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Indian paper teepees

DIY for kids
30 mn--13 Steps

The Far-West is calling for today’s DIY!

You can create three styles of indian-inspired teepees. It’s very simple, and you only need a colour printer and skewers.

DIY Paper Teepee

For this DIY, you will need:

  • our free templates that you can download below
  • scissors
  • a cutter
  • wooden skewers
  • blu-tack
  • and…glue
Download the template
DIY Paper Teepee

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DIY Paper Teepee
Step 1: download our free template in colour on an A4 paper sheet.
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DIY Paper Teepee
Step 2: using a cutter, cut on the black horizontal guidelines.
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DIY Paper Teepee
Step 3: fold your teepee by following the long black guidelines.
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DIY Paper Teepee
Step 4: cut the thickest black guideline from the outer part to 3/4 towards the inside.
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DIY Paper Teepee
Step 5: fold the teepee on itself and put some glue on the white part.
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Step 6: glue both ends together to close up the teepee.
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DIY Paper Teepee
Step 7: create an opening by folding the ends on the outside.
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DIY Paper Teepee
Step 8: insert the skewers in the ridges (as seen on the picture).
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DIY Paper Teepee
Step 9: you should have this shape.
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DIY Paper Teepee
Step 10: cut out all of the cactus and fire templates.
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DIY Paper Teepee
Step 11: glue the pieces together.
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DIY Paper Teepee
Step 12: cut down along the black guideline of each shape and intertwine them together.
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DIY Paper Teepee
Step 13: attach all objects to the table or the ground with some blue-tack. For the fire, break a skewer in little pieces and attach it in the middle. Get ready for the adventures!

It was our Wednesday DIY!

If you are looking for more Indian-themed DIY ideas, check out our Indian Totem Poles, Indian Tomahawk and Indian-Inspired Decorative Mikado Sticks.