3 Ways to Make Your Blocks

3 Ways to Make Your Blocks

Spell any name or phrase! Our block collections have all the letters (A to Z) and digits (0 to 9).

Your download includes three block sizes, each a different template, so you can optimize paper usage (Letter or A4 sheets):
2-inch block (2″x 2″x 2″) = 1 page to print
4-inch block (4″x 4″x 4″) = 3 pages to print
6-inch block (6″x 6″x 6″) = 6 pages to print

For other sizes (up to 6 inches high), scale designs when printing. For example, to make 3-inch blocks, print the 4-inch blocks scaled to 75% of the original size.

See below how easy it is to assemble 2-inch, 4-inch, and 6-inch blocks.

MAKE A 2-INCH BLOCK

Only one page to print and one flap to glue (but you can also glue other flaps depending on your project; read the three ways to glue above).

Score, cut, and fold the design, then glue the glue flap and close (or glue) the lids.

 Key steps do assemble a 2 inch block

MAKE A 4-INCH BLOCK

The 4-inch block has four parts (three pages to print):
• the front face + top lid (they come as one part)
• the right face + back face (they come as one part)
• the left face
• the bottom lid

Start by gluing the front face to the bottom lid.

Step 1

After that, glue the front face to the right face.

Step 2

Then glue the left face to the front face.
  Step 3

This is how the 4-inch design should look with all four parts glued together:

Step 4

Now glue the back face to the left face so that all the side faces are fully connected, like a box with the lids open.

Step 5

It should look like this: 
 Step 6

Finally, just close or glue the top and bottom lids. 

Step 7

MAKE A 6-INCH BLOCK

Each of the six faces of the 6-inch block comes as a single piece.

Step 1

Score, cut, and fold all six parts. They are very similar and have two flaps to be folded.
 front and back of the folded cutout

After folding all the flaps, start assembling the block by gluing the bottom lid to the front face.

Step 3

Step 4

Then glue the top lid to the front face.

Step 5

Now start gluing the side faces by gluing the left or the right face to the front face.

 Then glue the back face to the left or right face. 

Step 8

Glue the last side face to the back and front faces so that all the side faces are fully connected, like a box with the lids open.
 Step 9

Step 10 Step 11

Finally, close or glue the top and bottom lids.
 Easy and fun
That's it! Enjoy your original blocks.

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