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Before you start

This guide follows the Breeze Glider activity in Origami Pico. Open the interactive version to see the current paper, highlighted fold and movement in 3D. Choose a free basic paper to try it as many times as you like.

No physical paper is needed for the on-screen activity. If you want to try real paper too, use the linked folding reference below alongside the app. Some movements are adapted for the interactive guide.

Folding instructions

1. Find the center

   Fold left to right, then reopen to mark the middle.

2. First corner to the center

   Bring the top left corner to the center line.

3. Match the other corner

   Bring the top right corner to meet the first one.

4. Close the body

   Fold the left half over the right along the center crease.

5. Crease the first wing

   Fold the first wing down and press its crease. Leave it folded flat.

6. Turn to the other wing (automatic view change)

   Turn the entire airplane over to expose its second wing.

7. Crease the matching wing

   Fold the second wing down and press its crease while the first stays folded flat.

8. Open the first wing

   Hold the body and lift the first wing halfway along its pressed crease.

9. Open the matching wing

   Hold the body and lift the second wing halfway to match. Keep the first wing free.

10. Ready for flight (automatic view change)

    Turn the whole airplane until its wings are level.

Use this lesson together

Read one instruction aloud, describe where the moving corner will go, then make the fold. Students or family members can take turns explaining the next step.

Classroom activity guide · Family folding guide

Folding reference

This app activity is based on Fold ’N Fly: The Basic, with adaptations for interactive 3D folding.