Holidays and Celebrations

Materials:
A very large piece of thick cardboard
Silver or white paper
Red and blue paper
Paper glue
Sissors
Pen or pencil
A pointy nail or push pin
*Plain paper will do but silver paper and shiny red and blue paper looks best
 

Cut a 10 inch X 10 inch square piece of silver or white paper.
Bring the bottom up to the top to fold it in half
Unfold
 

Bring the top left point down to the crease line.
Unfold
 

Bring the left bottom point up to the right top point.
Unfold
 

Flip the paper to the back side and fold it in half along the crease.
 

Flip the paper back over again.
Bring the right bottom point up to the center of the X made by the creases.
Fold the point over to the right edge. Align the edges.
 

Fold the left bottom edge up to align with the fold you just made in the last step.
 

Flip the paper over to the back side.
Bring the left edge over to align with the right edge.
 

Flip the paper over to other side.
Make a cut from a tiny bit below the middle of the right side to the top left point of the flap.
 

Unfold your star.
Cut a 12 inch long strip of cardboard.
Mark the cardboard about 1 / 2 inch from the bottom.
Align the mark with the center of the star.
Make another mark at the top point of the star.
 

Use the pointy nail or push pin to make a hole at each mark.
 

Place the blue paper on top of cardboard.
Insert the push pin through the hole at the end of the strip and the center of the paper.
Put the pen point in the other hole and rotate it to draw a circle.
Cut out the circle
 

Glue the star to the center of the circle.
 

Place a strip of paper beneath the cardboard strip.
Insert your pen tip in the holes to make 2 marks.
 

The 2 marks give us the measurement between the holes.
Cut the paper at the marks.
Fold the paper in half.
 

The top dot was used to make the blue circle.
Each circle ring is the width of the folded paper.
 
Use the folded paper to mark 3 more dots.
Write blue under the dot you made the blue circle with.
Write red under the next dot.
Write silver under the next and red under the last.
Punch holes in the marks with the push pin.

Place the red paper color face down.
Stick the push pin or nail through the bottom hole of the cardboard strip and through the center of the paper.
Put the pen in the last hole at the top of the cardboard strip and rotate it to make a circle.
Cut out the circle.
 

Turn the sliver or white paper colored side face down.
Place the pin or nail through the bottom hole and through the center of the paper.
Insert the pen tip in the bottom hole below the word silver. Rotate and make a circle.
Place the pen in the top hole above the word silver. Rotate and make another circle.
This is the silver ring. Cut it out along the lines.

Glue the red circle to the cardboard.
Cut the cardboard along the edge of the circle.
 

Glue the blue circle with the star to the center.
Glue the silver ring midway between the blue circle and the edge.
 
Turn the shield over to the back side.
Cut 2 strips of cardboard or thick paper.
Put your arm along the center of the shield.
Glue the strips at the height of your wrist and forearm.
Mark sure there is room to slide your hand in easily.
Let the glue dry and your shield is ready for action!
Enjoy!