Q&A for How to Make a Pop up Book

Use a good glue stick as that won't seep through the page and ruin your drawing (it doesn't wet the page like liquid).

Card stock or other thicker paper is advised and, yes, you can use colored cards.

The purpose of the cover is to cover the whole book and make it so glancing at the book won't cause people to already be reading the story. The whole book must be covered, but some can be sticking out, although it will look unprofessional.

You can cut tabs and glue them to the page in other regions for additional (albeit smaller) pop out features.

Yes. If you have a small tab, make sure you use small pictures; if you make a big tab, you can put bigger pop-ups.

Not really, but it looks better and will hold up longer if you use thicker paper. If you want, you can even use cardboard.

It would be hard to close, and it would take longer. I suggest sticking to maybe 10-15.

Yes, just use one piece of paper. You don't need to glue, although the only thing you do glue is the pictures.

Use colors and images that are related to that holiday. For example, for Valentine's Day, you might use lots of red, pink, hearts, and lace. For the story, you can tell the reader how that holiday came to be.

Definitely, although it would be a bit harder to cut, and the whole book would be a lot thicker.

No, because it won't be as thick and could ruin easily. If you have to use printer paper, at least make the cover vellum or something thick.

Yes, you can, as long as you save enough space and cut another tab next to it.

Make the base, then put another piece of paper outside of it on the edges. Then attach a piece of cardboard to the picture to make it move.

That's fine. Just make more slits so that you can add more characters, objects, words, etc.

Wait for the paint to dry before gluing it onto the pop-up tab.

Yes. For example, fold the page into fourths and then cut your slits. This should help create more.

It can be as long as you want, but it has a better chance of staying closed with 15 pages at the maximum.

Making one to the specifications of the article should take only 30 minutes, but you could make a bigger book, which would take longer.

You should use cardstock or other thick paper, as it says in the instructions.

I'd recommend something like poster board or card stock. Any thick paper you have is fine.

No, you don't necessarily have to use paint. You could use pencils, pastels, ribbons, etc.; use your imagination!

The parallel slits don't have to be just in the middle. However, keep in mind you will have to fold that part, and there could be a big crease.

Yes. Staplers work as a good alternative for glue in pretty much any case, and this is no different.

You can draw a large picture, then paste it on a pop up page. After that, fold.

Of course! Maybe cut them out, though. You can also use clippings from magazines, etc.

Yes, you can use either.

Yes, but it will be less stable and won't last as long as using cardstock.

You may use either liquid glue or glue stick, yet it depends on the user who makes it.

It is another kind of thick paper, so it would work. However, if you're going to have lots of pages, it might be hard to close.

Yes, but it might not look as good because the paper will be thinner.