Grateful Dead Pizza Paper Toy

In 2015, Giordano's Pizza in Chicago commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead with special pizza boxes featuring the rock band's logo. This paper toy replica of that box is the seventh release in my pizza paper toy series. Inside the GD box is a paper likeness of Giordano's renouned stuffed deep dish pizza which has upper and lower crusts, fillings on the inside, and sauce on top. The PDF template for the toy may be downloaded here. This papercraft is also my scheduled release for the month of May. A list of the previous monthly releases celebrating 10 years of Tektonten Papercraft may be viewed here.

Other Pizza Paper Toys in the Series:

McDonald's (Supreme)
Darth Maul (Pepperoni)
Domino's (Green Pepper and Black Olive)
Disney World (Cheese)
Futurama (Barbecue Chicken and Onion)
Pie Five (Ham and Jalapeno)

Pie Five Pizza Paper Toy

After five years, here (finally) is pizza number six in my pizza paper toy series! This paper toy is of one of the types of boxes used by the US pizza chain "Pie Five". Inside the box is a ham and jalapeno pizza. Like the other pizzas in the series, it is 1:4 scale. The PDF template for the toy may be downloaded here.

It has been quite a while since I released any papercraft of my own creation. In fact the last release was in September 2015. The drought is finally over! :) As I promised in my 10th anniversary post, I will be posting (God willing) one original papercraft each month for the coming year. This is the first of those monthly posts. And no, they won't all be pizza. ;)

Previous Paper Toys in the Series:

Futurama Pizza (barbecue chicken and onion)
Disney World Pizza (cheese)
Domino's Pizza (green pepper and black olive)
Pizza Hut Darth Maul Pizza (pepperoni)
McDonald's Pizza (supreme)

Oh, one last bit of information... By my reckoning, this is my 120th papercraft release. Little did I know when I started in 2008...

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami

When I first came across this origami, the first thought that came to my mind was: Thanksgiving turkey. However, as I discovered later, it is not an origami turkey. It's a roasted chicken! Be that as it may, it still works well as a Thanksgiving decoration. The crease pattern for the turkey, er I mean chicken, was created by Joseph Wu and may be downloaded here. Build photo by Shuki Kato.

Futurama Pizza Paper Toy

This paper toy is of a Panucci's Pizza box as it appears in the animated television show Futurama. The main character of the show is Philip J. Fry, who in 1999 works as a pizza delivery boy for Panucci's. This is the fifth in my ongoing pizza paper toy series. The pizza inside this one is a barbecue chicken pizza with onions.

Previous Pizzas in the Series:
Disney World Pizza (cheese)
Domino's Pizza (green pepper and black olive)
Darth Maul Pizza (pepperoni)
McDonald's Pizza (supreme)

UPDATE 2/17/21: Sorry, I am no longer offering this papercraft due to the Futurama copyright folks having a problem with it. :(

Easter Papercraft: Carrot Treat Boxes

These papercraft carrots make great treat boxes for Easter. They are just the right size for a handful of jelly beans. Each carrot is built from a single sheet of paper and held together with double sided tape. A PDF template for the carrots may be found here.

Other Easter Papercraft:

Origami Bunny Egg Holders
Wonderland Diorama
Faberge Easter Egg
Easy Resurrection Story Diorama
Polygonal Rabbits

Papercraft Fruits, Vegtables and Animals

Japanese papercraft designer Kaoru Ogata has several free paper models available on his website. Most intriguing to me are his fruit, vegetable, and animal models. In the animal category there is a gold fish and a "smiling" snake. In the fruit category there is a pumpkin (It's a fruit, Google it!) and a pear. In the vegetable category there is a very geometric cauliflower.

UPDATE 7/5/25: These downloads are no longer available. :(

Disney World Pizza Paper Toy

I have been slacking off on my pizza paper toy series. The last pizza toy I released was back in February 2010! Here is finally a new one. When you order a large pizza at any one of the many resorts at Walt Disney World in Florida it comes in a box with a picture of Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Pluto on the lid. This paper toy is a mini version of that box. The pizza inside is a plain cheese pizza, 'cause that what the little ones like best. :) The template for this paper toy may be downloaded here.

Previous Pizza Paper Toys

Dominos Pizza (green pepper and black olive)

Darth Maul Pizza (pepperoni)

McDonald's Pizza (supreme)

Winnie the Pooh Hunny Pot Papercraft

When I first started working on this papercraft of Pooh Bear's hunny pot, I had no idea that a new Winnie the Pooh movie was being released by Disney, but I am happy to be able to offer this model the same week as the opening of the movie in the US. This paper model is based on a 3D model from the Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep game for the PSP video game system. The finished piece stands about 5" (12.7 cm) tall. A download of the PDF template for the hunny pot is available here.

Papercraft Sausage Mobile

This unusual kinetic papercraft meat sculpture is brought to you by the folks at wurstakademie.com, a German website devoted entirely to the subject of sausage. The sausage mobile is billed as a craft project for kids, although adults might have some fun building it as well. A template for the mobile is located here, just right click on the image and save. The mobile as an art form was popularized by American sculptor Alexander Calder, in case you were wondering. ^^

Realistic Strawberry Papercraft

Mmm, strawberries... This realistic looking papercraft strawberry was created by the folks at the Fragarixie pixie blog. Fragarixie is the home of a online comic about a family of tiny pixies who live in the forest and grow strawberries. The template for the strawberry was offered as a free download in the early days of the blog. As the story goes, Pixie Grandpa found the strawberry template among the ancient Fragarixie scrolls. Click on the picture here to build one of your own.

Domino's Pizza Paper Toy

My job has been pretty hectic lately, so I haven't had much time to work on new papercraft models. I did find the time this week, however, to produce an addition to my pizza paper toy series which I began last year. This one is a Domino's green pepper and black olive pizza. It's not a flavor of pizza I think I would ever order, but I do like the pattern the toppings make.^^

Template Info
Scale 1:4
Finished size: 4"(10cm) x 4"(10cm) x 1/2"(1.3cm)
Number of pages: 2
Number of parts: 3
Difficulty: 1/5
Download

Previous Pizza Paper Toys
Darth Maul Pizza Hut Pizza (Pepperoni)
McDonald's Pizza (Supreme)

Darth Maul Pizza Paper Toy

When I did my first pizza paper toy I really hadn't planned on doing any other ones, but shortly after I finished my first design I came across another unusual pizza I just had to do. Could it be the beginnings of a pizza papertoy series? Time will tell. ;)

In the US in 1999 just before Star Wars: Episode 1 was released, Pizza Hut participated in a massive advertising campaign to promote the movie. Part of the campaign involved pizza boxes that featured nine different characters from Episode 1. One of the characters on the large size pizza boxes was none other than Darth Maul. This papertoy is a miniature replica of that box. The first pizza papertoy had a supreme pizza. This one has a pepperoni pizza. The template info is as follows:

Template Info
Scale: 1:4
Finished Size: 4"(10 cm) x 4"(10 cm) x 1/2"(1.3 cm)
Number of sheets: 2
Number of parts: 3
Difficulty: 1/5
Download: Here

McDonald's Pizza Paper Toy

Remember when McDonald's served pizza? Uh, me neither, but there are quite a few people out there who do. Apparently, in the US and Canada McDonald's pizza was only available in limited locations. How long was McPizza around? It's hard to say. The New York Times reported in September 1989 that test marketing had begun, while others reported pizza sightings as late at 1998. Be that as it may, this is my paper toy homage to a fast food experiment I missed. It is an easy build with only three parts, just the quick diversion you need on a boring afternoon.

Template Info
Scale: 1:4
Finished Size: 4"(10 cm) x 4"(10 cm) x 1/2"(1.3 cm)
Number of sheets: 2
Number of parts: 3
Difficulty: 1/5
Download: Here