Make Your Own Paper Boat!

1. Take a 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper. Paper used for ink jet printers will do. Fold the upper half down on the red line. 2. Find the center line by folding the left side on the right side and by unfolding.

3. Fold both upper triangles downward on the red line.

4. It should look like this.

5. At the bottom, fold the top strip upward on the red line.

6. Fold the two small triangles on the left and on the right backwards to make them disappear.

7. It should look like this.

8. Turn the paper over and fold the other lower strip upwards. You have formed the wellknown hat.

Putumayo Kids is a division of Putumayo World Music Paper Boat Directions Courtesy of http://www.mathematische-basteleien.de/paper_ship.htm

9. Turn the hat 90 degrees and open it. The thumbs must be inside. Lay the upper and the lower parts on each other. 11. Fold the lower front triangle upwards on the red line.

10. It should look like this.

12. It should look like this.

13. Turn the paper over and fold up the other lower triangle. You get a hat without a brim.

14. Open the hat again and put the upper part on the lower one.

15. Pull the upper corners of the triangles in the direction of the arrows.

16. Pull the upper corners of the triangles in the direction of the arrows as much as possible. Form the boat. The paper boat is finished! If using the 8.5 x 11 ink jet paper, the sail will be visible above the sides of the boat.

17. Stretch the boat both to the right and left, and then separate it slightly from underneath so it can float.

Your paper boat is now finished! Enjoy!

Putumayo Kids is a division of Putumayo World Music Paper Boat Directions Courtesy of http://www.mathematische-basteleien.de/paper_ship.htm