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Paper Rocket Ship

Follow the folding steps at your own pace.

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You’ll need Paper, tape, and safety scissors. Ask a grown-up to help with cutting.

Dashed lines show creases. Arrows show which way to move the paper.

  1. Roll a sheet into a slim tube and tape the overlapping edge.

  2. Make a cone from a paper circle by cutting one slit to the center, overlapping the cut edges, and taping them.

  3. Tape the cone over one end of the tube.

  4. Cut three or four matching paper triangles with safety scissors. Fold a narrow tab along one edge of each triangle.

  5. Tape the tabs evenly around the open end of the tube so the fins point outward.

  6. Decorate the rocket and set it upright for a countdown.