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Glider Plane

Print out the Flying Squirrel on regular printer paper and cut out the pattern. Don't use paper
that is too thick; it will be difficult to fold. You can also try using square origami paper.
Use the dotted lines on the instructions to help guide you with the folds.

1. Begin with the squirrel image
facing up, but upside down. With
your right hand, grab the bottom
left hand corner of the graphic and
flip the paper over.
1b. The blank side of the paper will
2. Fold the right side toward
now be facing up. Fold the square
the center, then unfold.
in half (as shown), then unfold.
Fold the right side toward the
center, then unfold.

3. Fold the top corner of the
left side so that the corner
meets the fold line that was
created in step 2.
4. Using the dotted line as
your guide, fold over the
top corner of the right
side.
5. Fold and unfold the top point,
as shown. Use the dotted line
on the above diagram to make
sure the fold is at the point
where the two layers meet.

6. Fold the top point toward the 7. Fold the top point toward 8. Fold the top toward the fold
fold line that was created in the fold line created in line created in step 5, as shown.
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9. Turn the squirrel

glider over. 10. Fold the squirrel glider in 11. Fold the top layer toward the
half. left side, at the fold line
indicated in the above diagram.

12. Turn the squirrel glider 13. Fold the other layer toward the 14. Open to reveal the glider.
over. right side, at the fold line indicated
in the above diagram.

Your Flying Squirrel is finished!

Please Be Careful: Don't throw the Flying Squirrel towards other people or animals.

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