Paper Snowflake Ideas for Your Kids' Next Craft Project
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Making paper snowflakes is a winter tradition for kids of all ages. Some of us, however, have made the wise choice to simply never grow up.
Cutting out intricate snowflakes can evolve from a casual craft to a work of art in the right hands, and these beautiful snowflakes show what's possible.
Hopefully, these gorgeous paper snowflakes will inspire some paper art for you.
A Softly Smiling Sun in Paper Snowflake Form
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Most of these beautiful paper snowflakes are made by Mariellen VanDyke Brown, an artist who has made a name for herself making hundreds of snowflakes.
Some feature people's pets, superheroes or incredibly detailed feathers, and a few of her designs have ended up in local art museums.
A Squad of Snowflake Squirrels
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Who’s Up for a Movie Night?
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All the Reindeer Santa Could Dream Of
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A Flock of Birds Enjoying Their Breakfast
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A Pair of Knitting Needles and Yarn, Forming a Star in the Center
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A Scarily Accurate Paper Snowflake Canine
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Happy Gingerbread Men and Women With Big Smiles
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This Snowflake Is Definitely a Golden Retriever
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We Need to Know How Such Impeccable Paper Snowflake Designs Are Possible
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At First, You Just See the Leaves. Then, You Notice the Chairs and the Star in the Middle
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A Country Church Snowflake and One Made From Leafy Vines
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We Can’t Handle How Cute This Cartoon Fox Snowflake Is
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A Paper Snowflake for Coffee Lovers
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If We Said We Didn’t Love This Fierce Snowflake, We’d Be Lion
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How Did We Forget How Beautiful Ordinary Feathers Are?
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You Can Almost Smell the Marshmallows
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This Snowflake Shows a Snowy Night in a Warm Cabin
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This Feather Snowflake Is Even More Beautiful Than the Last
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A Celtic Knot Snowflake, Just for the Irish Folks Out There
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How on Earth Did Human Hands Cut This?
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A Paper Snowflake Celebrating Wildlife and True Love
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A Daffodil Snowflake to Celebrate the Start of Spring
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A Firefly in a Paper Snowflake Jar
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A Snowflake Made to Express Unity and Love
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Some of the Proceeds From This Elephant Snowflake Were Used to Benefit the World Wildlife Fund
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Did This Paper Snowflake Just Roar? It Looks So Lifelike
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No Idea What This One Is, but It’s Beautiful Anyway
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A Flower Fairy Practically Made of Lace
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A More Realistic Snowflake
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Instead of a Paint and Pour Night, Have a Snowflake and Sip Night
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The Pumpkin Spice Haters Better Not Say a Word. This Is Amazing.
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Oh Deer. Cutting Out the Tiny Spots Must Have Taken Eons
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A Paper Snowflake Made Entirely of Hearts
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It’s So Detailed, It Looks Almost Like a Painting
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She Forgot the Honey! It Would Have Stuck to the Paper Anyway
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A Paper Snowflake for World Pangolin Day
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Whether It Shows Mountains or Just Cool Geometric Shapes, It’s Definitely the Work of an Expert
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Je T’Aime, Paris
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These Paper Snowflakes Must Be Folded to Perfection to Get Such Symmetrical Animals
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Does This Count as a Paper Snowflake? It Looks More Like a Doily
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Paper Snowflakes From Your Favorite TV Shows
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A Mother and Baby Snowflake Is as Heartwarming as They Come
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Some Snowflakes Are So Intricate, It Looks Like They Were Made by a Machine
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Some Helpful Folding Tips for Those Who’d Like to Take a Whack at It
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