Ninja Star - How To Make a Ninja Star
Sophia Terry
Updated on September 03, 2026
Ninja Star
Easy Step to make a Ninja Star
Hi,
I will show how to make a cool origami ninja star or shuriken. If you are having problems tell me in the comments section.
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You will need 2 pieces of square paper, preferably printer paper or construction paper, but you can use any type of paper you like. I used 6-inch construction paper.
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Fold the top of the paper down on both sections. Then do it again.

Step 3
Fold both of them in half horizontally, and unfold.
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For the left piece, fold the left side up, aligning it with the fold you made in the previous step. For the right piece, fold the left side down.
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Follow the photos.
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Flip them over.
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Fold the corners like so.
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Orient the papers like in the photos.

Step 9
Tuck in the uppermost flap into the one on the right.
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Tuck the bottom flap into the left one.
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Flip over.
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Tuck in the right flap into the space between the upper and lower ■■■■■. Then do the same with the left flap.

Step 13
You are done! Make more of them using different colors, they look very cool when flying.
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