How To Make A Cone Roof Out Of Paper

This simple ible will show you how to make a paper cone that you can use to hold small items or food such as popcorn or jelly beans.

How to make a cone roof out of paper.

If the common disc method isn t to your liking you can make a cone shape starting out with a paper triangle. In order for it to be rolled properly into a cone there must be one long side and two shorter sides of equal length. Roll the cone template into a cone shape starting at the wide end working toward the pivot point end. Here is one way to make a cone from flat stock.

I used aluminum sheet coil but you could use paper or any flat material. Cut out a wide triangle. Cut out the cone template with scissors making sure you follow the lines and the folds so we can later glue the parts together. You can find cone calculators online.

The bigger the triangle the bigger your cone will be. Step 1 measure up the right edge of your poster board the height you want your cone to be. So if you want a 10 inch tall cone then you measure up from the bottom right corner 10 inches and make a mark.