construction paper

Thick colorful sheets

Construction paper is thick, rough-textured colored paper used for children's art projects, crafts, and classroom activities.

It comes in vivid colors and cuts easily, making it ideal for cutting shapes, making collages, and simple decorations.

The paper fades quickly in sunlight and isn't archival: The kids made turkeys out of construction paper for Thanksgiving.

school

classroom

Educational instruction space

bulletin board · art class · kindergarten · elementary · lesson · assignment · supplies · desk · backpack · show-and-tell

crafts

scissors

Pivoted twin-blade cutter

cutouts · stencils · scrapbooking · decoupage · papier-mache · quilling · kirigami · die-cutting · punches · templates

colors

palette

Surface for mixing pigments

spectrum · multicolored · pigments · tints · shades · primary colors · secondary colors · neon · pastel · fluorescent

texture

matte

Non-reflective surface finish

rough · porous · opaque · heavyweight · toothy · absorbent · sturdy · stiff · grainy

projects

chains

Linked metal restraints

greeting cards · bookmarks · mobiles · puppets · flowers · leaves · animals · shapes · letters · numbers

Categories
Opposites
paper type/purpose

construction papercopy paper

writing paper · letterhead · typing paper · bond paper · stationery

material permanence/quality

construction paperwatercolor paper

Absorbent surface for aqueous pigments

canvas · vellum · parchment · card stock

Family

paper, structure, construction, infrastructure, constructed, constructive, structural, reconstruction, structuring

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G