3-D Hot Air Balloon Paper Decorations

Print out your own template, and cut out the balloon shape.

Stack five sheets of colorful cardstock and cut out the template using scissors. (Tip: Stack different colors or subtly different shades of a single color to add dimensionality to each balloon.)

Using a bone folder and ruler, score a straight line down the center of each balloon cut-out. Remove the ruler and reinforce the scored line, smoothing it down with the bone folder.

Glue each folded balloon cut-out back to back, so each half connects to another half of a differently colored cut-out, along the fold line.

Cut two small squares of paper (this will be the hot air balloon basket). Cut a short length of twine, tie into a knot, and loop between the basket cut-outs (this will be the line that connects the hot air balloon to the basket). Glue both parts to the hot air balloon.

Glue balloon cut-outs together so they form one hot air balloon, threading baker's twine through the center of the folds and securing the end with glue at desired hanging length. Tie the opposite end of the twine to the ceiling, an overhanging fixture, or the wall behind a table.