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Papercraft Superman
Papercraft Superman
"Save the say with this SUPER fun craft! Our Papercraft Superman is such a blast to make. Our printable template and simple instructions make this craft an easy choice. If your kids love superheroes as much as mine do, they're going to love this Papercraft Superman. The best part about this craft is that you probably already have the supplies needed on hand. So what are you waiting for? Grab your template and crafting supplies to get started!"
Primary TechniquePaper Crafts
Materials List
- Colored papers
- Craft glue
- Sharpie
- Pencil
- Scissors
Instructions
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Select a colored paper for the skin tone of the Superman puppet and then select blue, red, black and yellow colored papers for the rest of the patterns.
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Trace the body base and arm patterns on blue colored paper.
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Trace the belt and logo based on yellow colored paper.
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Trace the cape, shoes, and pants patterns on red colored paper.
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Trace the head and hand patterns on the paper selected for the skin and the hair pattern on black or dark brown paper.
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Cut out the traced patterns using scissors.
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Glue the hand cutouts with the arm cutouts and the shoe cutouts on the bottom ends of the body base pattern.
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Cut a slit along the yellow marked line inside the hair pattern.
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Slide the top end of the head cutout under the slit to attach the hair pattern with the head cutout.
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Attach the belt and the pant pattern cutouts on the body base pattern.
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Trim the both sides of the belt and the pant patterns if necessary.
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Attach the arm patterns on both sides of the body base pattern.
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Attach both the arm patterns on both sides of the body base pattern and then attach the head on the topside of the body base pattern
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Attach the cape on the backside of the papercraft Superman figure and then use a black sharpie to draw the eyes, nose and mouth of the papercraft puppet to complete the craft.
