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Paper fish


These beautiful fish can become a decoration in a children's room if you hang them on strings from the ceiling or to a chandelier. Then they will wave from the slightest breath of the wind, as if floating in the waves. And also, having made several fish from multi-colored paper, you can teach your child a simple account. Despite such a large number of photographs, this craft is simple, and even a preschooler will cope with it. And mother can help him a little in this.
To make such a fish, you will need a square sheet of colored paper. Fold it in half diagonally.

Paper fish


Expand and diagonally connect the other two opposite corners.

Paper fish


Expand the sheet again, flip it to the other side and fold it in half horizontally.

Paper fish


Now fold vertically and unfold. You will get such a blank.

Paper fish


Grasp the opposite corners of the square and connect them together and with the bottom corner.

Paper fish


You will get such a folded square.

Paper fish


Fold the two lower sides toward the center.

Paper fish


Bend the top corner down.

Paper fish


Expand the edges of the square.

Paper fish


Open the formed "pocket" to a horizontal fold.

Paper fish


Wrap its edges inward along the marked lines.

Paper fish


You should get such a blank.

Paper fish


Bend the moving parts of the workpiece up.

Paper fish


Fold the sides of the figure in half.

Paper fish

Paper fish


Turn the “trident” figure down and bend the middle part as far as possible.

Paper fish


Return it to its original position and bend it to the right, combining the side and the horizontal bend.

Paper fish


Expand and align the left side with the new fold.

Paper fish


Bend the part to the same width on the right side.

Paper fish


With two fingers, grasp the corner of the workpiece and bend it up. This is part of the tail.

Paper fish


Turn the future fish to the other side so that the tail is on the left.

Paper fish


Bend the triangle in the middle from left to right.

Paper fish

Paper fish


Again, turn the craft from left to right on the other side and fold the figure in half vertically. Most of the rhombus will cover the tail, and a smaller part will become the head of the fish.

Paper fish


Connect the right corner of the rhombus to the left.

Paper fish


Connect the bottom of the moving part to the vertical fold.

Paper fish


Bend it and connect it with a new fold that has appeared.

Paper fish


Bend the top of this small part to the same width.

Paper fish


Grasp the corner with two fingers and bend it down. You got the second part of the tail.

Paper fish

Paper fish


Put together the two parts of the tail.

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So the fish is ready. It remains only to draw a small eye for the fish and make it another girlfriend or a few.
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Comments (1)
  1. Alexandra
    #1 Alexandra Guests August 26, 2017 13:38
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    Did such fish with a child in present grandmother, which according to the horoscope is Pisces. We chose a brilliant material - foil and turned out a festive version of this crafts. Grandmother liked it, the child is satisfied. Nuance: food foil is easily torn, and tinkering had to be done very carefully. But in principle - the idea is super!

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