Easy-To-Follow Instructions on How to Make a Paper Airplane

Few kids make it through childhood without folding at least one sheet of paper into an airplane. Get together with some of your friends to fold and race paper airplanes. Start with a basic paper airplane and build upon that design to see who can fine-tune his folding skills to create the paper airplane that flies the farthest.

Things You'll Need

• Rectangular sheet of paper
• Jumbo craft stick

Instructions

1. Lay the sheet of paper on your work surface so it is vertically oriented.

2. Fold the left edge of the paper over to meet the right edge. Crease the fold using a jumbo craft stick. Unfold the paper.

3. Fold the right half of the top edge down diagonally to meet the center crease. Repeat with the left half of the top edge. Crease each fold with the craft stick.

4. Fold the top right and left edges down diagonally to meet the center crease again. Crease these folds with the craft stick.

5. Refold the paper along the center crease. Rotate the paper 90 degrees clockwise.

6. Fold the top layer of the top edge of the paper down to meet the bottom folded edge. Crease this fold with the craft stick.

7. Flip the paper over. Fold the top edge down to meet the folded edge. Crease the fold with the craft stick.

Tips & Warnings

• Experiment with different folds to see what you can make your airplane do.