Friday, December 10

12 Days of Christmas Crafts - Day 10

Today's craft is an origami ninja star. Doesn't sound very Christmas-y does it? No judgement until you see it.

The Diva - she's the origami expert - and I used a lightweight wrapping paper of silver snowflakes. TrĂ©s thrifty.


You need 2 sheets of 6" x 6" paper. Don't go smaller, it will be nearly impossible to fold. Go bigger if you like, though; just make sure your sheets are square.

We used instructions from The Joy of Origami, by Margaret Van Sicklen.


Carefully fold your first sheet:










Time for the second sheet:








Now it's time to put both of the pieces together:










Word to the wise - take your time and follow the instructions to a T. Even the experienced origami girl had to try this a couple of times.

The end result:


Fun to tuck into the branches of the tree, string into a garland or use as a tag on a gift.

My apologies that some of the photos are blurry and the colors are inconsistent. Argh.

2 comments:

  1. Have you seen the Origami desk calendars? Every day there are instructions to make something from that day's page. It's a great holiday gift too.

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  2. Very cool. It would be a great way to challenge the kids' energy each day. The older they get, the harder it is.

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