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How to fold an origami headphones

Fold two red ear cups with a white cushion edge, bend a dark strip into an arched headband, and glue the cups onto its ends.

You need: Two 6 cm squares, red on one side, a 5 x 22 cm strip of dark grey paper and a glue stick. Medium, 11 steps, about 12 minutes.

Steps

  1. Cup: cushion. Start with a red square, red side up. Fold the right edge over a narrow strip, so a white cushion shows on the inside edge.
  2. Cup: round it. Fold all four corners behind, the outer ones a bit more.
  3. Second cup. Set it aside. Take the other red square, red side up.
  4. Cup: cushion. This time fold the left edge over a narrow strip for the cushion.
  5. Cup: round it. Fold all four corners behind, the outer ones a bit more.
  6. Band: new strip. Set the cups aside. Take the dark strip, white side up, long edges at the top and bottom.
  7. Band: edges in. Fold both long edges in to meet in the middle.
  8. Band: in half. Fold the bottom edge up to the top edge: a thin dark band.
  9. Band: bend the ends. Fold each end down a little, on a slanted line a short way from the middle, so the band starts to arch.
  10. Band: and again. Fold each end again a little further along, so both ends point straight down.
  11. Glue on the cups. Glue an ear cup over each end of the band, white cushions facing each other.

Turn it up!

Put on your favourite song and pretend to listen. Make a few pairs in different colours for all your friends.

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