How to make paper anti-stress?

Recently, not only among children, but also among adults, antistress toys have been very popular. At the same time, some of them are expensive, and some are completely unsafe for health, for example, slimes. To stay safe, as well as get skills in making origami, you can make your own anti-stress toy out of paper. There are several options for making such a craft. The choice of shape and color depends on individual preferences. Paper antistress will become an irreplaceable assistant in case of nervous tension, and will also serve as an excellent gift for a person of any age.

It is easy to guess that the main working material that will be required in the process will be paper. To prevent the toy from falling apart in the first hours of use, it is recommended to choose high-density paper, but not cardboard. Additionally, you will need the following materials and accessories:

• glue (it is best to use a good quality glue stick or PVA);
• scissors (if a child will be engaged in manufacturing, it is better that the tool be with rounded blade tips);
• felt-tip pen or marker.

Since anti-stress toys are designed to reduce or eliminate nervous tension, it is recommended to choose paper of calm shades: light yellow, sky blue, light green, cream, beige.

If you do not have experience in making origami, then it is best to start with the simplest option. To make a toy, you need 4 strips of paper of different colors (2 strips will be in one shade, and 2 in another). The width of the paper is 1.5 cm. The classic version of origami is always made without materials at hand, but to facilitate the work in this case, it is recommended to use glue.

After the glue and blanks are available, you can proceed to the manufacturing process. For this, strips of the same color must be glued together. As a result, you should get two long stripes of different colors. Then you need to follow these steps.

1. Grease one end of any of the strips about 1.5 cm with glue and glue another strip to it. As a result of this action, the two strips should form a right angle.
2. Then you need to continue to fold the strips without the help of glue.
3. When the length of the strips is over, a so-called accordion snake should be in the hands of a person.
4. The beginning and end of this accordion must be connected together with glue.

The result should be a circle that looks like a volumetric snowflake. It can be turned from the center to the edges an unlimited number of times. This is far from the only craft option. There are many other toys that can be made with colored paper as well.

Other anti-stress toys can be made from paper, which will become an alternative to a magnetic cube or squishy.

You only need to prepare 8 squares of paper of the same size (4 in one color and 4 in another). For manufacturing, it is necessary to perform the following steps in stages.

1. One square of any color must be folded in half, then in half again, and then unfold. A "+" sign should appear on the sheet of paper. Next, the sheet must be folded diagonally once, and then unfold. Repeat the same action with the other side.
2. After that, the two side parts need to be bent into the inside of the figure. The result should be a triangle or pyramid.
3. Then you need to bend the edges to the central part on both sides of the triangle. You should get a narrow triangle. Such actions need to be done with each square.
4. After all the manipulations, the triangles need to be divided into pairs by color. Each one needs to be inserted into the other wide part.

The result should be a kind of transformer that folds and unfolds like a snowflake or a star.

Making paper antistress with your own hands is very easy. But the peculiarity of such toys lies in their fragility. To increase the useful life, you can pre-glue the paper with a small tape.

How to make anti-stress squishies out of paper, see the video below.