Paper balls make attractive Christmas tree ornaments when made of shiny, colored papers, or with cellophane. They also can be used as party favors and decorations.

Take a square of paper, fold, and crease on the dotted lines. Unfold.

Fold on the dotted line, bringing A to B. Fold on the dotted lines by pushing triangles C B D, and ABE into triangle ABC. Hold paper in hand as illustrated in Fig. 72.

Fold upper sheet on the dotted lines, bringing point A and point C to point B.

Fold again on the dotted lines, bringing points P of the upper sheet to the center. Tuck flaps Y and Z into the two pockets shown by the arrows until they are even and smooth. Crease.

These flaps will have to be pushed into the pockets.

Turn Fig. 76 over and repeat steps in Figs. 73, 74 and 75.

Fill the ball with air by blowing into the small hole in the end. Hold the ball by putting the index fingers of both hands against corners A and touching the outer crease with thumbs and fingers. This will prevent the ball from unfolding as it expands. Finished ball.

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