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How to fold an origami firefighter helmet

A red dome sits on a long folded brim that dips down at the back, and a little gold shield folded from a diamond goes on the front.

You need: A 15 cm and a 19 cm square of red paper, a 5 cm square of gold or yellow paper, and a glue stick. Medium, 12 steps, about 12 minutes.

Steps

  1. Brim: fold in half. Start with the big red square, white side up. Fold the bottom edge up to the top edge.
  2. Brim: in half again. Fold the bottom edge up to the top again.
  3. Brim: and once more. Fold the bottom edge up to the top one more time, making a long thin strip.
  4. Brim: round the ends. Fold all four corners of the strip behind a little, so both ends are round.
  5. Shield: new sheet. Set the brim aside. Take the little gold square, gold side up, like a diamond.
  6. Shield: flat top. Fold the top corner behind, a little over a third of the way down, for a flat top.
  7. Shield: trim the sides. Fold the left and right tips behind a little, so it looks like a shield.
  8. Dome: new sheet. Set the shield aside. Take the other red square, white side up.
  9. Dome: fold in half. Fold the bottom edge up to the top edge.
  10. Dome: corners behind. Fold both top corners behind on a slant, a bit less than a third of the way along each edge.
  11. Dome: round the top. Fold the four little new corners behind too, so the dome is smooth and round.
  12. Glue it together. Glue the brim across the bottom of the dome, long end to the left and tipped down a little. Glue the shield on the front.

Ready to roll!

Draw a star on the shield and a ridge over the dome. Make a fire truck to go with it!

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