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origami cup (or pocket)
Go back to try this at home

You’ll need:

  • Your hands
  • One square piece of paper, any size.

What you'll need.

Step one:

Start with the opposite side of the paper down on the table -- or the side that you want on the outside of your cup.

 

 

Step two:

Bring one corner over to the opposite corner.

 

 

 

Step three:

Fold and crease. This fold should be across the diagonal middle of the paper.

 

 

Step four:

Bring the right corner of the paper about two-thirds of the way across to the opposite side. (check out the next picture, top view.)

 

 

 

(Keep scrolling for more instructions.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step five:

Do the same thing with the opposite corner, as shown.

 

 

 

Step six:

You'll see two flaps at the top. Bring one flap down OVER the two corners you just folded over.

 

 

 

Step seven:

Turn the cup over and bring the other flap down on the other side.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step eight:

Fold and crease the flaps.

 

 

 

 

Step nine:

Puff out the cup with your hand.

 

 

 

 

 

Step ten:

If you like, you can shape it even more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The completed cup!

 

   
 

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