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Things to Wear

 

What You’ll Need:

  • paper gum wrappers
    OR
  • 1-inch-by-3-inch pieces of paper
  • NOTE: Origami paper folds more easily than construction paper.
Gum-Wrapper Chain

How to Make It:

        If using gum wrappers:  
           
    1.   Remove the outer paper wrapping (not the foil) from a
    3-inch-by-¾-inch stick of gum. Open it up.
           
    2.   Fold the paper in half the long way. Tear it along the fold to make two long pieces.
           
    3.   Follow steps 4 to 10.  
           
        If using 1-inch-by-3-inch pieces of paper:
           
    4.   Fold one piece in half the long way.
    Gum-Wrapper Chain
    5.   Open it up. Fold the edges into the center.
    Gum-Wrapper Chain
    6.   Fold it over again the long way.
    Gum-Wrapper Chain
    7.   Bring the ends together.
    Gum-Wrapper Chain
    8.   Fold the ends into the middle.
    Gum-Wrapper Chain
    9.   Repeat steps 1 to 7 to make another link.
    10.   Fit two prongs of one link into the slots of the other.
    Gum-Wrapper Chain
    11.   Repeat the process to make the chain as long as you like.