1. Use tracing paper and pencil to copy the patterns from here to white card stock.
President John Adams, the second president, and his wife, Abigail, were the first to move into the building that has been called the President’s Palace, the President’s House, and the Executive Mansion. It is a white building with a large portico, or porch held up by four columns. It has been the home and office of each president since John Adams. Theodore Roosevelt officially gave it the name the White House in 1901. It has become a symbol for the position of the president and for the leadership of the United States.
1. Use tracing paper and pencil to copy the patterns from here to white card stock.
2. Color the card and pieces with crayons, markers, or colored pencils as you wish.
3. Cut out the patterns along the solid black lines.
4. Fold along the dotted lines on the main building pattern. Gently push the building design forward as you fold the card closed. Open it again.
5. Fold the roof piece along the dotted line. Glue the roof piece in the center of the top of the building. Let dry.
6. Fold the portico piece on the dotted lines. Glue the top of the portico to the roof flap. Put a drop of glue at the bottom flap of the portico piece and glue it to the base. Let dry.
7. Fold a 9 x 12-inch piece of construction paper in half, like a book, and glue it to the back of the White House card.
8. You may want to add a small American flag to the top of the portico.