Origami options for February 23

There are many craft options that can be made from colored paper. Figures made using origami technique can become an original gift for a loved one on February 23rd.

A beautiful hand-made three-color medal can be presented to your brother, dad or any other man. First you need to make 78 triangular modules of the same size. Blanks for modular origami are made according to the following scheme.

• First of all, the rectangle must be bent in half.
• Next, it needs to be bent and unbent. This is done in order to outline the middle of the future craft.
• Turn the workpiece over. Its edges should be bent to the middle.
• The resulting figurine must be turned over.
• The edges outside the triangle must be lifted up.
• The corners need to be bent.
• Lower the bottom strip down. The corners need to be bent inward and raised again.
• The resulting figure needs to be bent in half.

Having made the required number of blanks, you can start forming the medal. They are attached to each other in turn. First comes white, then red, and then blue. These colors can be easily replaced with any others.

The resulting workpiece from the modules must be carefully bent, forming an even circle. To make a nice present for your dad or grandfather, this base can be used as a photo frame. To do this, you need to cut out a round blank. It should be smaller in size than the frame. Its base must be carefully spread with glue. Next, you need to attach a colored ribbon to this craft.

A do-it-yourself boat will also be an excellent themed gift for February 23rd. The simplest and most understandable scheme for creating such a figurine is suitable even for preschoolers.

• First of all, a sheet of A4 paper is folded in half.
• Next, you should outline the fold line by bending this part in half in the other direction.
• The resulting element needs to be unbent. The corners of the figure must be bent to the middle of the sheet.
• Further, the strip, which is at the bottom, gently rises.
• The workpiece must be carefully bent, forming a flat rhombus.
• After that, the corners must be raised up.
• Next, the resulting product needs to be straightened. As a result, you will have a classic boat in your hands.

You can create a craft in the form of a ship with your own hands in another way.

• First, fold a square sheet of paper in half and unfold it immediately.
• The edges of the rectangle must be bent to the center line.
• Next, the lower and upper parts must be brought to the base of the craft, and then unbent. This will outline all the fold lines.
• The bottom corners of the workpiece must be bent, forming the base of the ship.
• The upper corners must be bent outward.
• After that, the corners of the upper part of the ship must be raised up.
• Turn the workpiece over.
• The base of the figure must be bent in half, and then gently bent.

An excellent gift option for Defender of the Fatherland Day is a simple postcard with a three-dimensional star. Following the step-by-step instructions, even a small child can make such a card.

• First, fold a piece of green cardboard in half.
• Cut orange and black sheets of paper into thin strips. They must be the same width. Then they must be glued on the side.
• Next, you can start creating a red volumetric star. It is best to use a printed blank to create it.
• This figurine needs to be cut out of paper. Next, you need to carefully outline all the fold lines.
• The edges of each ray of the star must be bent towards the center.
• Their outer side must be smeared with dry glue.
• Next, this detail must be glued to a postcard prepared in advance. The star should be three-dimensional and neat.

When making a gift for boys, you should pay attention to other interesting craft options.

To create such a beautiful shape, you will need sheets of paper in two colors. Such a star is made in the following way.

• A square piece of red paper must be folded in half.
• Next, the edges of the resulting triangle must be bent to the center.
• The fold lines need to be ironed well.
• Gently lift and fold the free edges to outline the fold lines.
• The bottom edge should be folded inward.
• Next, the corner must be carefully lifted and ironed.
• By the same principle, you need to make three more blanks from red paper and four from blue paper.
• Then you need to start assembling the product. A blue piece fits into a red pocket.
• After that, all other parts must be connected according to the same principle.
• The sharp corners of such a workpiece must be carefully straightened, bending to the left.

The star turns out to be voluminous and beautiful.

You can easily make a uniform or a garrison cap out of paper. A master class on creating a simple headdress consists of several stages.

• To create such a craft on a military theme, a rectangular sheet of paper must be bent in half and immediately unbent. Next, it must be bent in the other direction.
• The edges of the workpiece must be bent to the middle.
• The top of each sheet must be folded in half.
• Then this part must be lifted up. Next, the workpiece must be turned over.
• The side edges must be folded.
• The upper corner must be lowered down.
• The bottom edges of the resulting square must be carefully lifted. The folds must be carefully ironed.
• Next, the bottom strip must be folded again.

The finished cap must be carefully straightened. If desired, it can be additionally decorated with a colored ribbon or star. The workpiece created according to this step-by-step instruction turns out to be beautiful.

Themed crafts by February 23 look very impressive, therefore, such a gift can be safely given to any loved one.

For information on how to make a paper tank using the origami technique, see the next video.