Star of David

How to cut one from a single sheet of rectangular paper

Star of David

Star Outline Instructions

    This web page shows you how to cut a Star of David from a piece of paper. The first 5 steps are the same as the instructions for cutting a six-pointed star.

  1. Take a piece of paper and fold it in half.
     
     
  2. Fold in half again but only make a small crease to show the midpoint. Fold the bottom right corner upwards to make a 60° angle at the midpoint.
     
     
  3. Fold the bottom left corner upwards to meet with the right edge of the paper. You will get a pizza shape.
     
     
  4. Fold this pizza shape in half again.
     
     
  5. Cut a wedge out: cut from bottom right up towards top left. Here, you need to cut at an angle so that the resulting wedge is in the shape of an isosceles triangle. See what is an isosceles triangle:

     
     
  6. Cut off the bottom of the isosceles triangle. Cut below the mid line. You will get a right-angle triangle.
     
     
  7. Cut out a smaller, right-angle triangle. You will get a shape that is like a check mark.
     
     
  8. When you unfold the check mark, you will find a nice
  9. surprise!

Star of David



Star of David and Other Kid Friendly Projects


  •  

    Books with Easy Origami

    • Easy Origami: over 30 simple projects by John Montroll
    • Origami Fun Kit for Beginners by John Montroll
    • My First Origami Kit by Joel Stern
    • Easy Origami: A Step-by-Step Guide for Kids by C Alexander & M Meinking
    • Fun With Easy Origami (Dover Origami Papercraft)
    • Origami: A Step-by-Step Introduction to the Art of Paper Folding by T Cook & S Henry
    • Easy Origami For Kids Book Traditional Japanese Folding Papers Overs 20 Projects by J Wish
    • Easy Origami for Kids: Over 40 Simple Origami Projects by O Brooks

     

    Easy Origami Books

  •  
     

    Please Help

    Please help by reporting broken links so that we can fix them. One easy message from you can save us hours and hours of clicking. Thanks!

  •  

    More Origami Diagrams and Instructions…

  • These free origami instructions are made available to you by the paper folding community at large. If you have a diagram you would like to share, or if your diagram is listed here and you wish to have it removed, please Contact Us. Diagrams are intended for personal use. Copyright of the models lie with the origami creators and designers. Please contact the designer and/or creator directly for non-private usage of a model and/or artwork.