This instructable is a step by step guide on how to make a paper popper.
Step 1: Gather Materials
materials include a couple of sheets of paper
Step 2: Orient a Piece of Paper Portrait Style
Step 3: Fold the Top of the Paper Towards You Approximately an Inch and Quarter in Distance
The distance can vary from an inch and a quarter to an inch and a half. (You can use the first joint of your index to approximate an inch.)
Step 4: Step 4: Fold the Top of the Paper Again the Same Direction As the Previous Fold
Step 5: Step 5: Continue Folding the Paper Down the Same Amount
Step 6: Step 6: Repeat Step 5
Step 7: Step 7: Repeat Step 6
You should still have a small portion of the paper left sticking out at the bottom after this last fold.
Step 8: Flip the Paper to the Opposite Side
Step 9: Fold the Longer Side of the Paper in Half So That the Previous Folds Are Perdendicular to the Crease.
Step 10: Firmly Grasp the Popper As So, Holding the Thinner Paper Corner(in the Bottom Left) With Your Non-dominant Hand, and Grab the Bottom Left Corner of the Folded Paper With Your Dominant Hand.
Step 11: Using Your Non-dominant Hand, Pull Down the Thicker Portion of the Paper Until the Thicker Paper Overlaps the Bottom.
Step 12: Using You Dominant Hand, Grab the Pulled Down Portion of the Paper.
Step 13: To Pop the Popper, Point the Two Openings in the Direction You Want to Pop the Popper. Quickly Move the Popper in That Direction to Make the Popper Pop.
Something from like 2nd grade when we paper folding and what not. Something to make a loud noise. This is similar to paper fingers and paper fortune teller.
2 Comments
4 years ago
Maybe I'm showing my age here, but what is a paper popper?
Reply 4 years ago
Something from like 2nd grade when we paper folding and what not. Something to make a loud noise. This is similar to paper fingers and paper fortune teller.