How to Make an Origami Dart

Someone holding an origami dart.

The origami dart is also known as the origami plane. It is simple to make and fun to throw to make it glide. By following a few simple steps you can make your own origami dart to glide across the room.

Things You'll Need

• Paper

Instructions

1. Fold paper in half length-ways and unfold so that you have a crease going down your paper.

2. Place paper in front of you in portrait view. Fold top right corner down so that what was the top of the is now lined up with the crease.

3. Repeat with the top left corner. The top of the paper should now look like a triangle.

4. Place the paper in front of you again in portrait view. Fold the right corner of the triangle over so that the corner and outside of the triangle is on the crease.

5. Repeat with the left side. The folded parts of the paper on each side should now look like triangles.

6. Fold paper in half along the original crease. It should look like a basic airplane shape. Place it in front of you so that the middle crease is on the bottom.

7. Fold one side in half by folding the top down so that it is flat against the bottom fold and it forms a point on the end. Repeat with the other side. This will form the wings.

8. Unfold the wings so that they make a flat surface and so that you have the bottom half to hold on to so that you can throw the dart.

References

• Pete's Paper Dart Airplane