Papercraft: instructions to make your own paper house to play !
For kids, our paper models can be used as school project with the guidance of parents. Play, learn, and have fun safely, so download now!
Follow these steps for building the playground for having fun.
Step One: Download the template received in your email (or follow the link for a downloadable file .pdf); You must have installed Adobe Reader (free download from here) or compatible software to read and print the .PDF file. If you need a password to open the file, insert the password received in your email and open the file.
Step Two: Print out the template on paper. For a better result, you can print on a color printer and/or on cardstock. You can trim the white edges off after printing. Set the printer to print without margins.
Note that the templates are made for printing on A4 paper format meaning 210 millimeters wide and 297 millimeters long (8.27×11.69 inches).
In the United States, the default paper size for most printing devices is 8.5×11 inches – Letter size (216 millimeters wide and 279 millimeters long). It is close in size, but it is not the exact same as A4 paper. So adapt the template according to your country/printer. To print correctly, you need to slightly scale down the page. You can do that automatically if you select “Shrink oversized pages” or you could use “Fit” instead, which would do the same for oversized pages, but would also scale up pages that are smaller than your actual paper size. Test before printing more files. If you are printing templates with multiple pages, please make sure that you print all pages with the same scaling option; otherwise, the different parts will not fit together.
Step Three: If the case, decorate and color the building as you or your kid wishes, while the template is uncut and flat.
Step Four: Using a scissor/Exacto knife, cut the template along the solid lines (requires adult assistance). Fold your paper template along the dotted lines.
Step Five: Tape or glue the tabs of the papercraft model.
Most of our paper models are at a low to medium level of difficulty, not too difficult to assemble it.
You’re done! Make a whole bunch of these for a sweet little paper city!
The templates are for PERSONAL USE only, you must not re-sell the file or use it in any kind of commercial way. For these purposes, please contact us.
I recommend using cardstock 65lb Cover / 176 g/m2 or at least 160 g/m2 (gsm-grams per square meter) paper weight; Cardstock is better for cutting and the house will be stronger. The higher the weight in pounds, the thicker the cardstock. The thicker the cardstock, the better your house will look. 80 – 90lb is ideal for most home printers. 80 lb Cover Weight/216 gsm card stock is the most commonly used cardstock. If you are needing to fold the 80lb cardstock, we would recommend scoring the stock before folding it for better results.
Please note that 80lb text weight is paper weight and 80lb Cover weight is card stock; although they have the same number marking them, they are two completely different papers.
If you want to make a more complex project, our recommendation is to use the same printing options for all templates, and also the same printer in order to have the same colors on the pages.
Important ! Please note that due to the fact that we sent you digital files, we don’t accept returns, exchanges, or cancellations. Try our free templates before you buy other templates. But please contact us if you have any problems with your order.