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How to fold an origami tent

Two doors folded in from the sides meet in the middle, the top folds behind and the corners slope down into a tent. Then the doors fold back to open it up.

You need: 1 square sheet, green or orange on one side. Easy, 6 steps, about 3 minutes.

Steps

  1. Crease the middle. Fold in half side to side, crease, then unfold.
  2. Fold the doors. Fold the left and right edges in to meet at the centre crease. These two flaps are the tent doors.
  3. Top half behind. Fold the top half behind, so the top edge meets the bottom edge.
  4. Top half behind again. Fold the top half behind once more, so the top edge meets the bottom edge again.
  5. Slope the sides. Fold the top corners behind, from the middle of the top edge down to each bottom corner.
  6. Open the doors. Fold each door's bottom inner corner out, from two thirds of the way up the middle to a third of the way to the corner. The white lining shows.

Time to camp!

Colour the open doorway dark, then make a whole campsite.

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