Middle school students were taught how to make delicate snow flakes of cut paper. Folding the paper correctly was the most challenging part of the project for many students, so we used paper that was photocopied to include folding guides. Much easier!
We concentrated on trying to create intricate patterns that had balanced positive and negative space. The positive space is the white paper, the negative space is the holes created by cutting the paper. Students came up with some amazing designs and discovered that snowflakes with more negative space were the most impressive. After ironing the snowflakes flat, they glued their snowflakes to background paper that really made their designs pop!