Playing football may not be permitted in a classroom or an office, but you are likely to get away with tossing a paper football around. A paper football is a unique triangular alternative and is very easy to make. This article will give a step-wise procedure.
Firstly, you need to cut and fold the paper. It involves folding it lengthwise and cutting it along the crease. The next step is creating the inside of the football by making a series of triangles. And finally, the last step is to color and shape your paper football.
You can quickly and conveniently DIY a paper football right from your desk. It will not take more than 2 minutes without the use of a pair of scissors. This article will expound on the steps above so you can follow through to make your own.
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Steps for Making a Paper Football
Cutting and folding your paper
The first step involves cutting and folding the paper. Preferably, use 22 by 28 cm paper (8.5 by 11 inches) and fold it in half lengthwise and unfold it. You can choose to either fold the paper from its right side to the left or vice versa.
Ensure that you match the paper edges to create a clean vertical crease through its center. Once you have achieved a defined crease, you can go ahead and unfold the paper.
To make the crease firmer, pinch it using your thumb. Have your index fingers run along the crease. And to make it even sturdier, unfold your first halves and then overturn the paper and fold it once again. It should create a more defined crease on both sides.
Afterward, you are required to cut the piece of paper along the crease. It is advisable to use a pair of scissors for a precise cut.
Alternatively, you can tear it in half by holding the right and left sides and gently pull them in opposite directions.
In the end, you should have two long strips 10.8 cm wide and 28 cm tall. For your paper football, you will only need one of the strips. The other can be later used to make another paper football.
With the one strip, fold it in half along its length. You should start from the top left corner and fold it halfway down to the bottom left corner. From here, you can now bring the top right corner down in the same way to the bottom right corner.
Both corners should be pulled down to their opposite corners respectively. After the corners are lined up, press the crease down. When placed half horizontally in front, you now have a piece twice as thick and half as wide.
Creating The Inside Of The Paper Football
The next step is to create the inside of the football. To do this, start by folding the lower right corner towards the paper’s opposite edge. This fold gives you a triangle.
You need to ensure that the left side of this triangle is parallel to the width of the horizontal paper and the top edge remains perpendicular to the left side of the triangle. Typically, the top sides of the triangle and the left should form a right-angled triangle.
Afterward, flip the triangle to the left side of the paper. Using your thumb and index fingers of your right hand, grab the triangle by the top right corner. Then, use your free hand to hold down the triangle’s bottom-left corner as you flip it to the left.
Move your fingers away halfway through the flip to create another thicker triangle. Now you can press down the top and right creases of the new triangle.
The process should continue till you reach the end. You can move to the left side of the paper, pressing down the creases of the new triangles as you go. Once you are down to one triangle, give the preceding creases a good rub.
From here, you are required to undo your last two folds. To do this, have the triangle facing up, pull down the first fold downward to create a square, and then pull your second fold to the outside from the square. Your result should be a rectangle (or square) that is attached to a right-angled triangle.
Fold your right-angled triangle downwards. Eventually, you will have two connected right-angled triangles that form a larger one. It does not matter if you do not have a perfect triangle- it will take more trials to achieve that.
You can trim approximately 2.5 cm (1 inch) off the outer point of the righthand triangle from there. Have the tip of the paper facing downward, and then draw the 2.5 cm line marking off the corner piece.
Using a pair of scissors, cut parallel to the height of the triangle. The extra papers can also be cut off with your hands. Another alternative is to fold the right tip of the triangle towards the height, negating the need to remove any paper.
Shaping And Coloring Your Football
The last step is to shape and color your football. This can be done by first tucking the new triangle into the pocket of the left. Using your thumb and forefinger, hold the two outer sides of the left triangle and gently squeeze it to widen the opening.
Take the smaller triangle by the tip and tuck it into the created pocket. Once you are done, you should have a sizeable right-angled triangle similar to the small ones, only twice in thickness. Flatten the paper football by smoothing down the creases to achieve a flat paper football.
Here, you are ready to be a champion player in paper football. You can choose to decorate the paper as you please. Add a personalized touch by drawing stitch marks with a marker pen or any other creative football design.
Conclusion
Making a paper football is one of the easiest DIY you can do. The only materials needed are a piece of paper and scissors. In the end, the paper football should look like an obtuse triangle that is small and can be flicked easily.
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