Cut, fold and paste the perfect Mardi Gras fan . . .

       Students can craft a fan with feathers for a Mardi Gras display inside of a doll's house or as an accessory for a doll costume. You will need the following supplies to begin:

Supply List:

• colorful dyed craft feathers
• purple, green or gold papers
• tacky craft glue
• ruffled edge scissors
  

Step-by-Step Instructions: 

1. Cut 2 long rectangles from a solid purple paper approximately two inches wide and six inches long. This measurement does not need to be exact. I've made a fan this size for our 18 inch American Girl dolls. Cut the top half of each rectangle using ruffled-cut scissors.
2. Fold these papers using an accordion fold. See the photo, just right for reference. One of the two rectangles will be the front side of the fan and the other the back side.
3. Glue the feathers between the accordion folds along the ruffled cut top. Let dry. Glue the bottom accordion folds together and clamp this in place until the glue dries. Then cut a yellow piece of paper in a half circle and paste this over the fan at the bottom to finish the fan. Take the second rectangle and glue it to the back side of the fan to sandwich the feathers between the two fan shapes. Cut a second piece of paper in an identical circle half to finish the back side of the fan to look like the front. Glue on a hook to hang the fan on a wall for a Mardi Gras decoration if the fan is not intended to be a part of a costume.

Learn more ways to make fans:

• Fan craft using toothpicks here...