Make a Unicorn Pop up Card (Robert Sabuda Method)

Unicorns have always seemed like mysterious creatures, and in the imagination of the young, have always held some promise of adventure. Though the modern popular image of the unicorn is sometimes that of a horse differing only in the horn on its forehead, the traditional unicorn has a billy-goat beard, a lion's tail, and cloven hooves—these distinguish it from a horse. With the 2008 birth of a real-life "unicorn" in Italy--a deer with a single horn growing out of its head --make a card to celebrate!

Steps

 * 1) Click here to download the unicorn pieces and unicorn card.Print them on heavy paper, like card stock or construction paper. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in your computer in order to view and print the templates.
 * 2) [[Image:Unicorn3_148.jpg|right|200px]]Using a ruler as a guide, take the rounded end of a paper clip (or ballpoint pen that has run out of ink) and press along the dotted lines of the pop-up pieces and card.
 * 3) [[Image:Unicorn4_17.jpg|right|200px]]Carefully cut out your unicorn pop-up pieces and card following the solid black line around the shape(s).
 * 4) [[Image:Unicorn5_479.jpg|right|200px]]Note that you should have 5 pieces and 1 card.
 * 5) [[Image:Unicorn6_196.jpg|right|200px]]Take your card and fold it in half. Unfold and put it back to its original position.
 * 6) [[Image:Unicorn7_256.jpg|right|200px]]Take your pop-up piece with the horn on it. Fold it in half towards you.
 * 7) [[Image:Unicorn8_665.jpg|right|200px]]Fold and crease the left tab up. Crease well and unfold. Repeat this step on the other
 * 8) [[Image:Unicorn9_417.jpg|right|200px]]Take your pop-up piece with the ears on it. Fold it in half towards you.
 * 9) [[Image:Unicorn10_931.jpg|right|200px]]Fold the bottom left tab up and crease well.
 * 10) [[Image:Unicorn11_500.jpg|right|200px]]Continue to fold and crease. The E tab should fold towards the horse's shoulder.
 * 11) [[Image:Unicorn12_548.jpg|right|200px]]Continue to fold and crease until it looks like this.
 * 12) Repeat the previous three steps on the other side. Set this piece aside for now.
 * 13) [[Image:Unicorn13_582.jpg|right|200px]]Take the head piece and fold it in half towards you.
 * 14) [[Image:Unicorn14_283.jpg|right|200px]]Take the left tab and fold it down away from you. Crease well and unfold.
 * 15) [[Image:Unicorn15_319.jpg|right|200px]]Do the same with the right tab.
 * 16) [[Image:Unicorn16_121.jpg|right|200px]]Apply a small amount of glue to where it says "glue here A" on the card.
 * 17) [[Image:Unicorn17_548.jpg|right|200px]]Take your pop-up piece with the horn and line it up against "glue here A". Press firmly and let the glue dry.
 * 18) [[Image:Unicorn18_911.jpg|right|200px]]Apply a small amount of glue to "glue here B". Line up the tab and press down firmly
 * 19) [[Image:Unicorn19_226.jpg|right|200px]]Let the glue dry.
 * 20) [[Image:Unicorn20_881.jpg|right|200px]]Apply a small amount of glue to area C.
 * 21) [[Image:Unicorn21_762.jpg|right|200px]]Press firmly and let the glue dry. Do the same to the other side by applying a small amount of glue to area D.
 * 22) [[Image:Unicorn22_508.jpg|right|200px]]Glue the left side and press firmly. Wait for the glue to dry and set this pop-up piece aside for now.
 * 23) [[Image:Unicorn23_19.jpg|right|200px]]Apply a small amount of glue to E and F.
 * 24) [[Image:Unicorn24_542.jpg|right|200px]]Take your pop-up piece you just put aside and line it up over "glue here E" and "glue here F".
 * 25) [[Image:Unicorn25_467.jpg|right|200px]]Apply a small amount of glue to areas G and H. Line up the tabs over G and H. Press firmly and let the glue dry.
 * 26) [[Image:Unicorn26_615.jpg|right|200px]]'''Apply a small amount of glue to area I.
 * 27)   [[Image:Unicorn27_808.jpg|right|200px]]Take a leg and attached it over area I. Press firmly and let the glue dry. Do the same on the other side.
 * 28)  [[Image:Unicorn28_769.jpg|right|200px]]Close your pop-up carefully.
 * 29) [[Image:Unicorn29_340.jpg|right|200px]]Open your pop-up unicorn! Color it in with markers and crayons. Share it with someone special!

Related Tips and Steps

 * How to Make a Reindeer Pop up Card
 * How to Make an Ark Pop up Card
 * How to Make a Poinsettia Pop up Card
 * How to Make a Wizard of Oz Pop up Card
 * How to Make a Christmas Tree Pop up Card

Sources and Citations

 * http://robertsabuda.com - Original source, shared with permission.