3D Beach Ball Collage

 
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Your summer project is here! 🏖

Celebrate summer and follow these simple steps to create your own 3D beach ball out of folded paper! On a hot summer day, this project will keep your little artist cool indoors. This project is best for ages 4+.

Materials 

  • 3 white cardstock circles and 3 colors cardstock circles cut to equal sizes. For best results, use papers of equal weight

  • Glue stick

  • Multicolored collage paper

  • String

  • Hole punch

Let’s get started! 

Steps 

1. Carefully fold each of your cardstock circles in half.

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2. Decorate the colored circles with collage materials. For an extra challenge, try creating monochromatic collages by matching your collage scraps to the background (red with red, blue with blue, etc.)

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3. Glue the circles together, alternating between colored pieces and white

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4. Your 3D beach ball is ready! If you would like to hang your beach ball, use a hole punch at the top and attach a string to display.

 
 
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