construction paper
noun
: a thick groundwood paper available in many colors and used especially for school artwork
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Both kids donned the flag’s colors on their T-shirts and heads, the younger in a bandanna and the older in a construction paper crown of blue and red.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
Your child can create a frame cut out of construction paper or thin cardboard to highlight the art.
—Dr. Pooja Sarin Tandon, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
To make, follow these steps: Show kids how to fold pre-cut construction paper leaves and stems.
Attach them to the tops of your eggs with glue dots.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
This year, the Historical and Memorial Society is partnering with the Poway Friendship Quilt Guild to exhibit quilts in the park’s Nelson House and to teach children how to make a quilt with construction paper, Hilleary said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
Your child can create a frame cut out of construction paper or thin cardboard to highlight the art.
—Dr. Pooja Sarin Tandon, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
To make, follow these steps: Show kids how to fold pre-cut construction paper leaves and stems.
Attach them to the tops of your eggs with glue dots.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
This year, the Historical and Memorial Society is partnering with the Poway Friendship Quilt Guild to exhibit quilts in the park’s Nelson House and to teach children how to make a quilt with construction paper, Hilleary said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Construction paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/construction%20paper. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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