How To Make a Paper Ninja Star (Shuriken) - Origami

Step 1: Fold Sheets in Half (Twice) 
Fold both pieces of paper in half from top to bottom, and then fold them in half again in the same direction. 

Step 2: Fold in Half the Long Way 
Fold both strips in half from right to left. 
Step 3: Fold Up, Fold Down
Here’s where the pieces start to differ slightly. With the left paper, fold the left half of the strip up along the center crease. With the right paper, fold the left half of the strip down along the center crease. 

Step 4: Fold Down, Fold Up
Repeat Step 3, folding the other end either down or up to create a vertical bowtie shape. 

Step 5: Flip Both Pieces Over

Step 6: Fold Corner
Fold the top and bottom points of each piece in toward the middle. 

Step 7: Fold Corners in Again
Fold the outside corners in toward the middle to create a compact diamond shape. This fold is just necessary to get the crease. You don’t need to keep it folded down. 

Step 8: Overlap Pieces
Overlap your pieces as shown above. Tuck the loose corner of the top point into the seam of your middle piece of paper, the one that’s horizontal. 

Step 9: Flip and Finished
Flip the star over, repeat Step 8 with another loose corner, flip, repeat, flip, repeat. Order doesn’t matter so much here. Just keep flipping the star and tucking in each of the four loose corners until you have your completed star!