How to make a flapper from paper with your own hands: simple, double, triple and with confetti

Clapsters are a very famous children's entertainment, they are used, as in a normal day, and on holidays, for example, on New Year's Eve. In order not to spend money and time to buy such a toy, it is worth learning how to do it yourself from improvised materials, and to please your children.

Step-by-step master class

In order to understand how to make a flapper from paper, we need a master class in which the process of creating a flapper is described in stages. So, let's begin. Take any sheet of paper, the main thing is that it should be A4 format. Bend it in half diagonally.

Bend all the corners to the center of the sheet, namely, to the fold line.

Bend the sheet in half so that your corners are inside.

You will have a trapezoid, which you need to fold in half, and then decompose into its original state.

We have a fold line, now it needs to bend the corners so that they touch the center, but do not overlap.

Reposition the corners, and then fold the workpiece along the line that was the main one when folding. Angles are folded along the fold lines, which are already outlined, a triangle should be obtained. Everything, the cracker is ready. And now show the child how you can extract from this toy sound. To do this, take the cracker at the sharp end and shake it sharply, your baby will definitely be delighted.

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The second option is the dual

. Besides the usual paper cracker, you can make a double one. It is done almost as well as, and simple.

Take a sheet of A4 and add all the corners to the center, as in the previous version.

Bend the sheet in half, and then again in half. You should get a bend in the middle.

Now you need to put each wing of the figure inside, fold it in half.

We get a cracker made by own hands. It flaps just like a simple one. Here's the diagram:

In addition, you can also make a triple clapper, at the end of the article you can watch a video about how to make such a toy. And also there will be information on how to make a very loud sound from her explosion.

Add confetti( for example, for the new year)

Now try to make a cracker with confetti. To do this you will need:

Gift paper size 30x20 cm
2 rolls of toilet paper.
Slim lace.
Of course, confetti.
Ribbon.
Scissors, adhesive tape and glue stick.

Unfold the gift paper, glue the wide edge with adhesive and attach the tube from the cardboard. Wrap the tube and again apply another end to the glue to fix it.

Take the lace and secure it from the inside with adhesive tape.

Now cut the second roll in half and insert each part into the master cylinder on both sides. At the edges should be a cardboard with a height of 1.5 cm.

Fill the confetti cracker and tie ribbons between the cylinders on both sides.

Fill the leftovers of the paper inside the cylinders and decorate, if desired, with additional decor elements.

Here is a very simple way you can make a holiday toy for the New Year and surprise friends and acquaintances.

And now let's look at the video tutorials, with which you can even more quickly and easily learn how to make a variety of crafts.

Simple paper cracker:

Double:

Triple:

Very loud:

For the holidays:

You can make a lot of different models for the game and the holiday, you just have to apply patience and imagination. And in the World Wide Web, you can find a lot of options for creating such toys. Your child will be at the center of attention among peers thanks to the cracker, and you will not be deprived of attention from your friends and acquaintances if you bring funny things made by yourself to the holiday.