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Paper model: icosahedron
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Icosahedron
Twenty triangles together make almost a ball.
Tip: score the fold lines first with an empty pen and a ruler.
cut
fold
glue
For parents
How to make it
about 45 minutes
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challenging
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160 gsm paper
Colour in the triangles. Cut out the model along the solid lines; don't cut off the grey tabs.
Fold all the dotted lines and all the tabs inwards (the picture stays on the outside).
Glue the long middle strip into a ring: the tab on the right goes under the left edge.
Glue the top five triangles together one by one to make a pointed roof. Then do the same at the bottom; press the last tab down from the outside.
It looks best on thick paper (160 gsm).
What you need
Colouring pencils
For fine areas and small hands
Children's scissors
With a rounded tip; don't let young children cut on their own
Glue stick
Sticks paper without the mess
Thick paper (160 gsm)
· optional
For paper models and cards that need to stand up
Paper model: icosahedron · Kleurhoek