How to Make a Paper Gun
Children live what they learn! This is so obvious considering the kind of world we live in today. We are so technologically advanced to the point where people call or email each other from different sections of a house. Kids no longer spend time playing family games or fooling around the house. Instead, they are stuck in their designated quarters surfing the internet, playing video games or watching movies. Movies are packed with action that most times is gun related and as such kids have developed a fascination for guns. Boys especially have a craze for toy guns. Due to the rise in popularity of this dangerous weapon, new versions have been created to meet the needs of the eager little boys. One such version is the paper gun. Paper guns can also be fun for kids to make so it comes with added fun in creating it then playing with it. To make a paper gun follow the directions provided and sooner or later you will become skilled at the craft.
Materials required
- 2 sheets of letter size copy paper (you can also use origami paper if you prefer)
Instructions
- Fold one sheet of paper in half lengthwise.
- Fold the paper in half again lengthwise.
- The half-size paper that you now have, fold it in half again lengthwise. You should have a long paper like a ruler.
- Take the other sheet of letter size paper. Fold it in half lengthwise, and then fold in half lengthwise again. Fold it again to arrive at the same results like you did with the first piece of paper. Therefore you should have two long pieces of paper.
- Take one of the papers that you folded and fold it the other way, that is, across the width making sure that the left edge meets the right edge. Crease the paper well. This will form the barrel of the gun.
- Take the other sheet of paper and fold over each end at a 90-degree angle. Leave approximately 4 inches space in the middle. The two ends should be even and equally aligned.
- Take the paper in hand and fold the two 90-degree folds exactly in two in the centre space. Both ends of the paper must be equally aligned and even.
- Take the piece of paper to be used as the gun barrel and slide it over the 90-degree angles so that it fits into the pockets created by the 90-degree angles when folded together.
- Pull it back and slide forward to form an L-shaped gun. Your gun is now finished and ready for combat!
Tips
- Allow kids to colour the paper in the colour they would like their guns to be to make it more fun.
- Try other types of paper such as notebook paper or origami paper. .
- To make your gun stronger, use glue or staples to hold the folded areas in place.