Make a Hotdog Book

Make a Hotdog Book, Peace Tree, Flower Book (or variation) from a single sheet of paper. You can even use a sheet you want to recycle, that has print on only one side. Fliers or ads with print on one side are useful for this purpose.

The Hotdog book is a simple four-page book made from a single sheet of paper. Here are the easy instructions (or in pdf format. Instructions on video Instructions in Spanish

It is easy to turn the hotdog book into a shaped book. By gluing two hotdog books together, you can make a larger, 6-page book, that can stand on its own.

Add words of peace to make it a a Peace Tree Book

Make a Flower Book

These books make lovely gifts or greeting cards. As small books, they can contain a poem in verses, several haiku, or a series of facts or images.

• Gingerbread House Accordion Book
• Travel Accordion Book
• Alphabet Book
• Stick-&-Elastic Book
• Your Child’s Reading Primers
• Flap Book

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Thanks to Susan Kapuscinksi Gaylord, book-maker extraordinaire, for sharing so many projects and techniques on her blog.