E ncyclopEdia Mythologica

Fairies and Magical Creatures

by Matthew Reinhart & Robert Sabuda

Create your own ISBN: 978-0-7636-3172-7

pop-up fairy! Available July 2008

Meet one of the many fairies created by the world’s pop-up

masters! Designed by Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda,
this sheet offers easy instructions for making a pop-up fairy
of your own. You’re invited to decorate the fairy in your own
personal style, send it as a card, or even make lots of them
to create a fairy colony. To discover many other magical
residents of the fairy realm, be sure to look for Fairies and
Magical Creatures, the dazzling first book in the Encyclopedia Step 5: Apply a small amount of glue to the back
Mythologica series. side of tab A and place the tab over glue spot A
on the card. Press firmly and allow to dry.
Step 1: Print out the card and pop-up pieces.
Then color them in with crayons, markers, or
colored pencils. Do not color the tabs on the
pop-up pieces or the glue spots on the card.

Step 2: Using a ruler as a guide, press the

rounded end of a paper clip along the dotted
line down the center of the card. Then do A
B

the same along the dotted lines on the pop-

up pieces.

Step 3: Cut out the card and pop-up pieces

along the heavy black outside lines.
Step 4: Fold the card in half along the scored
center fold line. Crease the fold. Then open
up the card again. Then fold, crease, and
unfold tabs A and B on the pop-up pieces.
Step 6: Apply a small amount of glue to the back
side of tab B. Slide the fairy’s head piece into the
body piece as shown, and place tab B over glue
spot B on the card. Press firmly and allow to dry.
Note: If you wish, you can make this pop-up larger
by enlarging the printouts.

Fly away, fairy!

This pop-up design by Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda is for you and your friends to enjoy.
Feel free to make additional copies and pass them along.
 FAIRY CARD

A
B B A

FAIRY POP-UP PIECES

A
B
TA
TA
B

HEAD
B

BODY