Make a Flying Squirrel Paper Airplane

WHAT YOU NEED

  • 8.5” x 11” piece of paper

WHAT YOU DO

  1. Print  the flying-squirrel pattern on an 8.5” x 11” piece of paper.
  2.  Fold the the paper in half vertically along the dashed line, so that the squirrel ends up inside the folded paper.
  3. Unfold the paper and turn it over.
  4. Take the top right corner and fold it over to the center crease.
  5. Then take the top left corner and fold it over to the center crease.
  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.
  7. Fold the right side of the paper in to the center crease.
  8. Then fold the left side of the paper in to the center crease.
  9. Fold the paper in half vertically again.
  10. Fold the two sides out so that you can see the flying squirrel on the top of the plane.
  11. Attach a paper clip beneath the squirrel’s nose to hold the two sides of the plane together.
  12. Make the squirrel fly!