Celebrate the beauty of bell peppers with this adorable pop-up paper peppers craft! Kids of all ages will love seeing their artwork come to life with this simple paper craft.

four paper bell peppers in different colors, for pop-up peppers craft

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❤️ Why We Love Paper Peppers
✂️ Supplies
🤔 How to Make Paper Peppers
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🫑 Pop-Up Paper Peppers

❤️ Why We Love Paper Peppers

Simple 3D art- It's amazing how with a little bit of effort, you can make your artwork pop off the paper, giving it a beautiful 3D effect. Kids will love the look and feel of their unique works of art.

Versatile- It's surprisingly easy to make the paper peppers pop using strips of paper. And you can really do it for any round-shaped fruit or veggie, like these 3D Paper Apples by Krokotak.

Fine motor skills- Our paper peppers craft allows kids to put their developing tracing and cutting skills to good use.

Bell pepper facts- Take some time to share some fun bell pepper facts with kids! Did you know that bell peppers are classified by botanists as fruit, but nutritionally and legally they are considered veggies? They also contain important vitamins, like vitamin A and vitamin C, and they offer a number of health benefits.

Note: If you want to craft using real bell peppers, check out our Peppers Art craft.

✂️ Supplies

Notes on supplies:

Paper- Construction paper is most durable
Scissors- We love these kid-friendly scissors

🤔 How to Make Paper Peppers

Step 1: Trace and cut out shape of bell pepper (without a stem)*.

Step 2: Cut out four 1" strips of paper*. Bend the edges upwards.

Step 3: Glue or tape the folded edges of each strip to the pepper to create two X's, laying on top of each other as follows:

Placing second yellow strip on pepper — 2

Placing third yellow strip on 3d paper pepper — 2

Step 4: Trace and cut out the paper pepper's stem and glue to top of pepper.*

Display your colorful 3D paper peppers!

*For toddlers especially, these tasks may require adult supervision and/or assistance.

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🫑 Pop-Up Paper Peppers

Celebrate the remarkable color of your meal's bell peppers with these simple paper peppers! This 3D craft is easy for kids of all ages.

Author: Marcie & Julie

Total Time15

Total: 1 paper pepper

Supplies

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Red, yellow, green, and/or orange paper
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Glue or Tape
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Pen or pencil
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Scissors

Instructions

Trace and cut out shape of bell pepper (without a stem).*
Cut out four 1" strips of paper. Bend the edges upwards.*
Glue or tape the folded edges of each strip to the pepper to create two X's, laying on top of each other as displayed.
Trace and cut out the pepper's stem and glue to top of pepper.*

Notes

Thick construction paper will give your paper pepper more durability.
Tape or glue can be used to secure the strips of paper to pepper's base.

*Note: For toddlers especially, these tasks require adult supervision and/or assistance.

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