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How to Make an Origami Paper Popper

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The classic paper popper (paper banger): a few folds in a sheet of printer paper make a toy that goes bang when you snap it down.

You need: One sheet of printer paper (US Letter or A4).

Step by step

1
Hold a sheet of printer paper sideways. Fold it in half from top to bottom, then unfold.
2
Fold all four corners in to the centre crease.
3
Fold the top half down onto the bottom half.
4
Fold in half from side to side, then unfold.
5
Fold the left and right ends down, so the top edge lines up with the centre crease.
6
Turn the paper over.
7
Fold in half from left to right.
✓
Hold it by the bottom corner, raise it above your head and snap your arm down fast. A flap pops out with a bang. Push it back in to pop it again.

Printer paper works better than origami paper: it needs a big sheet.
If it does not pop, snap your arm faster and make sure the inside flap is pushed all the way in.