Paper Umbrella Craft for Kids – a Fun Rainy Day Idea

Rainy days call for paper umbrella crafts! This fun project is suitable for older kids as it requires a fair amount of patience and skill – but is really fun as it opens and closes just like a real umbrella. How cool is that?

This kids craft will be loved by all lovers of paper folding – it requires a lot of folding.

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Guys, you all know Mary Poppins, the woman who flew with an umbrella? We happened to read that story at the library today and came up with the idea to do this umbrella project.

We will show you how to make a summer umbrella that will protect us from the sun while building sand castles on the beach.

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Plus, this umbrella can open and close, which makes this umbrella extremely special.

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You won’t need many supplies for this project, but younger children will need help from an adult or older sibling.

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This can be quite a difficult project, so make sure to follow all the steps and watch the video.

DIY Paper Umbrella Craft

How to make paper crafts

What you need:

  • 3 sheets of A4/letter size colored paper
  • drag
  • glue
  • wooden bar

Materials used

Let’s get started!

Step by step instructions

Largest umbrella canopy

Fold the paper to form a square…

Step 1

…and cut off the excess.

Step 1-1

When you open the square paper, you will see two triangles, one on the left, one on the right.

Step 2

Now fold the paper…

Step 2-1

… to form another triangle.

Step 2-2

When you unfold the square paper, you will have 4 triangles.

Step 2-3

Fold the paper in half to form a rectangle.

Step 3

Open the rectangle.

Step 3-1

Then repeat the same on the other side.

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Step 3-2

Open it again, …

Step 4

…and form a smaller square by folding the two opposite squares inwards.

Step 4-1

To get a square like this.

Step 4-2

This step consists of 4 triangular folds.

Start by folding a triangle, …

Step 5

…then open it…

Step 5-1

…and fold it inside.

Step 5-2

Reverse fold.

Step 5-3

Fold it in half.

Step 5-4

Repeat this step with the remaining three sides.

Step 5-5

And so on until the last one…

Step 5-7

…where you will have a kite-like shape left over.

Steps 5-8

Now we start folding 8 smaller triangles, 2 on each side.

Step 6

Emphasize …

Step 6-1

…to get a really nice fold.

Step 6-3

And on and on…

Step 6-4

… form a triangle.

Step 6-5

Press each one firmly with your fingers.

Step 6-6

Step by step…

Step 6-7

… one by one…

Step 6-8

… until the end…

Step 6-9

…to the last person.

Step 6-10

Fold triangle, fold back inside, repeat.

Step 7

Completely around…

Step 7-1

…until it looked like this.

Step 7-2

Inside the umbrella canopy

Take another sheet of paper and repeat these 7 steps.

Step 8The top of the umbrella canopy

Continue your project by folding the paper to form a square…

Step 9

Cut off the excess.

Step 9-1

When you open the square paper, you will see two triangles, one on the left, one on the right.

Now fold the paper to form a triangle.

Step 9-2

When you unfold the square paper, you will have 4 triangles.

Step 9-3

Fold the paper in half to form a rectangle.

Step 10

Open it up and cut along that line.

Step 10-1

Fold the paper and cut off the excess…

Step 11-1

… to get a smaller square.

Step 11-2

Unfold the square and fold the paper to form a triangle.

Step 12

Open the square and notice the 4 triangles.

Step 12-1

Fold the paper in half to form a rectangle.

Step 12-2

Expand the rectangle …

Step 12-3

… then repeat the same on the other side.

Step 12-4

Open it again…

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Step 13

…and form a smaller square by folding the two opposite squares inwards (just like you did with the previous square – with the green square in the steps above).

Step 13-1

Repeat all previous steps to complete the upper umbrella canopy.

Step 13-2

Prepare the roof components

Take the smallest kite and cut along the line.

Step 14

Cut the top off and make a small hole.

Step 14-1

Take a large kite, cut the bottom along the line, …

Step 15

…and cut the top off.

Step 15-1

Take the remaining large kite, mark a straight line 1cm away from the existing line as shown in the picture…

Step 16

…and cut it off.

Step 16-1

Look closely at the picture and mark two straight lines starting from the middle.

Step 17

Cut along them. You should leave some space between them, so be careful not to cut all the way through them.

Step 17-1

The cuts will look like this.

Step 17-2

You are ready to continue.

Step 17-3

Open all 3 sheets of paper.

Step 18

We will start working on the last kite.

Step 19

Start folding the paper in between the triangles as shown.

Step 19-1

Reverse all triangular folds.

Step 20

You will end up with a shape that resembles a lemon squeezer.

Step 20-1

Turn it over.

Step 20-2

Begin folding each edge inwards into the lemon squeezer shape.

Step 21

Until you get to this step.Step 21-1

From the side, your umbrella will look like this.

Step 21-2

When finished, open the paper again.

Step 21-3

Cut off the top of the lemon squeezer…

Step 22

…and cut a small hole. These are your finished paper square parts.

Step 22-1

Apply a little glue to the inside of the smaller umbrella (the upper umbrella part)…

Step 23

…and glue it to the larger part (the large canopy part).

Step 23-1

Apply a little glue to the outside of the lemon squeezer…

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Step 24

…and glue it inside the larger umbrella.

Step 24-1

Thread the wooden stick through the holes in the umbrella.

Step 25

Make a runner and a spearhead

Cut three strips of paper.

Step 26

Point

Apply a little glue to one of them and wrap it around the end of the stick to secure the umbrella when opened.

Pour a little glue under the wrapping paper and stick it to the top of the umbrella.

Let the glue dry.

Step 26-1

If the wood is too long, cut off a section.

Step 27-1

Your umbrella should now look like this.

Step 27-2

Runner

Apply a little glue to the second strip of paper and wrap it around the end of the wooden stick.

Step 28

Let the glue dry.Step 29

Press the tip of the lemon squeezer with your finger and apply a little glue to it.

Step 29-1

Be careful not to get glue on the stick.

Step 30

Just apply a little glue to the edge of the third strip of paper and stick it to the lemon squeezer.

Step 30-1

Start wrapping it around the stick.

Then apply some glue to the remaining stripe and finish wrapping.

Step 30-2

Let the glue dry completely.

DIY Paper Umbrella Craft

Done!

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Hope you find this project interesting.

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Have fun with this awesome paper umbrella making game and stay tuned for more fun craft games!

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Make paper umbrellas in as many colors as you like.

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And enjoy making lots of paper crafts!

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