Make a pop-up card
Celebrate World Gratitude Day
Activity time: 20 minutes
Gratitude means being thankful for the good things in our lives. Maybe you’re grateful for your family, the yummy food you eat, a favourite toy or being able to visit the park.
Follow these steps to make a card for someone special. Don’t forget to send it to them.
You’ll need:
- paper or card (tip: if you don’t have coloured paper just use your pencils to colour in)
- pencils, crayons or anything to draw with
- scissors
- sticky tape or glue.
![A green piece of cardboard folded in half. A green piece of cardboard folded in half.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/pop-up1_0.jpeg)
Fold your paper in half to make a card. You need to do this twice so you have two cards that we will later stick together.
![A green piece of paper with 4 small rectangles drawn along the bottom. A green piece of paper with 4 small rectangles drawn along the bottom.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/pop-up2_0.jpeg)
Draw rectangle shapes along the fold of the card you want on the inside.
![A green piece of paper opened up at the crease with two rectangles popping up from the middle. A green piece of paper opened up at the crease with two rectangles popping up from the middle.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/pop-up3_0.jpeg)
Cut along the longer lines of each of your rectangles. Make sure not to cut out the entire rectangle shape, just cut along the edges.
![A green piece of paper with 4 rectangles popping out from the centre crease. A green piece of paper with 4 rectangles popping out from the centre crease.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/pop-up4_0.jpeg)
Now pop out your popups. Fold your rectangle shapes inwards, towards where you would write your message.
![A person is glueing a black piece of paper. A person is glueing a black piece of paper.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/pop-up5_0.jpeg)
Stick your two cards together so you won’t see any holes.
![A green piece of paper with glue, pencils, textas and paper decorations. A green piece of paper with glue, pencils, textas and paper decorations.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/pop-up6_0.jpeg)
Now decorate your card. You can glue things onto the front part of your popup bits to make them pop out when you open the card.
![A colourful handmade card that features a lion in a forest next to a lake and the words 'I miss you'. A colourful handmade card that features a lion in a forest next to a lake and the words 'I miss you'.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/pop-up-card.jpeg)
Write your message and send it off.