How to Make a Paper Bunting | DIY Party Decor
A simple last minute DIY project for any occasion!
Equipment
- Scissors
- Hole punch
- Needle
- Thread
Ingredients
- DIY paper or printed template
- Paper of your choice
- Your choice of string ribbon, hemp cord, etc.
Instructions
- Template. Create your template or print one from online and cut it out.
To make your template yourself:
- Fold a piece of paper in half portrait style. (Also known as “hamburger style”)
- Separate it into two, keeping one half.
- Fold the newly created half sheet of paper in half once again portrait or “hamburger” style.
- Now is when you will draw your cut line. Keep in mind the size you are creating now is half of what it will be once it is unfolded. Have your pen or pencil ready. With the help of your ruler, draw a diagonal line from the top corner (or slightly in from it) on the short end to the opposite corner (or slightly above it) on the folded edge.
- Use your scissors to cut along the diagonal line you drew with your pen or pencil.
- Unfold your paper to show the newly formed triangle. All done!
- Using a pen or pencil, trace your template as many times as needed to obtain your desired amount of triangles for your bunting.
- Cut out each triangle using your scissors.
- Use your hole punch to make 2 holes: one on each end of the shortest side of the triangle. This is the top!
- Either by hand or using a large needle, feed the string through the holes in the top of the triangles. You can choose to have the string show through the front or have it behind, whatever look you prefer!
- Space your triangles out on the string and hang it up!
Notes
- Use your hole punch all over the scrap paper to make confetti out of it!
- Use a shaped hole punch all over the scrap paper to save for another project in the future.
- Let the kids splatter paint or scribble on the paper before you cut the triangles! If you want to keep within a certain theme, offer only the colors you want to have on the bunting.
- Break out the crayons, markers, colored pencils, anything! After you cut and hole punch the triangles, allow your child/children to draw on each one. This is a GREAT way to keep them occupied while you do some last minute prep work for your gathering!
- Get out the glue and some glitter to let the kids add some sparkle! Use trays or lids off of boxes to help contain at least some of the mess.
- At the end of the project, make use of the scrap paper. Take a shaped punch (I used a star) to use up all of the excess paper left after cutting out your shapes. Give your kids some glue sticks and have them put the shapes on the finished bunting before hanging. It keeps the color consistent but allows them to help with the party decor too!