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Tomorrow is
Nowruz, a holiday celebrated in Iran and by those who speak Farsi all over the world.
Part of the holiday celebration is placing a
half sin table in your home and one of the items is
sīb, or apples, in Persian.
Last year on our road trip through
Florida, my girls brought with them an origami book and covered my rental car dash with their creations. Including origami balloons that my eight year old loved making. Something about taking a flat piece of paper and turning into 3D art just by blowing was so much fun for her.
As she was making them, I couldn't help but see an apple shape in the design. So today I thought it might be fun to do a craft for kids, by taking these square balloons and turned them into apples for a
half sin table in your home.
Supplies
Square origami paper
Green card stock
Scissors
Bone folder
Sticks
Glue
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Fold your square piece of paper in half. Make sure the bottom of the paper meets the top portion exactly. We like to use a bone folder to make sure our folds are crisp. You can use your fingernails too.
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Fold it again in the other direction.
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Fold your square piece of paper diagonally in both directions. Your paper will now have a X and a + in the middle of it.
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Fold in the upper right corner.
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Repeat it on the other side so that your paper now looks like an arrow shape.
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Fold the side flaps to the top.
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Repeat this on the other side.
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Fold the right corner into the middle.
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Repeat on the other side.
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Turn the whole thing over and repeat on the other side until now you have a diamond shape.
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Tuck the top and bottom loose flaps into the folds you just
made.
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Repeat this for all four flaps. Turn the folded paper to the end that does not have any flaps. Locate the hole in the center of this side. Blow into the hole. The ball should inflate - just remember to keep those flaps tucked in.
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Add a dap of glue in the opening and place your stick inside.
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Cut out a small leaf design from the green cardstock.
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Dap a little more glue and add the leaf.
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Your
sīb is done!
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| Nowruz Sib Tutorial by A Crafty Arab |
Make more to hand out to friends, neighbors or co-workers and tell them all about Nowruz and how apples represent beauty and love.
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To learn more about Nowruz, visit -
To buy handmade Nowrus cards, visit -
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