How to Make an Origami Crown

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A paper crown made of eight small units that slide into each other. Each unit takes three folds; link them in a strip and close it into a ring.

You need: Two sheets of printer paper (US Letter or A4), each cut into four pieces. You need eight pieces.

Step by step

1
Cut a sheet of printer paper into four equal pieces. Take one, held sideways, white side up. Fold it in half from side to side, then unfold.
2
Fold the two top corners down to the centre crease.
3
Fold the bottom strip up over the triangles. This is one unit.
4
Make eight units the same way. Slide the bottom corners of one unit into the band of the next, so they overlap by half.
5
Keep adding units until all eight are linked in a long strip.
6
Bend the strip into a ring and slide the last unit into the first one. Add more units if it is too small for your head.
✓
Your crown is done. A drop of glue or tape on each joint makes it stronger.