How to make a paper boat with your own hands: a step-by-step diagram

Ваш ребенок любит играть возле воды? Кораблик из бумаги — отличная идея для летних игр в ванной, бассейне или на природе. Сделать его можно всего за 5 минут, без ножниц, клея или сложных материалов. Достаточно лишь листа формата А4 и немного терпения.

Boys really like to launch boats on the water, for them it's a fun experiment that brings a lot of positive emotions! A paper ship is the simplest, fastest and least time-consuming way to give them to your baby! We offer a step-by-step diagram and instructions on how to make a paper boat with your own hands!

And if you are interested in this topic, you have the time and desire to build real ships with your child from materials at hand, we offer 20 amazing ideas for creating toy ships — HERE.

What is needed?

• Лист бумаги формата А4 (можно взять цветную или плотную бумагу, если планируете пускать кораблик по воде)

• Немного свободного времени

• Ребёнок, готовый к приключениям 🙂

Как сделать кораблик из бумаги: пошаговая инструкция

To make a boat out of paper, you will need an A-4 sheet. If you plan to launch the toy on the water for at least a short time, choose paper with a denser structure.

1. Carefully fold the sheet of paper in half. Bend this half again, but not all the way, just slightly outline the fold line so you can see it.
2. The line is drawn. Now fold the corners of this piece of paper inward straight along the line as shown in the figure. Flatten the workpiece with your fingers.
   

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3. Bend the lower free edge of the sheet upwards to the corners. Turn the workpiece over and bend down the two free edges of the already bent part. You should get two bent corners at the edges.
4. We proceed in the same way with the unbent part of the paper - bend the corners, and then bend it in the same way as in point 3. You should have a paper blank that looks like a hat.
5. Open your "pilot" and bend along the perpendicular line on the paper marked earlier. Bring the bottom edges of the paper up to the corners on both sides.
   

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6. Bend your workpiece again.
7. And now the important moment, you need to carefully open the origami. Pull the free edges from above and flatten your boat with your hands.
8. If desired, you can make a sail for a paper boat using colored paper, toothpicks and tape. And so that it does not get wet in water, the bottom can be covered with a transparent wrapping film.

To finally understand how to make a paper boat together with a child, watch a clear video where you can follow your hands and perform all the steps step by step:

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