Open the card and watch him rise up!