Easy Origami Holiday Star: Hanukkah or Christmas Decoration: Simple Paper Craft for All Ages

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Easy Origami Holiday Star: Hanukkah or Christmas Decoration: Simple Paper Craft for All Ages

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If you are searching for an easy, decorative holiday craft you have come to the right place! This star can be made with everyday household materials: a single piece of rectangular paper and some scissors.

Simple enough for a child, but engaging enough for adults, this project is great for all ages.

You can place them directly on a Christmas tree or stand them up on nearly any surface!

Easy Origami Holiday Hanukkah/Chanukah or Christmas Star: Simple Paper Craft is not something you will want to miss!

Fold the Paper in Half Both Horizontally and Vertically

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Rotate the Paper "hamburger Style" and Fold the Top and Bottom Halves Into the Center. Unfold. (The Paper Is Now Divided Into Four Sections)

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Keep Folding the Paper Into Smaller Sections As Shown in the Image. (The Paper Should Now Be Divided Into Eight Sections)

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Keep Folding the Paper Into Smaller Sections. (The Paper Is Now Divided Into Sixteen Sections)

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Rotate the Paper "hot Dog Style" and Fold Both the Top and Bottom Half Into the Center. This Is Like Step 2, Except for Hot Dog Instead of Hamburger

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Keep Folding Hot Dog Until the Paper Looks Like Is Shown in the Image: 16x8

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Cut or Tear Off a 2x8 Section of the Paper. (Your Paper Should Now Be 14x8)

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If you want, you can make a smaller star using the 2x8 section of the paper, shown in Step 13

Refold Along the Existing Hamburger Creases As Shown

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Fold Along the Existing Thirteen Creases As Shown

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Unfold and Your Paper Should Look Like This

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Take Each End of the Strip of Paper and Slide Them Together As Shown. Keep Merging Them Together and It Will Begin to Look Like a Star

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Optional: Take Two or More Stars and Insert One Inside the Other. (The Image Shows Three Stars Inside of Each Other)

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Optional: Use the 2x8 Strip to Make Another Star the Same Way the Larger Star Was Made

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