How to make a paper steamer – step-by-step instruction

August 7, 2017 handmadebase

Surely you have already conquered both the paper boat anda fairly simple origami boat to make. Our website has detailed folding patterns for these toy watercraft for an exciting game with your child or interior decoration. But if you don't know how to make a paper steamboat yet, then learn this amazing craft as soon as possible. A proud paper steamboat will be a worthy addition to your personal origami collection, and for children it will be not only an interesting toy, but also an excellent developmental school for a budding innovator. Our step-by-step instructions will tell you in detail how to make a paper steamboat in 1-2 minutes. See for yourself how simple it really is.

We build a two-pipe steamer

Apart from a simple piece of paper, you don't need anythingwill be required. Well, maybe a couple more colorful stickers on the side or a set of paints (pencils, felt-tip pens) so that the steamer becomes completely unique in your exclusive painting. The folding stages are shown in the diagram, which let's take a closer look:

Prepare a square of paper to start. You can take a standard sheet A4, arrange it in front of you vertically, then bend the top edge of the sheet to the side face and press it. Superfluous "tail" on the bottom edge cut off - it will be superfluous;
Fold the harvested square diagonallyInside, to mark the sheet with bends crosswise. Then bend each corner of the sheet inside, forming a reduced square of geometrically regular shape (see Fig.);
Turn the workpiece face down and repeatFolding the corners to yourself, again reducing the size of the square workpiece. The two-pipe steamer will be ideal if the bends are done accurately, smoothly reducing joints according to the scheme;
Turn the workpiece face down again and againreduce the size of the square by similar actions - bending the corners towards you (focusing on the center of the square). You have almost folded everything, all that remains is to correctly unfold the craft;
Fold the bundle in half according to the instructions on the package.photo, and straighten (open from the inside) the two pipes (one opposite the other). The steamer with two pipes is ready. Now you need to straighten its bow and stern. Do this in the same way as opening the pipes, but without opening the sections from the inside;
Form a round shape of the tubes and straighten the toy, giving it stability. You can decorate the toy as you wish, but we will talk about this a little later.

This is how a simple algorithm worksbeautiful origami steamship. Not more difficult than a boat, right? Even kids aged 3-5 years old can do everything according to this scheme after 2-4 demonstrations of the process by parents. Everything is elementary, in the style of classic origami - without glue and a stapler, without scissors and additional axial structures. How to "revive" a toy To fold a toy, it is not necessary to take a standard sheet. If, for example, you want to make a huge steamship out of paper, you can even take a large Whatman paper. But in game use, not only the size is important, but also how to make the steamship real. And here everything depends solely on your imagination:

You can make waves from paper scraps, gluing them together with a ring and placing a toy in the heart of an improvised ocean. So the pyroscaphe will be much more interesting to look on the shelf;
It is possible to make a steamship "on the fly" from paper by putting pieces of disheveled cotton wool or pieces of sintepon into the pipes of the toy. By putting cotton wool in the pipes of the ship, you "wind" the boat. In the game it is very useful;
You can paint the sides with anchors and stars or give the ship a loud name, decorate the toy with stickers or appliqués - realize your creative potential by involving children in the process.

Did you enjoy assembling the steamboat?Now you can captivate the kids for a long time with an interesting learning process in a playful way. And if they have already understood everything and lost interest in this craft, tell them how to make a real airplane out of paper that flies far and long - the kids will be delighted.

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