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Fold a dragon fly

a lady bug and a bee
Paper & Cardboard, Cutting & Pasting, Waldorf crafts, Summer, and Origami / Folding
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What do you need?
kite paper in various colours
black tissue paper
a glue stick
a hole puncher
adhesive tape
optional: black pipe cleaners

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Today we fold the dragonfly, the bee and the ladybug. We choose beautiful colours, which are even more beautiful once the insects hang on the window. When the sun shines on the window, the colours become really brilliant. We enjoy the fwaldorf oldings every day!

Because we couldn't find black kite paper, we used tissue paper for the bees and ladybug, unfortunately it is not as pretty as the transparent kite paper. The little monsters also wanted a bee and a ladybug, so that's why ;))

How to fold a dragonfly

 

Firstly fold the wings, an often returning basic waldorf folding part

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Fold the wings in 4 simple steps.

Fold both sides twice to the middle line.

Stick them on, fold and glue the point, inward.

Make another 2 wings, in the same way.

How to  fold the dragonfly's body

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Fold the basic wing shape

Fold top and bottom 1 time extra.

Stick the wings on the body.

How to make the bee

Start with the wings again

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Take a white 16x16cm paper.

Fold the paper in half.

Fold it in half again.

Fold the paper open.

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Cut the paper into 4 squares.

Fold the square diagonally.

Fold open and fold 2 corners inward.

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Turn the folding and fold in the bottem corners.

Fold a little poin on the top and you have a basic piece.

Fold the other squares in exactly the same way.

We fold to make 2 bees, than you fold twice 4 wings.

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We make another basic shape,

Fold 2 corners to the middle line.

Fold both sides to the middle.

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Fold a yellow sheet into 4 stips.

Cut the strips and fold them into thirds.

Cut the strips to fit and stick on the bees.

Stick 3 yellow stripes on the bodies of both bees

How to make the Lady Bug

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Fold the paper diagonally.

Fold 2 corners to the middle

Fold to little corners back.

Fold two basic wings.

Fold the bottom points of the wings back and stick on all the loose points

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Stick the wings on the ladybug.

Punch out dots with a hole puncher and stick them on the wings.

What a cheerful, sunny window, Happy Summer!