Make a Printable Miniature Sleigh

Test Fit the Sleigh Interior

The front bench of the sleigh is folded, then the back of the seat, and finally the back of the sleigh is rounded over the back center frame to test fit the sleigh interior.

Photo copyright 2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Take the seat assembly you folded in step three and test fit it into the sleigh body. The white tab you left at the bottom of the seat assembly (below the two diamond sections and the small plain section) will be glued under the seat bench against the floor. The tabs will be glued to the sides of the sleigh inside the interior trim so that they are not seen. Fold the tabs out of site when you test fit the bench assembly. The front seat folds back over the plain bench support and the back of the seat (the larger diamond section of the two, rolls over then falls in a gentle roll to the floor to make the cargo area. The large diamond section forms the padding at the back of the cargo area. The fold at the base of the diamond section is glued to the floor at the back of the sled and the diamond section comes up and rolls over the sled frame back, covering the back seam. The white paper edge you left as a tab at the top of the diamond section when you cut it out is turned under and glued to the outside back of the sleigh, creating the effect of a roll of upholstery.

• A 1:12 , 1:24 or 1:48 Scale Printable Paper Sleigh
• Print the Scale Sleigh Parts
• Cut and Fold the Parts for the Miniature Sleigh
• Fit the Main Frame to the Sides of the Printable Sleigh
• Fit the Second Side of the Sleigh
• Test Fit the Sleigh Interior
• Glue the Sleigh Seat and Interior in Place.
• Decorate Your Finished Sleigh