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How to make an origami pencil

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EasyAn Origami Tutor design5 steps6 × 6 in · One square

An Origami Tutor pencil for young children: a long colored pencil with a white sharpened point, folded from one square in five folds.

You need: One square of origami paper, colored on one side, and a pencil or pen for the tip. No scissors or glue.
Make a square from printer paper ↗
Start: Start white side up, with one corner pointing up. Yellow paper makes a classic pencil; any color makes a colored pencil.
Tips: Keep both upright folds the same distance from the middle so the pencil is straight.
Fold a whole box of colored pencils from different colors.

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Finish

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Press the folds flat. Color the very tip dark like the lead, and draw a pink eraser at the flat end if you like. The finished pencil, with its white sharpened point at the top.

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Valley fold Mountain fold Color side White side

1
Fold the left side in
Fold the bottom left edge over so it lies along the middle of the paper.
2
Fold the right side in
Fold the bottom right edge over to meet it in the middle. The white top corner will be the sharpened point.
3
Fold the left side behind
Fold the left part behind along a straight upright line a little left of the middle, from top to bottom.
4
Fold the right side behind
Fold the right part behind the same way, so the pencil is long and narrow.
5
Square off the end
Fold the bottom point behind, so the end of the pencil is flat.
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Finish
Press the folds flat. Color the very tip dark like the lead, and draw a pink eraser at the flat end if you like. The finished pencil, with its white sharpened point at the top.