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Materials
Piece of sturdy paper (cardstock is nice)
Strips of sturdy paper (at least 1/2 inch wide) The length should equal the width of your cardstock
Scissors
Glue Stick
Exacto knife (adult supervision)
Directions
With Exacto knife (or scissors) cut vertical strips into your cardstock. (Make sure that you leave at least 1/2 to 1 inch border at the top, bottom and sides.) Do not worry about exact measurements when you cut - it's nice to have irregular distances between the vertical lines.
Take your strips of paper and begin weaving. First strip travels over, under, over, under, etc. Glue the ends down to the cardstock. Second strip travels under, over, under, over, etc. Glue the ends to the cardstock. Repeat this process until you can weave no more. Experiment with patterned paper for your weaving strips and surface. The variations are endless.
Some helpful links on weaving for kids:
Different loom techniques for kids
Good diagrams on weaving process
Some paper weavings that were done by a few of our Balavihar campers.
