construction paper
noun
: a thick groundwood paper available in many colors and used especially for school artwork
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Other miscellaneous craft supplies like felt hearts, buttons, sequins, pom poms, ribbon, stickers, or pipe cleaners
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Trace around the front of your blank note cards onto the construction paper.
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Robin Winningham, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The shapes nodded to paper doll versions of couture tropes, so the New Look skirts, cocoon dresses, egg coats all looked as if they had been made of construction paper (or a leather or wool version of it) and a flocked velvet print resembled a scribble.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
Make a garland with green construction paper and faux red berries.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2022
Glue the images to a strip of pastel construction paper.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2024
Or go old-school and make your own with construction paper and markers!
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
On a square of pea-green construction paper, Grigely drew two circles.
—Max Norman, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2024
Use construction paper, glue and crafting paint to personalize an emoji pumpkin.
—Megan Stein, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
For eyes and a mouth, either cut three ovals from construction paper or use black candy pieces.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
Robin Winningham, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The shapes nodded to paper doll versions of couture tropes, so the New Look skirts, cocoon dresses, egg coats all looked as if they had been made of construction paper (or a leather or wool version of it) and a flocked velvet print resembled a scribble.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
Make a garland with green construction paper and faux red berries.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2022
Glue the images to a strip of pastel construction paper.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2024
Or go old-school and make your own with construction paper and markers!
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
On a square of pea-green construction paper, Grigely drew two circles.
—Max Norman, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2024
Use construction paper, glue and crafting paint to personalize an emoji pumpkin.
—Megan Stein, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
For eyes and a mouth, either cut three ovals from construction paper or use black candy pieces.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
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“Construction paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/construction%20paper. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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