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Braille Snowflake

Download this brf file of a braille snowflake design and emboss it for your braille students, friends, and family members. This is a festive braille drawing for winter, Christmas, or Hanukkah.

Download the Duxbury file to emboss this braille snowflake design!

Create your own braille design of a snowflake following these step-by-step instructions!

  • Row 1: Space 5 times, make “with”, space 4 times, make “er”, make “his”, make “was”, make “with”, make “of”, make “his”, make “was”, make “q”,  space 4 times, make “of”.
  • Row 2: Space 3 times, make “with”, make “q”, make “for”, space 5 times, make “d”, make “for” 4 times, make “f”, space 5 times, make “for”, make “er”, make “of”.
  • Row 3: Space 3 times, make “f”, space 1 time, make “d”, make “of”, space 2 times, make “d”, make “g” 3 times, make “for” 2 times, make “g” 3 times, make “f”, space 2 times, make “with”, make “f”, space 1 time, make “d”.
  • Row 4: Space 6 times, make “d”, make “of”, space 5 times, make “for” 2 times, space 5 times, make “with”, make “f”.
  • Row 5: Space 7 times, make “d”, make “of”, space 1 time, make “d”, make “g” 2 times, make “for” 2 times, make “g” 2 times, make “f”, space 1 time, make “with”, make “f”.
  • Row 6: Space 8 times, make “d”, make “of”, space 3 times, make “for” 2 times, space 3 times, make “with”, make “f”.
  • Row 7: Space 5 times, make “of”, space 3 times, make “d”, make “of”, space 2 times, make “for” 2 times, space 2 times, make “with”, make “f”, space 3 time, make “with”.
  • Row 8: Make “gg”, make “his”, space 3 times, make “for”, space 2 times, make “of”, space 2 time, make “d”, make “of”, make “for” 2 times, make “with”, make “f”, space 2 time, make “with”, space 2 times, make “for”, space 3 times, make “was”, make “gg”.
  • Row 9: Make “period”, make “for”, make “his”, space 2 times, make “for”, space 2 times, make “for”, space 3 times, make “d”, make “for” 2 times, make “f”, space 3 time, make “for”, space 2 times, make “for”, space 2 times, make “was”, make “for”, make “f”.
  • Row 10: Make “with”, make “for”, make “gg” 11 times, make “for” 2 times, make “gg” 11 times, make “for”, make “of”.
  •  Row 11: Make “er”, make “for”, make “g” 11 times, make “for” 2 times, make “g” 11 times, make “for”, make “q”.
  • Row 12: Make “j”, make “for”, make “f”, space 2 times, make “for”, space 2 times, make “for”, space 3 times, make “was”,  make “for” 2 times, make “his”, space 3 times, make “for”, space 2 times, make “for”, space 2 times, make “d”, make “for”, make “his”
  • Row 13. Make “g”, make “f”, space 3 times, make “for”, space 2 times, make “q”, space 2 times, make “was”,  make “f”, make “for” 2 times, make “d”, make “his”, space 2 times, make “er”, space 2 times, make “for”, space 3 times, make “d”, make “gg”
  • Row 14. Space 5 times, make “q”, space 3 times, make “was”, make “q”, space 2 times, make “for” 2 times, space 2 times, make “er”, make “his”, space 3 time, make “er”
  • Row 15. Space 8 times, make “was”, make “q”, space 3 times, make “for” 2 times, space 3 times, make “er”, make “his”
  • Row 16. Space 7 times, make “was”, make “q”, space 1 time, make “was”, make “gg” 2 times, make “for” 2 times, make “gg” 2 times, make “his”, space 1 time, make “er”, make “his”.
  • Row 17. Space 6 times, make “was”, make “q”, space 5 times, make “for” 2 times, space 5 times, make “er”, make “his”.
  • Row 18. Space 3 times, make “his”, space 1 time, make “was”, make “q”, space 2 times, make “was”, make “gg” 3 times, make “for” 2 times, make “gg” 3 times, make “his”, space 2 times, make “er”, make “his”, space 1 time, make “was”.
  • Row 19. Space 3 times, make “er”, make “of”, make “for”, space 5 times, make “was”, make “for” 4 times, make “his”, space 5 times, make “for”, make “with”, make “q”.
  • Row 20. Space 5 times, make “er”, space 4 times, make “with”, make “f”, make “d”, make “er”, make “q”, make “f”, make “d”, make “of”,  space 4 times, make “q”.

Download the step-by-step instructions in PDF format.

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