Free printable pop-up crafts, kirigami, cut paper designs, greeting cards

Pop-ups on a computer are pretty annoying but in the world of art, pop-ups are magical. Pop-up crafts are 3D designs, usually of made of cut paper, that "pop" when you open or unfold them. In Japan, cut paper crafts are called kirigami (similar to origami). Kids love pop-up books with interactive details and they love to make their own pop-up books. Robert Sabuda is a children's illustrator who specializes in mosaics and pop-up books. Sabuda has designed beautiful 3D pop-up crafts and made his patterns available in free printable format. There are tutorials for pop-up cards. Sabuda has put links to free printable pop-up crafts for holiday craft and cut and paste kirigami. These could be used for scrapbooks and art projects for children.  Free printable pop-up crafts, kirigami, cut paper designs from Robert Sabuda

Free Printable Pop Up Greeting Card and 3D Kirigami Templates

Any time is a great time to explore paper crafts, especially the holidays! Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding and kirigami is cut paper crafts that create 3D stand up or popup cards and art. Here are free printable origami and kirigami patterns and template for you to cut, fold and create.

Pinterest has links for loads of free printable kirigami cut paper crafts and origami with patterns and folding lines printed on the paper. There are is a free printable origami frog, fish, turtle, pond scene and origami boat. Oh My! Handmade has free printable kirigami snowflakes. Crafts Crazy has morefree printable kirigami patterns. This link takes you to more free printable kirigami patterns.

ScissorCraft is a great place to begin your children or students on folded or cut paper crafts, origami, kirigami and popup cards. 

Scissor Craft has free printable cut and fold animals printed in bright cheerful colors. Here free printable origami patterns and paper. Here are more downloadable free printable origami paper. Check here for origami patterns of cranes, koi fish, flowers and animals.

Easy Cut Pop Up is primarily a pay site, but they do offer a few free printable kirigami patterns to create cute scissor crafts and pop up greeting cards. Scroll down the page past the 'buy now' patterns to find your free printable popup cards and patterns. And I'll give Easy Cut Pop Up this high five: their crafts are really nice and attractive. If you were going to purchase kirigami patterns, $3.95 each, this website's pricing, isn't a bad deal.

Kirigami for Kids has wonderful free printable origami patterns and stencils perfect for young children to help them get the hang of cutting and folding paper. Check out their huge assortment of free printable popup cards and paper crafts. From this link, click around the site for lots more kirigami, origami and paper crafts. Origami and kirigami makes lovely paper crafts, gifts, popup cards and homeschool and classroom art projects.

Free Printable Origami, Kirigami Greeting Card Craft Patterns and Templates

Free Printable Origami, Kirigami and Pop-up Scissors Craft Patterns, Stencils and Templates Love to design your own greeting cards? Then you must try Japanese origami (paper folding) and kirigami (paper cutting). Create lovely 3D pop-up greeting cards easily  with these Oriental crafts. Follow this link for free printable origami and kirigami patterns and stencils. Click for free printable origami and kirigami patterns

Free Printable Crafts for Older Kids, Tweens

Free Printable Projects for Older Kids: From Holiday Stuff to Room Decor Cutting, pasting and coloring are great for younger kids, but sometimes, older kids want more challenging craft projects. Do you need some cut and paste, paper folding, origami, Kirigami projects for kids eight and older? This article lists lots of holiday themes,  including Halloween.  Free printable Halloween crafts

Free Printable Kids Holiday Party Crafts

Free Printable Crafts for Older Kids Here's a one stop source for all your kids' Halloween party crafts. Free printable greeting cards, stationery, craft projects, decorations, children's room decor. Cut and paste crafts are great for younger kids, but older kids like them too, provided there's some challenge. They even like adult coloring pages (I'm not talking adult as in explicit, just more challenging coloring). Here are age-appropriate paper folding, origami, kirigami coloring and cut and paste crafts for tweens 8 and up. free kids halloween cards

Free Printable 3D Pop Up Greeting Cards

Do you love to send greeting cards, but hate paying $4 for one measly card? Well here's your golden ticket to free printable greeting cards right from your own computer and printer! Keep reading for free printable pop up greeting cards, 3D homemade cards and other scrapbook type crafts. You don't even have to be a crafts goddess to use these (aka, cards are easy enough for a two-left-thumbs gal like me to make!) Check here for links to free printable greeting cards for every occasion, season, holiday, religious celebration and more. My especial favorite are the cute Chinese new year animal pop up greeting cards, origami and kirigami. Throw a cheap kids party with these great crafts. Click for free printable pop up greeting cards.