The Japanese word "origami" is probably known to many of us. It means folding out of paper. Origami figurines, according to the tradition of the Land of the Rising Sun, are made only of folded sheets of paper, without additional aids (scissors, paper clips, glue) and without any decorations. This activity is very interesting, especially for children. After all, you can make any toys with your own hands, without spending money from the family budget on their purchase and spending time with benefit.
Boys who are keen on the adventures of ninja turtles and martial arts, of course, will be interested in making
shuriken origami on their own
.How to choose paper
If you do not have the opportunity to buy special thin paper in art salons or Japanese stores, then do not get upset. In order to make shuriken out of paper, you can use any paper sheets (even copybook, landscape, magazine or newspaper).
Now go to the step-by-step instructions on how to make shuriken from paper
1. From the sheet you select, you need to make a square. If a piece of paper from the edge remains redundant, just cut it off.
2. Now we begin to add the square in several stages. First bend it strictly in half. Expand it. Further, the upper corner and the lower corner must be bent to the fold line, passing in the center. Bend the resulting design in half again. As a result of these actions, you should have a rather narrow rectangle in your hands, the edges of which are bent inward.
3. The next step in an interesting process, how to make shuriken from paper, is as follows: you need to wrap each corner of this rectangle diagonally so that they seem to reflect each other in a mirror, that is, one of the corners should be bent up, and the other, vice versa bend down.
4. If you have a figure of two triangles that are offset from each other and between them passes a strip of paper connecting them, then you have already reached half the way of the process, how to make shuriken from paper.
5. The next step: take the second sheet of paper and perform the same actions with it as with the first. When you reach step 3, bend the corners of the rectangle to the opposite (than the first rectangle) sides. You should get the second part of the shuriken, an exact copy of the first. Happened? So, you successfully completed the second stage of mastering how to make shuriken out of paper.
We pass to the final stage of our work: assembling the parts and finally getting a throwing asterisk - paper shuriken. Lay the resulting blanks (shuriken details) on top of each other crosswise. Next, carefully place the corner of the second workpiece in the pocket of the first. This procedure must be done with every angle and on both sides.
Try to move away from Japanese traditions and make crafts from colored brown paper or pages from old colorful magazines. Believe me, shurikens will look even more attractive.
And now it's time to play. And even if in the heat of an outdoor game your “freshly baked” shuriken suddenly breaks, it doesn’t matter! After all, you have gained experience in its manufacture and will easily make a new one.