Step-by-Step Instructions on How to Make a Paper Boat
- 1). Lay the piece of paper vertically on a flat surface. If the paper has one colored side, face the paper colored-side up.
- 2). Fold the paper in half from left edge to right edge, forming a vertical center crease. Crease and unfold.
- 3). Fold the paper in half from top edge to bottom edge. Crease well.
- 4). Fold the top two corners of the paper down to meet the center crease. The resulting shape is two triangles with a thin strip below.
- 5). Fold the top layer of the bottom strip upwards along the edge of the triangles. Do the same on the other side, folding the bottom layer to the back.
- 6). Open the sides of the model and flatten, using the existing center crease. You now have a square shape. If the flaps you just folded are sticking up, you can fold one of the strips under the other.
- 7). Fold the top layer upwards, so the bottom corner meets the top corner. Do the same on the other side. Now you have a multilayered triangle shape.
- 8). Open the sides of the model at the bottom of the triangle. Flatten along the center crease, forming another small square.
- 9). Pull apart the layers at the top corner.
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Flatten each side outwards, forming a trapezoid shape on each side. Crease all the folds, and open the model slightly.
