I wanted to make stars with these strips, which I can. The paper is a little thinner than I expected, this makes it a little. Ore difficult to make a shape that looks like a star. I may need to practice some more. There are other things I can use them for, but I with the material were a little thick. Otherwise they are very bright and coloful. I am looking forward to seeing what other things I can make out of them. I'll have to think creatively.