Paper Engineering

Christmas in a Box

Paper Engineering

Have you ever thought that sending a flat, simply folded sheet of paper as a Christmas card is too plain?

With this year's Paper Engineering box from WMG you can learn how to make your own pop-up cards to really impress your friends and family.

a pop-up card shows Father Christmas with his beard and hat popping out from the card.

What are the boxes?

These resource boxes are for primary schools years 5 and 6 (9-11 years old). We have a limited stock to offer and we will prioritise schools on a widening participation basis. If we are unable to give you a box this year, please do accept our apologies - we are often inundated with requests!

We would like to send a huge thank you to our staff for helping us to pack these resource boxes and to anyone who contributed a design file for one of the paper templates - thank you so much - this would not have been possible without your help.

If you have any questions please get in touch at wmgoutreach@warwick.ac.uk

Register your interest in a Christmas Resource Box

If you would like to receive a Christmas Resource Box in 2024 please use this form.

Lesson plans

Our resource boxes come with a lesson plan to help teachers and educators use the resources.

Click here for the lesson plan as a document (.docx)Link opens in a new window or click here for the lesson plan as a static page (.pdf)Link opens in a new window.

Presentations

To link our resource boxes to engineering and manufacturing, we have prepared a presentation that will provide context to the learning resources in the box.

Click here for the presentation as a slide show (.pptxLink opens in a new window) and click here for the presentation as static slides (.pdf).Link opens in a new window

Printable Templates

All of our printable templates can be found below. If we are unable to send you a box or you simply need more templates, print them out and have fun!

Contents:

Lesson pack
Blank templates
Decorated templates

Pop Up Snowmen

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul!
Pop up Let it Snow Card

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
Pop-up Gingerbread card

Once upon a time, there were three little gingerbread persons on a tray...
Pop-up Robin Card

This pop-up card makes a bird's beak and is decorated to look like a Robin
Pop-up House

This pop-up card is designed to look like a house is popping out of the card.
Pop-up Tree Card

This card is designed to look like a Christmas tree is popping towards you.

Click the arrows to see more.

Folding for Paper Engineering

Watch this video by Margaret Low on how to fold paper to get really beautiful pop-up cards. Good folding technique is the key to paper engineering!

Feedback form

Please let us know what you thought of these resources - we are always ready and willing to learn from the experiences of teachers using our ideas. A feedback form is available here.

Printable templates

Below you can find all the individual resources available in our boxes. You can print off these templates and use them as described in the lesson plan. Alternatively, here are collated files for if you would like all the templates in one document.

For a class of 30 students we recommend having 30 blank templates, 30 decorated templates, and instructions to share around the room as well. You may need around 5 copies of the instructions document to give everyone their own copy for their template.

Please do remember to print these single sided!

Blank Templates

^{Mouth Fold}

Template for Mouth Fold as a PDF file ready to print

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Caroline Cannon}

^{Layered Christmas Tree}

Template for layered Christmas Tree as a PDF file ready to printLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Caroline Cannon}

^{Bird Beak}

Template for Bird Beak as a PDF file ready to printLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{Video credit - Joanne Hupertan}

^{Simple Tree}

Template for Simple Tree as a PDF file ready to printLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Caroline Cannon}

^{Tree with base}

Template for Tree with base as a PDF file ready to printLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Caroline Cannon}

^Stage

Template for Stage as a PDF file ready to printLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{Video credit - Joanne Hupertan}

^Star

Template for Star as a PDF file ready to printLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{Video credit - Joanne Hupertan}

^{Stack of presents}

Template for Stack of Presents as a PDF file ready to printLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{Video credit - Joanne Hupertan}

^{Tree with sections}

Template for Tree with sections as a PDF file ready to printLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Caroline Cannon}

Decorated Card Templates

Easy Designs

^Robin

Printable Robin template as a PDFLink opens in a new window

Instructions for Robin as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Caroline Cannon}

^Santa

Printable Santa template as a PDFLink opens in a new window

Instructions for Santa as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Caroline Cannon}

^Snowman

Printable Snowman template as a PDFLink opens in a new window

Instructions for Snowman as a Word document Link opens in a new windowor PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Caroline Cannon}

^Fireplace

Printable Fireplace template as a PDFLink opens in a new window

Instructions for Fireplace as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^Owl

Printable Owl template as a PDFLink opens in a new window

Instructions for Owl as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Michelle Tsang}

^{Stack of Presents}

Printable Stack of Presents template as a PDFLink opens in a new window

Instructions for Stack of Presents as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Michelle Tsang}

^{Simple Tree}

Printable Simple Tree template as a PDFLink opens in a new window

Instructions for Simple Tree as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Michelle Tsang}

^{Tree with Present}

Printable Tree with Present template as a PDFLink opens in a new window

Instructions for Tree with Present as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Michelle Tsang}

^{Father Christmas}

Printable Father Christmas template as a PDFLink opens in a new window

Instructions for Father Christmas as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Michelle Tsang}

Hard Designs

^Stag

Prinatable Stag template as a PDF

Instructions for Stag as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Caroline Cannon}

^{Present with a Bow}

Prinatable Present with a Bow template as a PDFLink opens in a new window

Instructions for Present with a Bow as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit -}

^Star

Prinatable Star template as a PDFLink opens in a new window

Instructions for Star as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Michelle Tsang}

^{Gingerbread People}

Prinatable Gingerbread template as a PDFLink opens in a new window

Instructions for Gingerbread as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

^{A video of the card being made:}

^{Video credit - Michelle Tsang}

Very Hard Designs

^{Snowflake 1}

Printable Snowflake 1 template as a PDF

Instructions for Snowflake 1 as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

A video of the card being made:

Video credit: Caroline Cannon

^{Snowflake 2}

Printable Snowflake 2 template as a PDFLink opens in a new window

Instructions for Snowflake 2 as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

A video of the card being made:

Video credit: Caroline Cannon

^Snowflake

Printable Snowflake template as a PDFLink opens in a new window

Instructions for Snowflake as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

A video of the card being made:

Coming Soon

Video credit:

^Snowmen

Printable Snowmen template as a PDFLink opens in a new window

Instructions for Snowmen as a Word documentLink opens in a new window or PDFLink opens in a new window

^{Assembled version}

^{Preview of template}

^Video

A video of the card being made:

Coming Soon

Video credit:

The WMG Outreach team would like to extend a huge thank you to Michelle Tsang and Joanne Hupertan for their support on creating the decorated designs this year.

Christmas in a Box