How to Use construction paper in a Sentence

construction paper

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  • Just pick up construction paper in a few shades of green and a pack of pom-poms to act as berries.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Fold a piece of construction paper in half and fold again.
    — Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Roll a sheet of heavy construction paper in a wide cone.
    — Science Buddies, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2015
  • Cut a face, beak, two wings and two feet from felt or construction paper and glue each in place.
    — Ann Cameron Siegal, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Each was handwritten on a piece of green construction paper in the shape of a leaf.
    — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 25 July 2019
  • Trace a coin 20 times on the construction paper with a pencil.
    — Svenja Lohner, Scientific American, 10 May 2018
  • If each child is making his or her own tree, tape the leaves to a brown strip of construction paper then tape the handprint leaves to the the top of the trunk.
    — Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Print the shapes onto black construction paper or card stock and cut them out.
    — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Begin with a few sheets of green, red and white card stock or construction paper.
    — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Just belt a large red tee and make a DIY crown with yellow construction paper.
    — Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 29 July 2020
  • The counselor taught viewers how to make a fire pit out of construction paper.
    — Dallas News, 19 June 2020
  • Take your four, four- by two-inch strips of construction paper.
    — Megan Arnett, Scientific American, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Just cut out the face shapes using black construction paper, then let kids go to town with a glue stick, adding them to the orange plates.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 18 July 2022
  • Or go old-school and make your own with construction paper and markers!
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Along with a craft, each child can choose a sticker to place on a 5-foot-tall construction paper tree to share on Facebook.
    — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2020
  • To make: Cut facial features and stems from construction paper and apply to the balls with glue dots.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The requests ranged from construction paper to laptops to sewing kits to books to slow cookers.
    — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Jan. 2018
  • Place a a small bowl with the rim facing down onto a piece of construction paper and trace a circle around the bowl with a pencil.
    — ExpressNews.com, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Glue the images to a strip of pastel construction paper.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Glue the images to a strip of pastel construction paper.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Also use a small flashlight and attach a red piece of cloth or red construction paper over the lens of the flashlight.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2019
  • To honor the girl who loved nature and animals, the school made a tree out of construction paper.
    — Megan Diskin, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Make a garland with green construction paper and faux red berries.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Step 8 Cut out eyes and a mouth using black construction paper.
    — Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful, 2 Oct. 2018
  • At Square One in Springfield, 4- and 5-year-old children make shapes out of construction paper.
    — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023
  • There, the library staff taped construction paper over the windows.
    — Kyle Casey Chu, Vogue, 1 July 2022
  • For eyes and a mouth, either cut three ovals from construction paper or use black candy pieces.
    — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Cleanup Clean up the remaining construction paper, string and all your tools.
    — Svenja Lohner, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Use black construction paper for the eyelashes and eyebrows, then cut two 16-inch squares of faux fur and hot-glue each around a 12-inch foam wreath.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 5 July 2022
  • Washington is the coordinator for the before- and after-school program at the school, and students used construction paper and photos to create a giant tribute to the Chiefs.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2024

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