How to Make a Paper Crown

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How to Make a Paper Crown

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In this intructable, I am going to teach you how to make an origami paper crown.

Supplies

For this activity, all you will need is normal, 8.5 x 11-inch printer paper (colored paper is optional) and scissors. Depending on your head size, you will need around 9 to 11 pieces of paper.

Step 1

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Gather your materials. For this activity, all you will need is normal, 8.5 x 11-inch printer paper (colored paper is optional) and scissors. Depending on your head size, you will need around 9 to 11 pieces of paper.

Step 2

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Take your piece of paper that you’re going to use first, and fold it in half, hot-dog style. Using the folded line as a reference, cut this piece of paper in half, using your scissors.

Step 3

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Fold the bottom of your paper into a triangle as shown in the image.

Step 4

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Fold the triangle that you just made up as shown in the image.

Step 5

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Fold that triangle that you have across as shown in the image.

Step 6

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Cut off the extra rectangle that you have at the end.

Step 7

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Open up all the folds that you have made previously, revealing a long rectangle.

Step 8

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Cut that rectangle in half down the middle-folded line that shows, as shown in the image.

Step 9

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Fold the two corners into the middle of one of the halves of the rectangle that you just cut in half as shown in the image.

Step 10

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Fold the top piece that is sticking out down as shown in the image.

Step 11

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Fold the pointed end up so the top of it is touching the straight edge as shown in the image.

Step 12

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Fold the whole bottom piece up, as shown in the image.

Step 13

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Repeat steps 2-12 on as many pieces of paper that you need to make a crown that would fit around your head.

Step 14

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Connect all the ends of the triangle figures that you made as shown in the image and make it into a circle so you make a crown.

Step 15

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Enjoy your finished crown!