Making my folded format

My first design for my final folded format is on the left and as you can tell from this picture, it's too big for children to hold in both hands. However, on the left is my second design for it and it's the same amount of but easier for the children engage with. After reading children could even stick in on their wall as a poster. However, because it is smaller its going to be harder for me to draw exactly what i want and to fit the fossils on the page.

I moved on to painting the background before cutting out the flaps. This was mainly because I practiced earlier doing this and because I painted it after the watercolour painted almost collected itself around the flaps- almost creating an outline. This is not what i wanted and to make it look more seamless I decided it was best if I painted it first even if I make a mistake cutting out the shapes. Because I have changed the background to look rocky I have decided that I could cut around the rocks to be the shape of the flaps and incorporate into the painting. 

As you move further down the picture the rocks get darker and bigger to show you're going deeper underground. This was a last minute idea I added mainly to make the background more interesting. Overall, the only obstacle I encountered was as I painted the paper the glue which was holding two pieces together started the peeled up as the paint dried. However, this will be a quick fix as I can just add more glue.