DIY Paper Popsicle Memory Game
Aug 22 2011
As a kid I adored the game 'Memory'. The truth is, I still do. Sure, it's not exactly what you would define as 'challenging' but there's something charming about it's simplicity. So, for a bit of cute fun I decided to re-create the game with a slight twist. I've replaced the cards with paper popsicles. Who doesn't love popsicles, right?
Scatter these at a summer ice-cream social, bbq or picnic for a bit of interactive fun for guests!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
- Smooth white A4 card (x2)
- Popsicle sticks (x12)
- Scalpel
- Ruler
- Cutting board
- Scissors
- Double-sided tape
- Colour printer
WHAT TO DO
Download and print out 2 pages of your popsicle designs. You should have 2 of each popsicle type (12 altogether). I've used a matte card but if you prefer a shiny finish you can use thick glossy photo paper instead.
Use a scalpel and ruler to gently score along the dotted lines.
Before you start cutting out your popsicles, keep in mind that you should be as precise as possible with your cutting as you want all your popsicles to look as identical as possible from the back.
Cut out around the straight edges of your popsicles using the scalpel and ruler.
To cut out the rounded tops I've actually folded along the dotted lines to close up my popsicle design and then used a pair of scissors to carefully cut out the rounded tops of both sides of the popsicle at the same time. This way both sides of the popsicle have the same cut line so that no white from the back of the card will be visible on your finished popsicle from either side.
Open out your popsicle design again and place the printed side face down on the table.Get a popsicle stick and attach some double-sided tape to the top part of each side of the stick. Attach to your popsicle. Once again, in the interest of making each popsicle as identical as possible, it is essential that you place the popsicle sticks roughly in the same position for each popsicle so that they are all the same height and there are no obvious differences between them. (It's also best to choose popsicle sticks without any distinguishable blemishes!)
Attach double-sided tape to the left tab and also to the top rounded part of your popsicle (to avoid a gap at the top). Fold along the scored lines to close up your popsicle and make sure everything is firmly stuck together.
I've stored my popsicles in this cute jar- a local purchase from Daiso. I just couldn't resist the polka dot lid!
If you have issues downloading try right-clicking ('Ctrl' and click for the mac) on the download button and saving directly to your computer.
For those who can't remember the rules, here's a refresher:
FYI, the cute backdrop I've used for the first photo is a paper design by Cristina Re called "Watercolours" in her Eco Luxury Linen range- ain't it pretty?
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{ all images by Amy Moss }
Would you mind sharing the font you used for "Popsicle" in the first image.
Julia
Xoxo
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Keep it up, I'm hooked!
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i am going to print in this moment,
XOXO LIDIANA,
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Marta
i made it for one of our friends' birthday - you can see it here: http://heodeza.blogspot.com/2011/11/pretty-paper-popsicles.html
Angel