Origami Instructions for a Large 3D Star

Making a large, origami three-dimensional star is a creative way to turn a standard sheet of paper into a beaming replica of an actual star. Origami was created in Asia in 105 A.D. and mastered by the Japanese 5,000 years later. The trick to folding an origami 3-D star is to first to first fold the paper into a water-bomb (pyramid) base before creating the actual star. Once your design is finished, impress family, schoolmates or friends by being the star of the neighborhood.

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20-by-20 inch sheet of paper

Instructions

Make the Water-bomb Base
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  Fold the bottom right corner of the square up to the top left corner. Unfold the paper. Fold the bottom left corner of the square up to the top right corner. Unfold the paper. You have now created the diagonal creases.
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  Fold the paper in half from right to left. Unfold the paper. Fold the paper in half from top to bottom. Unfold the paper. You have now created the horizontal creases.
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  Push the paper in toward center from the four horizontal lines. Fold the remaining sides together to form the water-bomb pyramid.
Make the Star
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  Hold the triangle, so the tip is facing up. Fold the top right flap inward -- bringing the outer right edge in to the vertical center line. Crease the fold. The lower right edge of the top sheet should now be facing straight down.
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  Flip the flat you just folded over to the left side -- like flipping the page of a book.
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  Grab the lower right edge of the page you just flipped. Pull the edge up and to the left at a 45 degree angle. Crease the fold. The paper now has five total points: three small triangular points on the lower left side, one point at the top of the design and one point at the lower right side.
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  Fold the right side in the shape of a right triangle over the left side of the design.
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  Pull back the top flap on the triangle you just folded to the right. The shape now has five even and pointed sides that form a star.