Weaving paper was one of my favorite crafts to do as a kid. It was really fun to see ordinary paper transformed into a paper weaving masterpiece! Introduce this simple paper craft to your kids and enjoy the results. A weaving paper craft is a great way to keep kids busy whether you at home or an art teacher at school and perfect for kids of all ages.

Kids craft paper weaving - Kids Activities Blog - two examples of construction paper weaving for kids including a green and purple example and a light blue and dark blue weaving example on a white table
Let’s play with paper weaving!

Paper Weaving Craft

Looking for a great paper craft? We have it! Paper weaving is my favorite thing. Taking long strips of paper and weaving them into horizontal lines and vertical lines to create a unique piece of art. Paper weaving is truly one of the easy fun projects albeit simple.

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Paper weaving is a fun no-mess craft for kids. It is a great fine motor skills activity as well. The results of paper weaving are so pretty to look at and lots of fun can be had trying to come up with new weaving patterns to create new and interesting designs.

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How To Do Paper Weaving

3 step paper weaving tutorial - 3 picture collage of step 1 of paper weaving, step 2 of paper weaving and step 3 of paper weaving with scissors and blue construction paper cutting strips

Step 1

Take your first piece of paper and fold it in half. Cut the folder paper in half but don’t cut all the way through. Leave the last inch or so uncut.

Step 2

Next, cut the two halves in half again so you now have four equal cut sections.

Step 3

Cut of of the sections in half again, so now there are eight equal sections.

how to weave paper - 3 steps of how to weave paper in and out of another piece of paper - Kids Activities Blog
Here are the steps to weaving paper!

Step 4

Unfold the first piece of paper and you now have a page that has evenly spaced slots for weaving.

Step 5

Take a second piece of paper and cut it in the same way as the first, but this time cut it all the way through so that you are left with eight strips of paper.

Step 6

Weave the strips of paper through the slots in the first piece of paper. To achieve a checkerboard formation, start by weaving the first strip of paper under then over the slots. For the next strip of paper, alternate the pattern ie start the second strip by weaving under then over.

Step 7

When you have finished weaving, fold the ends of the strips to the back and tape them down with adhesive tape.

Paper Weaving Art Project

Hang your paper weaving masterpiece on the wall, use it to cover a recycled jar for storing pencils or turn it into a pretty birthday card.  

Experiment with different colors. To achieve the ombre look you see in our photos, we use paper strips in three different shades of blue. You can also try different paper weaving sequences to achieve chevron and other patterns!!

This craft is perfect for younger kids and older children. They get to cut strips, weave, and practice fine motor skills with these basic weaving techniques.

Paper weaving projects are really good for any age. Though young kids may need a little more supervision with the scissors. 

Paper Weaving Craft for Kids

Paper Weaving Craft for Kids

Weaving paper is such a great craft. It's fun to see how the paper is transformed. This simple craft is perfect for kids of all ages.

Materials

  • 2 pieces of paper in contrasting colors
  • A pair of scissors
  • Adhesive tape

Instructions

  1. Take your first piece of paper and fold it in half. Cut the folder paper in half but don't cut all the way through. Leave the last inch or so uncut.
  2. Next, cut the two halves in half again so you now have four equal cut sections.
  3. Cut of of the sections in half again, so now there are eight equal sections.
  4. Unfold the first piece of paper and you now have a page that has evenly spaced slots for weaving.
  5. Take a second piece of paper and cut it in the same way as the first, but this time cut it all the way through so that you are left with eight strips of paper.
  6. Weave the strips of paper through the slots in the first piece of paper. To achieve a checkerboard formation, start by weaving the first strip of paper under then over the slots. For the next strip of paper, alternate the pattern ie start the second strip by weaving under then over.
  7. When you have finished weaving, fold the ends of the strips to the back and tape them down with adhesive tape.

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Did your kids enjoy this fun paper weaving craft? Let us know in the comments down below, we’d love to hear! 



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  2. Love how easy it is and how pretty it turns out. Thanks for sharing at Mom’s Library. I am featuring it on iGameMom.

  3. I love weaving – as a child I remember paper weaving and as an adult I have taken up weaving with yarn. Thank you for linking up to Tuesday Tots this week and to let you know that I will be featuring this over on Rainy Day Mum this week.

  4. When I was doing my teaching rounds I worked as an Art teacher for 6 months and we did a whole school weaving unit, set at different levels of difficulty, etc, for the different ages of the children. All the pieces then came together at the end and make the most incredible collage of woven pictures. I’ll never forget it! We’ve not done any paper weaving yet so thanks for the reminder and the tricks to make it all work easily. I’m featuring this post on learnwithplayathome.com today. Thanks for linking to Tuesday Tots 🙂

  5. I really like the tutorial — this is a simple craft, but if you’re forgetting a few details it can be very tricky. Pinned – and thanks for sharing with After School!

  6. Thanks for the great step by step instructions with photos! I had the basic idea down, but lost a few of the important details to make this easier!