Folding a paper boat

In summer, it sails down the stream, in fall it takes a spin in the puddle and in winter it rocks in the bathtub: with a paper boat and a little imagination, you can create any number of things. Folding it is not difficult at all. All you need is a simple sheet of paper and you're ready to go.

What you need:

• A piece of paper
• Colored crayons to draw with

How it works:

1. Fold the paper in half once. The opening should be facing down.
2. Fold it in half again to form a rectangle and open it out again. This gives you the center line.
3. Now fold the right and left outer corners along the center line.
4. Fold the protruding bottom side up onto the folded triangles. Do the same on the back.
5. Fold the right and left overhanging corners inwards to create a large triangle.
6. Fold the four protruding corners inwards to create a triangle.
7. Now open the triangle, which looks like a hat, from the bottom, turn it and fold it into a square.
8. Fold the bottom tip upwards. Turn the folded work over and carry out the folding step on the reverse side too.
9. Now open the triangle again from the bottom, turn it and place it in front of you as a square.
10. Pull the upper tips apart carefully and shape it well. Your paper boat is now ready to float on the water!
11. Beforehand, you can paint the boat with waterproof pens and paints.

Are you ready? Then you can send your folding boat on its journey!