Second Origami Blog: 8-Pointed Transforming Ninja Star

Step 1: Get eight of the same size pieces of paper; they must be square. Mine is going to be around the same size as a post-it note. Grab the paper and place it so it looks like a diamond. Fold it in half so that it looks like a triangle. Then unfold it and fold it again the other way so that there will be an "x" mark on it. The fold the square in half. Your paper should look like it has an "x" with a line over the center.

Step 2: Now you are going to fold two of the corners to the center of the x. Then you are going to fold the entire thing in half like a paper airplane. There should be a small diagonal line running through one of the sides. Grab the side of that diagonal, and fold it in itself. Your paper should now look like a parallelogram. Do this to the seven other pieces of paper.

 

Step 3: Once you have finished all of the papers, it is time to put them all together. Grab two of the papers you made, and put them next to each other. Grab the side that is folded in half, and put it into the part where we folded in. Make sure that the piece is a little bit higher than the line of the side we folded in. Two corners should be protruding out now. Fold them into the other piece of paper. Continue doing this to all the other pieces going slowly in a circle.

Step 4 (transforming): Now you are done with your transforming ninja star. To transform the ninja star just push on the sides and to form it back pull on the sides.