Platonic Solid Christmas Ornaments

It’s that time of the year again, and this Christmas season we have something special for you – Platonic Solid Christmas Ornaments!  These Platonic Solid nets are ready for you to print out and fold into the coolest math Christmas ornaments on the planet!  Simply cut out the pattern, and fold along the grey lines.  Fold the tabs into the solids and adhere with double-stick tape or glue.  Alternatively, you can simple tape the sides together with regular tape.  After you get the solid constructed, attach some string and add it to your tree.  Santa will be so impressed, he will surely leave extra presents for you!

These polyhedron nets make great Christmas math activities for kids!  If you are a teacher, this will be a good basis for introducing your students to polyhedra – in this case the five regular polyhedra (the Platonic Solids).  All five Platonic solids are here in their Christmas costumes: tetrahedron, hexadedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and the icosahedron.  If you want some material for your lesson plan, here is the link to the Platonic Solids at Wikipedia.

All files are in .PNG format (Portable Network Graphic).  Simply click on the image you desire to get the full size, and then right-click on it to get the “save as” option (or print it while viewing the full sized graphic).

These are the first in this series, but more will be added later.  Check back to see when more are added, or if you are on Facebook, you can get updates there – just visit our Facebook page and “Like” us!

 

 Green Tetrahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

Red Tetrahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Tetrahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

Baby Jesus Tetrahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poinsettias Tetrahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snowflakes Tetrahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Candy Canes Tetrahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Motif Tetrahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Shadow Tetrahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Green Hexahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Hexahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Hexahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby Jesus Hexahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nativity Hexahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merry Christmas Hexahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Bear Hexahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poinsettias Hexahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snowflakes Hexahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Candy Canes Hexahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Motif Hexahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Shadow Hexahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green Octahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Octahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Octahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby Jesus Octahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poinsettias Octahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Snowflakes Octahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Candy Canes Octahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Motif Octahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Shadow Octahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Green Dodecahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Dodecahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Dodecahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby Jesus Dodecahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nativity Dodecahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Bear Dodecahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poinsettias Dodecahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snowflakes Dodecahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Candy Canes Dodecahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Motif Dodecahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Shadow Dodecahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green Icosahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Icosahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Icosahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby Jesus Icosahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poinsettias Icosahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snowflakes Icosahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Candy Canes Icosahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Motif Icosahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Shadow Icosahedron Polyhedron Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Happy Holidays from Math Tricks!

 

 

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