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How to fold an origami donut

Fold the square into a small triangle and snip the centre corner: it opens into a round hole. Fold the corners behind twice to round the donut.

You need: 1 square sheet, pink on one side, and scissors. Medium, 9 steps, about 6 minutes.

Steps

  1. Fold in half. Pink side up. Fold the bottom edge up to the top edge.
  2. In half again. Fold the right edge over to the left edge. Now you have a small square.
  3. Into a triangle. Fold it in half from the bottom-right corner to the top-left corner. That corner at the right is the middle of the paper.
  4. Snip the middle. Snip straight across the corner that is the middle of the paper, about a third of the way along its sides.
  5. Open the triangle. Unfold the last fold.
  6. Open the square. Unfold the right half too.
  7. Open it all. Unfold the bottom half. There's a round hole in the middle!
  8. Corners behind. Fold the four corners behind, to make an eight-sided shape.
  9. Round the donut. Fold all eight new corners behind, just a little, so the donut is nice and round.

Sweet!

Draw sprinkles all over the icing in white and dark pens. Try brown paper for a chocolate donut.

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