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How to fold an origami rocket with boosters

Four pieces make one big rocket: a tall body with a pointed nose, two small kites for the boosters at its sides, and an orange flame underneath. Draw a round window to finish.

You need: A 20 cm blue square, three 10 cm squares (2 grey, 1 orange), and a glue stick. Medium, 15 steps, about 10 minutes.

Steps

  1. Body: crease the diagonal. Start with the body, using the big square. Fold the left corner to the right corner, crease, and unfold.
  2. Body: make a tall kite. Fold the two upper edges in to lie along the centre crease.
  3. Body: flat bottom. Fold the white bottom point behind on the line between the two side corners.
  4. Body: straight sides. Fold each side corner behind on a straight up-and-down line, so the sides run straight down from the pointed nose.
  5. Booster 1: small square. Set the body aside. Take a small grey square, white side up, turned like a diamond.
  6. Booster 1: crease the diagonal. Fold the left corner to the right corner, crease, and unfold.
  7. Booster 1: make a kite. Fold the two upper edges in to the centre crease. The white tip at the bottom is its little nozzle.
  8. Booster 2: small square. Set the first booster aside. Take the second small grey square the same way.
  9. Booster 2: crease the diagonal. Fold the left corner to the right corner, crease, and unfold.
  10. Booster 2: make a kite. Fold the two upper edges in to the centre crease, like the first one.
  11. Flame: small square. Set the boosters aside. Take the small orange square, white side up, turned like a diamond.
  12. Flame: crease the diagonal. Fold the left corner to the right corner, crease, and unfold.
  13. Flame: make a kite. Fold the two lower edges in to the centre crease, so the long point is at the bottom.
  14. Flame: top behind. Fold the white top point behind on the line between the side corners. Now it's a flame.
  15. Glue it together. Glue the flame behind the bottom of the body, then a booster behind each side, with their white tips just below the body.

3, 2, 1… blast off!

Draw a round window in the middle of the body.

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