World of crafts and surprises: how to make paper shurikens

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Shurikens are small metal objects, most often in the form of stars or four-, six- and eight-pointed, which were used by Japanese reconnaissance warriors to deliver hidden blows to the enemy. It was a rather cruel melee weapon that could be used to strike at a distance. A dummy of such a “thing” is easily made of paper. It can be made both flat and voluminous, in the “3D” format. Even shuriken boxes are made of colored paper - bright, colorful, elegant.

Paper varieties

There are several options for how to make paper shuriken.

1. First, the easiest: take a sheet of cardboard, quite large. Make a stencil of one of the rays of the "asterisk", circle it. In shape, of course, they should more resemble rakes or helicopter blades. The number of them depends on the type of your shuriken. Cut out the rays. Put them on top of each other and drill a hole with an awl. Pass a thin wire through it and secure. Spread the beams in single file, one after the other. Here's how to make shuriken out of paper in just 10-15 minutes. Useful advice: paint each blade with some contrasting color. In flight, such a shuriken toy will look very impressive.
2. The second option is to make crafts according to the principle of origami. Such a Japanese star can be played by throwing it over short distances. Once you've made a few, have a competition for the whole family - it's fun and exciting.

And now - how to make star shurikens out of paper: detailed instructions

• Prepare several sheets of notebook or other, but thick enough paper. Cut them into squares. Then fold each sheet in half and cut to make 2 rectangles.
• Now fold each rectangle again - lengthwise, but do not cut it any more. But bend the corners - inward, with the tip towards each other.
• The next step is how to make shurikens out of paper: fold the blanks one more time, focusing on the already finished lines.
• The details of the asterisk must be in relation to each other in a mirror image. Therefore, turn one of the blanks from left to right and connect both parts. This is done in this way: the left triangle and the right triangle of the workpiece below are inserted under the central edge of each of the main triangles in the upper module. The whole figure somewhat resembles a star divided into parts.
• At the final stage, the middle "blades" - the corners of the structure are bent relative to each other, and the shuriken takes, in fact, the form that it should have.



• If you are faced with the task of how to make an eight-pointed shuriken, then you need 4 modules connected in series. They are mounted by inserting into the grooves.
• Now you should proceed in the same way as suggested in the manufacture of the eight-pointed "weapon". That is, put one finished asterisk on top of another, make a hole with an awl and connect them into one. In such an uncomplicated way - paper origami - shuriken and masters.

If the craft didn't work out for you the first time, it doesn't matter. Re-read the instructions, try again - for sure, after the second or third attempt you can handle it. Go ahead, good luck!