How To Fold A Paper Plane

Imagine sitting alone in an office. You have ten minutes left before you can leave work, but nothing to occupy that time. There are papers strewn across your desk, all destined for the shredder. What better way to use them than to make them fly? It may not be the most professional use of your time, but it will make you, and probably a few of your coworkers, very happy for a few minutes.

In this post, you will learn how to fold a basic paper aeroplane, the thing of childhood wonder.

Step 1:
Take an A4 piece of paper and fold it in half length-wise.

Step 2:
Open up the paper. Now take the top two corners and fold them into the centre.

Step 3:
Fold the paper in half again, with the smaller corner fold tucked inside.

Step 4:
Take the shorter side  of the paper (As illustrated above in Step 3) and fold it down on top of the longer side.

Step 5 (Optional):
To make the plane a little more child friendly, fold the tip into itself. This way, if it does end up in someone's eye, it will cause less damage and be significantly less painful.




Now you have a basic paper aeroplane!

What's great about this design is that it's easy, you can make it more kid-friendly, and it stays in the air for quite a while.

This won't only ease your own boredom. It's also the perfect activity to do on a babysitting job or if you are helping small(ish) children develop their motor-skills.

For more aerodynamic paper structures, check out Fold N Fly.