How Do You Make An Origami Balloon?
This traditional origami model is inflatable. Just blow into the bottom end of it as your final step. Step 1 Start with any end of a square sheet of paper facing you. Fold the bottom edge to the top edge. Crease and unfold. Step 2 Fold the left edge to the right edge. Crease and unfold. Turn the paper over. Step 3 Fold the bottom left corner up to meet the top right corner. Crease and unfold. Fold the bottom right corner to the top left corner. Crease and unfold. Step 4 Grasp the left and right edges so your thumbs are positioned at the horizontal crease line. Gently push the edges together and down to the center of the bottom edge. Flatten to form a triangle. Step 5 Fold the right corner flap up to meet the top point so that the bottom edge of the flap lies along the existing center vertical crease. Crease. Repeat for the bottom left flap. Turn the paper over and repeat for the remaining two bottom flaps. Step 6 Bring the point of the right top flap to the center. Crease. Repeat for t
With a square piece of paper, you can make a three-dimensional ball that you can actually blow up like a little balloon. You can even fill it with water and make a water bomb! • Fold a square piece of paper diagonally, in both directions. The creases should make an “x” in the paper. • Fold the paper down, in half. • Bring the upper right corner in as shown. • Repeat on the other side. Press down firmly. • Fold the sides to the top Fold the flaps to the top. • All four flaps folded Flip the whole thing over and repeat on the other side to make a diamond shape. • Fold the sides to the middle Fold the right and left corners to the center of the diamond. Repeat on the other side. • Tuck the loose flaps into the folds you just made. Repeat this with all four flaps. The hole On the end that did not have any flaps, you will find a little hole at the point. Blow into it. The ball should inflate – just remember to keep those flaps tucked in, and you might need to loosen up the other folds a lit
