DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Paper Pyramid Craft

For over a thousand years, Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for their pharaohs (kings and queens).  There are over 90 royal pyramids in Egypt... 35 of them major works.

It's easy to build a small model of a pyramid.  Use it as a standalone decoration or include in a diarama.

Materials:

• printer,
• paper,
• scissors,
• glue
• Optional:  sand
• Optional:  thin cardboard

Instructions:

• Print template of choice.
  
  OR
• You can make your own template by making four identical equilateral triangles (with small tabs on the side for gluing)
• Fold dotted line tabs.
• Optional:  You can cut out triangles from thin cardboard and back the template pieces with these to make the project sturdier.
• Glue tab of one triangle to tab free side of the next triangle.
• Repeat until all triangles are attached.

• Optional:
  • Cover entire pyramid with a coat of glue
  • sprinkle sand over top
  • if you decide to use the sand, you should make sure you backed the template pieces with thin cardboard or the pyramid will collapse under the weight.

Templates:

• Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
• Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

Template   (color)   or   (B&W)

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