Craft Sheet 1
Paris and Central France
THE EIFFEL TOWER
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Copy the pattern on the next page onto a heavy piece of gray or rust-colored
craft paper.
Cut out both towers.
Copy the Eiffel Tower’s iron structure
On the reverse side of the cut-out patterns.
Cut a 1 millimeter-deep slit along the line and slide one
tower into the other at right angles.
The Eiffel Tower will stand upright.
A French paper flag stuck on a match can be added by
gluing it to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Craft Sheet 2
Northeast France
The fir tree
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Copy the pattern on the following page on a
piece of heavy bright green or dark green
craft paper.
Cut along the heavy black lines.
Fold the paper along dotted line B by
matching line A behind line C.
Then fold the paper along line C by
matching line D behind line B.
Cut out notches and the base of the fir tree.
Caution: along line D, cut out notches but
leave flaps to be used to glue tree together.
Unfold and stand fir tree like a pyramid,
fold flaps towards inside and glue.
The fir tree can remain plain or be
decorated to look like a Christmas tree.
Note: “encoches” is the French word for “notches”
Craft Sheet 3
Southeast France
MIMOSA FLOWER
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Cut 2 cardboard disks.
Make a hole in the middle.
Using yellow wool, cover disks until the
central hole is filled.
Gently separate the 2 disks by inserting
scissors between them, then cut the loops.
Tighten the bundle securely and remove
cardboard disks.
Craft Sheet 4
Southwest France
SURF BOARD
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Trace surfboard pattern on heavy craft
paper.
Cut out and paint with a variety of bright
colorful patterns.
For surfboard base: use waves to make an
easel.
Trace pattern of waves on ocean blue heavy
craft paper.
Cut waves above folding line (ligne de pliure).
Cut slit between waves to insert surf board. .
Craft Sheet 5
Northwest France
THE COW
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Trace pattern on heavy white craft paper.
Color using 3 colors:
o pink for the cow’s muzzle and teats,
o gray or brown for small horns,
o black to draw spots on cow’s body at
random.
Then cut out, fold along the folding line
(pliure = folding line) in the middle and
place cow in a pretty green pasture.
Craft Sheet 6
Overseas France
The Island
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Island: Fill a small plate or the bottom of a cut plastic bottle with sand.
Palm tree: a 2 inch stick will form the tree trunk. To make the leaves, take a
strip of green paper 3 ¼ inches wide and 12 inches long.
Fold paper in ¾ inch pleats. Cut out leaf shapes down to ½ inch from paper
strip base. Cut shape only, leaving it attached at ½ inch from base of strip.
Unfold and wrap base of paper strip to top of stick. Attach to stick with
adhesive tape and gently spread and shape leaves.
Insert palm tree into sand and place sea shells around it