Squash Book Tutorial

Squash Book Tutorial

Right now I am in the middle of Plants![ Daughters school theme this month is on various subtopics on plants!]When I saw a squash book at Loris blog I knew this was just right for a school project with numerous pictures.If you make one I assure you you will fall in love with it just like I did. My daughter loved it too!The squash book can be made to fit into your palm and open up to a large spread!

Squash Book Tutorial

We made this project to incorporate some pictures for the theme "Uses of plants"

Squash Book Tutorial

You can adapt it to use in a scrapbook or use it as a card you can embellish away!

Materials Required to make a squash book

• 3 Squares of paper- of the same size

Size of the squares- Your folded squash book will be half the width of your square

Thickness of paper- as thin or as thick as you want!

• Glue
• Ribbon/Magnet or Velcro or anything else you can think of to hold your squash book folded

How to make a Squash Book

Fold the 3 squares in half vertically and horizontally and along one diagonal.Use the template picture below as a guide to the folds.[Its easy -don't get fooled by the terminology to think its difficult]

Squash book template

Align the squares as  shown.

Squash book template

The outer two squares should have their folds in the same way while the central square should have the folds in the opposite way while you lay them on top of each other.

Squash Book Template

Stick on both the end squares on top of the central square at the place they overlap.

Squash Book Tutorial

Fold as shown. If your folds are correct you wont have any problem to squash it otherwise you can rework your folds as I have shown in the steps below and still get a gorgeous Squash book!
Fold in the lower inner panel of your outer square towards the center  square as shown

Squash Book Folding 1

Fold in the upper inner panel of the outer square towards the central square like you did above

Squash Book Folding 2

Fold the other outer square in the same way and now you have a shape as shown

Squash Book Folding 3

Fold in the lower and upper central folds of your central square and your Squash book is ready!

Squash Book Folding 4

You can hold the squash book folded with a ribbon[like we did], magnet or a Velcro strip.The  lovely strawberry ribbon is from my blogger friend Romina - Thank You Romina!

Squash Book Tutorial

My little one was thrilled with her squash book and stuck all her plant pictures on the panels of the squash book which fitted easily into her school bag. You can stick on both sides of the squash book so there is room for lots of pictures! Make a special card or a scrapbook project with the squash book!Do try it !
Awaiting your comments on our little project.
Here are more ways to present a school project
Interactive School Project -using slider cards and pop up flaps
Neverending card- can fit in lots of pictures in this one
Diorama
Interactive Chart -with waterfall mechanisms and slider interactions
Sun,Earth and Moon