Making A Chair Out Of Paper

This is fun to use as for your origami furniture set.

Making a chair out of paper.

An origami chair can be used as for mini dolls. You will figure out that paper always tears better in one direction than the other. Per pair or group copy paper one roll of masking tape stuffed animal small to medium sized this packet contains all the information you need to make this a great engineering activity in your classroom. Can you create a chair that can hold a stuffed animal using only paper and tape.

There is a lot of opportunity for variety in this challenge depending on whether you restrict the supplies and or the size s of the stuffed animals. Each person has a group including 3 people per group. Second you start building a chair that you think will be the best design and stable. How to make simple chair covers.

Check out the tutorial by instructables user mr. If your paper comes on a roll like wallpaper does tear a sheet that s a little wider than the width of the seat 60 cm. First of all you gather the supplies which is 6 inches of masking tape and 4 sheets of paper. Slipcovers are one of the quickest and simplest ways to give an old chair a new look.

This stem challenge is always one of my students favorites. Then start tearing strips lengthwise along the sheet between 1 2 1 1 2 inch wide. Using an archival spray from a craft store will prevent the newspaper from yellowing over time. You could use other types of paper such as wrapping paper wallpaper maps your child s artwork to personalize the piece.

Lab sheets student and teacher instructions and challenge signs are all. This challenge will teach students how to make a chair out of paper and tape to hold a stuffed animal. Custom tailored slipcovers whether purchased or homemade are not an option. Read on to learn how.

In the video below we make a comics themed chair by covering each finished roll with the comics pages. Can you build a paper chair that can hold the weight of a stuffed animal. Try making them out of vintage suitcases. Want your diy chair to have a nostalgic look.