18 unicorn collage kits: 12 color and 6 to color in, including four complex scenes. Backgrounds, pieces, examples and A4 PDFs.
Use scissors with adult supervision. If cutting is difficult, an adult prepares the pieces while the child colors, arranges and glues.
Color kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages
Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages
Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages
Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages
Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages
Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages
Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color-in kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages
Color before cutting. Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color-in kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages
Color before cutting. Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color-in kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages
Color before cutting. Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color-in kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages
Color before cutting. Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color-in kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages
Color before cutting. Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color-in kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages
Color before cutting. Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages · Medium difficulty
Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages · Medium difficulty
Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages · Complex composition
Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages · Complex composition
Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages · Complex composition
Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
Color kit · Pieces: 6
2 pages · Complex composition
Arrange every piece before gluing; keep the background whole.
Check all six pieces and keep the face clear. If hooves float, lower the unicorn or slide its support underneath.
These eighteen paper applique kits make flat pictures from a whole background and six separate pieces. Twelve projects are full color and six have black outlines for coloring. Each cutting sheet contains one complete unicorn and five scenery pieces. The cards show the assembled picture and cutting sheet before you download. Every PDF has two A4 pages: the background first, then the pieces with a small assembly example and numbered gluing instructions. The example is a reference, not an extra cutting piece.
For a first project, try Unicorn in a flower meadow: arrange the seated unicorn, flower, bush, sun, cloud and mushroom. The six outline scenes offer different poses and surroundings, including Moonlit unicorn and Unicorn at the pond. Color them before cutting, while the paper is easy to hold. The two medium color scenes introduce a picnic blanket or waterfall rocks. Four complex scenes use a castle gate, bridge, woodland camp or lighthouse. Their challenge is choosing which objects overlap and which stay visible.
Print both PDF pages on A4 paper, 210 × 297 mm, at 100% or Actual size. Use the same printer settings for the background and pieces so the prepared print sizes stay consistent. Leave the background whole. Collect child scissors, coloring pencils and a glue stick; an adult should supervise cutting and help with difficult turns. The small picture on page two shows the finished arrangement, rather than the physical size of the pieces.
Cut a loose rectangle around each object first. Then turn the paper while making short cuts around the outside contour. Leave the white safety margin around the horn, mane and tail; do not follow every tiny printed decoration. Eyes and mane lines remain inside the unicorn. Count six loose pieces before arranging them. If a narrow corner is difficult, leave a rounded white edge instead of cutting into the character.
Place the largest rear scenery piece first. In Unicorn beside a bridge, place the pond and bridge behind the unicorn; in Unicorn picnic, use the blanket as its support. Position the unicorn so its hooves or resting body meet the ground or support. Keep its face and horn visible. Spread the remaining objects through the open areas, rather than piling everything into the middle.
Look at the example and follow the numbered layer order beside it. Some scenery belongs above the character, such as a cloud or sun; a shell or flower usually sits lower. All five extras can move. Leave patches of empty background between them so the picture remains clear. Overlap a ground accent slightly over the support to show a foreground, while keeping enough of each object visible to recognize it.
Before adding glue, check every piece against the cutting sheet. Nothing should hang outside the background. If the unicorn appears to float, lower it or slide the support underneath. If a tree hides the face, move it sideways. If an extra disappears behind the body, bring it into open space. Make these changes while every piece can still move freely.
Glue one layer at a time, beginning at the back. Apply a thin layer of glue, press gently and let the picture dry flat. On another print, move the unicorn to the other side and arrange all five extras again. Keep the character supported and the face clear. Explain which piece is behind another and where you left empty space. This gives you a new composition using the same kit, and an idea to reuse in your own paper picture.
18 distinct projects: 12 color and 6 outline kits, including two medium and four complex color scenes.
Two: a whole background and pieces with a small example and layer order.
No. Cut the outside edge; legs, ears and tail remain attached to the unicorn.
Yes. Preserve support beneath the feet and the overlap order; keep the face visible.
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