How to fold an origami ninja star
Fold the four corners to the middle, then swing half of each flap out past the edge. Four pointed blades spin round a coloured centre. Soft paper, safe to throw.
You need: 1 square sheet, 15 × 15 cm. Easy, 4 steps, about 4 minutes.
Steps
- Crease a diagonal. Fold corner to corner, crease, then unfold.
- Crease the other diagonal. Repeat with the other two corners. The creases cross at the centre.
- Corners to the centre. Fold all four corners in so their tips meet at the centre.
- Swing out the blades. On each flap, fold the half by the centre out past the edge, creasing from the flap's corner. Go the same way round each time.
Hi-yah!
Crease the blades flat and throw it spinning, flat, with a flick of the wrist. Aim at a target, never at people.