Make a Flying Squirrel Paper Airplane

STEP 1:

Print the flying-squirrel pattern ^[1] on an 8.5” x 11” piece of paper.

STEP 2:

Fold the paper in half vertically along the dashed line, so that the squirrel ends up inside the folded paper.

STEP 3:

Unfold the paper and turn it over.

STEP 4:

Take the top right corner and fold it over to the center crease.

STEP 5:

Then take the top left corner and fold it over to the center crease.

STEP 6:

Now that the top of the paper forms a triangle, take the top point and fold it down to meet the edge of the previously folded pieces.

STEP 7:

Fold the right side of the paper in to the center crease.

STEP 8:

Then fold the left side of the paper in to the center crease.

STEP 9:

Fold the paper in half vertically again.

STEP 10:

Fold the two sides out so that you can see the flying squirrel on the top of the plane.

Step 11:

Attach a paper clip beneath the squirrel’s nose to hold the two sides of the plane together.

STEP 12:

Make the squirrel fly!

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