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How to Make a Pop-Up Cityscape
STEP 1: Fold blue construction paper in half, write name on cover then set aside.
Name
Name
STEP 2: Fold black construction paper in half once, half twice, then cut along second fold.
1
1
2
2
STEP 3: a) Use a white crayon or colored pencil to draw with. b) On both halves of the folded
black sheet, draw a dotted line near the top and bottom edges using index finger as unit of
measurement. c) Draw triangles at corners. d) Fold along dotted lines. e) Cut triangles off four
corners.
one index finger width
b) Draw a dotted line along the top and
bottom edge, one index finger’s width.
c) Draw triangles at corners.
cut triangles off corners
d) Fold on dotted lines, then
reverse the fold.
e) Cut off triangles at corners
(solid lines)
Notice the direction of the triangles
one index finger width
cut triangles off corners
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STEP 4: Draw a silhouette of a city skyline, but do not touch the dotted lines, stay about ¼ inch
away.
STEP 5: Cut out the silhouette of the skyline.
A
B
A
Cut out skyline
B
STEP 6: On the other half of the folded black sheet, tear a mountain range.
Discard this piece
Silhouette of a mountain range
Keep this piece
Silhouette of a mountain range
Discard this piece
C
Keep this piece
STEP 7: Fold flaps along the dotted lines, then reverse fold on backside. Make sure the flaps are
positioned behind the skyline and mountain range, not in front.
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C
Flap C
Fold this flap up
B
Flap B
Fold this flap up
A
Flap A
Fold this flap up
STEP 8: Place these silhouettes on the desk so they are standing upright.
STEP 9: Unfold blue paper.
STEP 10: Lay the spine of the mountain along the upper spine of the right side of the blue paper
so it is not protruding off the right edge.
STEP 11: Draw a line along the flap as place keeper.
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STEP 12: Repeat previous step for taller and shorter skyline. Position the taller skyline along
middle of spine and the shorter skyline closer to bottom of spine.
STEP 13: Glue the flaps of the silhouette mountain range and skylines onto the right side of the
blue paper on the position lines.
SPINE
CORNER C
C
Align the corners of pieces A, B and C
to the inside spine of the blue construction
paper.
Draw a line along the folded edges of
the flaps of A, B and C.
Glue the back flaps of the pieces along
the position lines. Align the corners of
pieces A, B and C to the inside spine of
the blue construction paper.
B
Draw a line along the folded edges
of flaps of A, B and C.
CORNER B
Glue the back flaps of the pieces along
the position lines.
A
CORNER A
STEP 11: Draw a line along the flap as place keeper.
STEP 12: Repeat previous step for taller and shorter skyline. Position the taller skyline along
middle of spine and the shorter skyline closer to bottom of spine.
STEP 13: Glue the flaps of the silhouette mountain range and skylines onto the right side of the
blue paper on the position lines.
STEP 14: Burnish the flaps.
STEP 15: Glue the remaining flaps, then fold blue paper like closing book.
STEP 16: Burnish the flaps.
STEP 17: Open pop-up cityscape.
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STEP 18: (Optional) Cut yellow paper into small rectangles for windows. Glue onto cityscape.
See photos below.
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