First, take half a sheet of paper and draw some pictures. These will be your pop-up figures and pop-up scenery. Take a second sheet of paper and fold it in half, so it is roughly the size and shape of a paperback book.
Cut parallel lines along the folded edge of your second sheet of paper to create your pop-up stands. Then fold the lines in, as shown above.
Cut out pop-up figures and scenery. Open up your second sheet of paper and attach them to their little stands. Scotch® Double Sided Tape works well. ;)
You can also add some background scenery, like Emma’s sun and the path leading away from her house.
Attach your scene to some cardboard or cardstock. Scotch® Double Sided Tape works well here, too! =)
Stand back and admire your handiwork. Emma’s scene is a re-telling of the Gingerbread Boy story, with two little Gingerbread people. I love her sun’s smiling face!
MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.
Super cute craft idea–my daughter will be busy making a Star Wars Pop Up book in no time at all and we’d love some tape to help!
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Neato! I want to try this…even if my daughter isn’t down with it, I’ll still make my own because this is a great idea!!
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I’d love to enter this giveaway!! I think we could all use more tape the month of December:-).
This is a super cute and fun project too!
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I just found your site tonight and I love it! We sure do love tape around here. Thanks for the giveaway and ideas!
It’s SO cute!! We go through rolls and rolls of tape around here! :-)
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MaryAnne, I love those scenes! I think we’re going to do Christmas scenes in December – trees, gingerbread houses, snowmen etc. Thank you for the inspiration for such a fun, simple craft! Send me double-sided tape, please!
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Thanks for visiting us at waddleeahchaa.com. MacGyver could sure use this tape. I gave him several rolls of tape for his B-Day in June and I think he has used it all! It would be so cool if I won your contest(for all this tape)and you won our contest(Model Magic) this week. Thanks for the post these pop_ups are GREAT! :) joyce
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Sure would love to have some of that handy tape! And what a great use for it – my littles love pop up books!
Fun. I’d like to be entered — who doesn’t need tape? :) Love your pop up scenes!
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You made her drawing come to life! (And I can always use tape!)
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I love the scene, and I agree that double-sided tape can always be used around the house :)
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That’s such a cute scene! What a creative family. :)
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We go through a lot of tape around here! the pop-up scene is very cute… I bet my kids would love that project.
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Great giveaway! I’d love to be entered to win! I’m planning my wedding and need tape for some DIY projects!
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This is so neat! Thank you for always providing so many fun crafts that are actually easy to do. Please enter me in for the giveaway, and thanks again.
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Awww, what a cute scene. I need to teach my kids how to do pop up art, they’d love it.
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As strange as it sounds, I never have any double sided tape when I need it. That stuff IS magic.
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I love this craft! And who couldn’t use tape?
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Count me in! Tape always comes in handy :-)
What a CUTE idea! I know my oldest will LOVE to do this!
Thanks for sharing!
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