Stars are the fastest useful sheet
A plain star has five or six regions and takes a young child about three minutes, which makes it the sheet to reach for when you need something immediate. Nine to a page means a whole class can colour, cut and hang stars inside one short lesson.
Because the shapes are geometric, these sheets are also an easy introduction to symmetry. Colouring opposite points the same shade is a rule a four year old can follow and be pleased with.
The nativity star
The eight point star has long rays and a textured centre, and it is the one that belongs with the nativity sheets. Printed at A3 it works as the top of a classroom display, and the rays give somewhere to write the names of everyone who worked on it.
Cutting and hanging
Print the plain designs on 160gsm card for anything that needs to last. Points are the first thing to bend, so cut just outside the line rather than on it, and if a star will hang, punch the hole in a point rather than in the body so it hangs straight.
Questions
- How many stars fit on one page?
- One large star, four medium or nine small, depending on the layout you pick. Nine to a page is the usual choice for a class set of hanging stars.
- Is there a star for the top of a tree?
- Yes. One design is a tree topper star with a wider base and a slot indicated at the bottom, which slides onto a branch once cut from card.
- Which star suits the nativity display?
- The eight point star with long rays. It is drawn to sit above the stable scene on the nativity colouring page and prints well at A3.
- Can I use these as cutting templates?
- Yes. The plain five and six point stars have clean outlines with no interior lines, so they work as templates on card, felt or craft foam.