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Origami Water Balloon {draw:frame} {draw:frame} Now start to collapse the pre-folded piece of paper. {draw:frame} {draw:frame} You will end up with the folded triangle shown below. This piece occurs so often in origami that it has its own name, the balloon base (or water bomb base). {draw:frame} Now fold each of the four corners upwards as shown in the next three photos: {draw:frame} {draw:frame} {draw:frame} Now fold the four horizontal corners into the center as shown: {draw:frame} {draw:frame} Use your finger to expand the little pocket as shown below. You are going to tuck the flap into the pocket. However, the flap must first be folded in two to make it small enough for the pocket. {draw:frame} {draw:frame} This sequence shows the flap folded, then tucked in. {draw:frame} {draw:frame} Now fold and tuck in the other three flaps. {draw:frame} Finally expand the balloon as shown below. First unfold the balloon partially, then blow gently into the hole at one end. At our school, we actually filled these with water for some recess hi-jinks... {draw:frame} {draw:frame} Origami Snake You now have a rectangle. Start at one corner of the rectangle, and begin rolling the paper into a tube. You will roll diagonally as shown in the photo. Try to roll as tightly as possible. Near the end of the roll, you will need to roll the other corner of the paper in towards the main roll. Make that roll tight also. Then continue with the original roll, in the original direction. The point of doing this is that the end of the roll will now stay put, without needing tape or glue. Tighten the roll by holding one end in each hand, and twisting (gently!) in opposite directions. Now take your origami tube, and gently shape it into a series of curves. The resulting origami snake can sit up on flat surface and rear its head. {draw:frame} Origami House Start off with an origami paper color side down. {draw:frame} Fold the paper in half: {draw:frame} Open the...

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