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PAPER AIRPLANES - QUICK AND
SIMPLE!

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THINGS YOU'LL NEED:


  • 8 1/2" x 11" paper
    (approx.)




 

OPTIONAL:


  • cellophane tape

  • paints

  • markers

  • crayons

  • cardboard box

  • thread spools

  • cardboard roll from
    paper towel or bathroom tissue

  • cardboard

  • scissors





    • Take an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper and fold
    it in half, lengthwise.


    Fold 2

    Fold down the front two corners, toward the
    inside of the plane - making the edge of the paper meet the
    fold.




    Fold 3

    Fold down the sides again, making the edges
    of the fold meet each other in the center.


    Fold 4

    Fold the sides in again, one more time.
    And...


    Flying Plane

    Volia!





    To make your airplanes really special, you
    can paint a picture on the paper before you fold
    it...









    A SPECIAL IDEA:
     Consider making an entire fleet of
    decorated airplanes and taping them into position with
    cellophane tape so they won't unfold. You can place your
    fleet in a box, which you've decorated to look like the
    floor of an aircraft carrier! (Use thread spools for pipes
    or cut the cardboard rolls into short pieces and cap them
    with a piece of round cardboard to look like hatchways and
    pipes!)

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