Origami: How to fold some Decorations for “Tanabata” (Star-Festival) that you can connect together

“Tanabata” (Star-Festival) is the day

when Hikoboshi and Orihime can see each other

only once in the whole year.★

After this tale, we decorate the event of Tanabata with bamboo leaves.

Also, if we write our wishes on the strip of fancy paper,

called “Tanzaku”, it’s said that the wish will come true.

It’s easy to make the decoration with origami paper,

so give it a try on your own.♪

Since it’s one of the seasonal events, you will be able to enjoy it much!

How to fold some Decoration for “Tanabata”, that you can connect together with Ver 1   The Milky Way

１．Fold it in half along the dotted line.

２．Fold them like a staircase, along the dotted lines.

３．Open it up all the way.

４．Fold them along the dotted lines.

５．And it’s done!  You can put the same one to the lengthways.

How to fold some Decorations for “Tanabata” that you can connect together with Ver 2   The shells

１． Fold it in half.

２．Fold it in half again.

３．Put it back.

４．Fold it along the dotted line and make a crease.

５．Cut them along the lines to the crease that you made in No.4.

６．Open it up nice and slow, so that it won’t tear.

７．Put each diagonal corner together with glue.

８．And it’s done!

How to fold some Decoration for “Tanabata” that you can connect together with Ver 3   The pointed hat

１．Fold it in half.

２．Fold it in half again.

３．Fold it in half again.

４．Change the direction.

５．Cut them from each side mutually.

６．Open it up nice and slow, so that it won’t tear up.

７．Hold the middle part and lift it up.

８．And it’s done!

How to fold some Decorations for “Tanabata” that you can connect together with Ver 4   The triangle shaped decoration

１．Divide it into three equal parts and fold them.

２．Fold it in half.

３．Cut them from both sides mutually, like the picture below.

４．Open it up nice and slow, so that it won’t tear.

５．Hold both the top and the bottom tips and spread it out.

６．And it’s done!

We can make various kinds of decorations for “Tanabata” (Star-Festival)

that you can connect together, can’t we?★

They will look different according to how much space

you have when you cut the paper, so try various ways too!

Even though they look beautiful with big-sized paper,

they will be gorgeous if you use smaller-sized origami paper

and put them all together too.♥

Try to put them together, making lots of kinds of decorations!

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】