Make a Neighborhood Paper Collage
By ColorWillow
Build a paper neighborhood with five printable template sheets. Color buildings, vehicles and park pieces, then connect them with roads. The model uses simple symbolic sizes, not a real map scale.
Print the project sheets
Choose the paper size loaded in your printer. Print at actual size (100%) so the pieces match the measurements in this guide.
Try it step by step
What you will need
- Matching A4 or Letter paper; crayons or colored pencils; ruler. For cutting, child-appropriate scissors and adult help. Glue is optional.
Print and check the scale
Print at 100% or Actual size. Check the 50 mm line. The seven-page file has instructions, a base, buildings, park pieces, vehicles, roads and an example.
Color and cut
Color before cutting. Ask an adult to help cut the outside dashed borders; keep the white margin and do not cut small windows or gaps.
Arrange your neighborhood
Place roads first, then buildings and the park. Try a route from a house to the park. Arrange everything before gluing; this imaginary model does not teach local traffic rules.
Tell its story
For a no-cut version, draw on the base or use whole rectangular sheets. Tell someone where you would go. Print pages 2-6 for the templates; page 7 is the example.