CRAZY PAPER THING

 How To Make A Crazy Paper Thing: Step By Step Instructions

Download Crazy Paper Thing template (PDF)

If you don’t have a printer, you can still create this bit by hand. Dimensions are

Overall paper: 12cm x 24cm
Individual strip: 12cm x 3cm
Fold lines per strip: 5cm, 9cm

In the image above, the vertical lines are the cut lines, and the horizontal are the fold lines. When you’re done, you should have eight matching strips, measuring 12cm x 3cM                     

  Next, fold each strip along the fold lines. You’ll end up having eight pieces of paper that look roughly like this.

Then, tape each piece to form a triangle like so. In my head, I kept thinking of these guys as “ramps,” as it helped me match what was happening in the tutorial video.

.When you’re done, you should have eight of these guys.

Line them up like so: two columns, four ramps per column. If, like me, it helps to imagine a miniature Excitebike motorcycle jumping over these… feel free.

.Next, take two pieces at a time and add a bit of tape down each ramp. You should end up with four connected pieces, like what’s pictured above.

As a reference, each piece should bend a little, like this.

Almost there! Next up, connect two pieces together with a bit of tape on the back of the ramp.

You should now have two large pieces.

  This part was where I got confused in the video. Take the two columns, and place them side by side in your palm. Make sure the smallest side of the ramp is pointing up, and that both pieces mirror one another.

Add some tape across the bottom two pieces (near the wrist), and another piece of tape across the top two pieces (near the fingertips). Once you’re done, flip the whole thing over You’re ready to play! If all went well, you should be able to do this: