DIY Paper Football

• 5 sheets (or more depending on the size you want) of brown/copper tissue paper
• scissors
• white paper for the laces; preferably card stock
• twine or ribbon to tie the center
• tape

Directions

1) Lay the 5 (or so) sheets on top of each other and cut in half, then in half again so that you have 4 equal sections

2) Take one section of the cut sheets and set aside the other three for later

3) Cut the top sheet about 4 inches on each side

4) Cut the next sheet so that it is about a 1/2 inch longer than then first sheet, and repeat until you get to the last sheet that you don’t need to cut at all; so basically the top sheet will be the smallest and they get larger as you get to the last sheet, because that is what creates the “football” shape; otherwise it looks more like a round shape

5) Then, cut the corners off to make it appear more like a football shape; I did this by measuring about three inches in on both side and then cutting to make sure I cut the corners off each sheet

6) Fold about a 1 inch vertical section, and then flip over to fold again, so that you are getting an accordion type fold

7) Repeat until the entire thing is folded

8) Tie a piece of thin ribbon or thread in the center; making sure it is tied pretty tight *Fluff the tissue paper starting with the shortest piece first, then following with each piece behind it

9) If it doesn’t look enough like a football shape, use a pair of scissors to cut any more tissue that may need to be cut off

10) For the laces I took a sheet of white card stock paper and cut a strip that was about 2 inches wide and 4 1/2 inches long; then measured every 1/2 inch in the width; measured out 1/2 inch in the center; cut every 1/2 inch rectangle out to create the lace look of a football

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