How to Fold Flying Hats and Bats
Do you want to make spooky paper flyers? You can fold a flying witch hat and a fast paper bat.
Things You Need
- Black or purple paper
- Child-safe scissors
- A white crayon or marker
- A flat table
Part 1: The Flying Witch Hat
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Start with a square piece of paper. Place it flat so it looks like a diamond.
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Fold the bottom corner up to the top corner. Crease the fold with your finger to make a triangle.
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Take the bottom flat edge. Fold it up one inch to make the brim of the hat.
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Turn the paper over to the back. Fold the left and right corners inward so they overlap in the middle.
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Press all the folds flat. Hold the brim and toss it gently like a disc. Watch your witch hat glide through the air!
Part 2: The Flying Bat
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Take a rectangular sheet of paper. Fold it in half lengthwise, then unfold it so you see a center line.
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Fold the top two corners down to meet the middle crease. This will make a point at the top.
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Fold the top point straight down. Your paper will now look like an envelope.
- crease:
- A sharp line made by folding and pressing paper.
- brim:
- The bottom edge that sticks out on a hat.
- overlap:
- To lay one edge partly over another edge.
- rectangular:
- Having four straight sides and four square corners, with opposite sides equal.
- glide:
- To fly or move smoothly and quietly through the air.
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“How to Fold Flying Hats and Bats” is a instructions reading passage about Paper Crafts, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 2 minutes to read (309 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.