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Silly Paper Poop

Make a playful paper sculpture with a stack of zigzag folds.

What you’ll need

  • Square colored paper
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Paper folding and shaping

Finished Silly Paper Poop

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24 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions

Steps 1–4

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  1. Prepare a square sheet.

  2. Crease both diagonals to form a cross.

  3. Fold both sides toward the centerline.

  4. Fold the corners toward the center along the dotted lines.

Steps 5–8

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  1. Open and press inward along the creases.

  2. Flatten into the illustrated shape.

  3. Fold the lower triangle upward along the dotted line.

  4. Fold it downward again along the next dotted line.

Steps 9–12

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  1. Press the indicated fold inward.

  2. Fold outward.

  3. Fold down again along the dotted line.

  4. Fold upward along the next dotted line.

Steps 13–16

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  1. Fold inward at the dotted line and open the small upper triangle downward.

  2. Tuck the lower triangle inward.

  3. Fold downward along the dotted line.

  4. Fold upward along the next dotted line.

Steps 17–20

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  1. Open the triangular pocket and flatten it into a square.

  2. Fold upward along the dotted line.

  3. Make repeated zigzag folds along the marked lines.

  4. Press inward along the dotted line.

Steps 21–24

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  1. Turn over and check the folded shape.

  2. Fold outward along the dotted line.

  3. Arrange the layers as pictured.

  4. Your silly paper sculpture is finished.

Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.

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