Make A Woven Mat

People in western Africa wear clothes from a cloth made of thin strips of
fabric woven together. Why not weave yourself a paper placemat in the colors of
Kwanzaa?
You will need:
A sheet of red card
Green and black paper
Instructions:
Fold the card in half lengthways. Cut long lines in the card about 1 inch
apart and about 1 inch from the edge of the card.
Cut the paper into strips about 1 inch wide. Take a strip of paper and pass
it under the red card and then up through the first slit, down through the
second and back up through the third and so on until you reach the other side of
the card. Push it up so it sits as close to the top of the red card as it can
reach.
Repeat with a different colored strip of paper, starting the other way, down
through the first slit and up through the second and so on. Repeat until the
card is full.
Laminating will protect your mat.
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