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Making a Paper Shotgun: Cool DIY Guide for Kids

Hello! Are you looking for an exciting craft idea for adventurous kids? Then we are glad you found us. In this guide, I will show you how you can all together create a cool paper shotgun - a fantastic project for role-playing and active play!

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Paper Shotgun: Step-by-Step Guide with Photos and Text Description

For this project you will need the following materials:

  • White paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Felt pen for the details

Tip: In our guide, we use white paper, but if you use several colors (like orange and black), your shotgun will look even cooler and more realistic!

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Step 1: Fold the sheet in half. Then fold two sides to the middle.
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Step 2: Fold our folded strip in half. Then fold the edges over.
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Step 3: Now take another sheet. Fold the top and bottom edges in. Then fold the sheet several times in succession and roll it into a cylindrical shape. Use glue so that it does not open again later and stays in this shape. We have made the middle part of the gun. Insert it onto the handle that we folded earlier.
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Step 4: Then take another sheet and fold it in half to create a crease in the middle.
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Step 5: First, make some folds on the right side, as if you were going to start folding a plane. Then make 2 folds on the left side, as shown in the photo at the bottom right.
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Step 6: Fold the right corner to the left and then fold this triangle in the middle.
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Step 7: Then you need to roll two barrels from two sheets of paper. Insert these 2 barrels into the gun.
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Step 8: Then we create the trigger and other decorative elements from paper. We glue them onto the gun. Paint and done!

The Importance of Creative Crafting for Child Development

Crafting promotes fine motor skills in children in a playful way. When children cut, glue, and draw, they train the coordination between hands and eyes and strengthen the muscles in their fingers and hands. These skills are significant later when learning to write and for many other everyday activities.

Creative activities also stimulate mental development. They enhance spatial thinking, concentration ability, and problem-solving skills. Through crafting together, you can also learn more about your child’s strengths and interests and support them individually.

This paper shotgun is especially great for role-playing. Through role-play, children can develop their social competence by trying out different roles and acting out situations. This helps them develop empathy and communication skills.

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If you are in the mood for more creative projects, check out our other guides as well. You might be interested in our origami tutorials or you want to look at our section DIY ideas for kids. Overall, we already have over 400 different guides on our portal, and new ones are added every week.

We wish you and your children a lot of fun crafting!

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Vitalii Shynakov
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Vitalii Shynakov has been working in the areas of online retail, marketing and customer satisfaction since 2012. Until 2022, he was the head of personnel development and online sales department of four successful stores. He has been part of the TutKit.com team since 2024.