Paper ball

This design is assembled from ordinary office paper, without glue, and consists of 30 modules. The ball can be disassembled if necessary and then reassembled.

We will need:

- office paper of any desired color, even white;

- scissors;

- printer (for printing modules).

So let's get started. For the color of the ball, I chose regular office paper in red. To make a small ball, I placed 3 modules on one sheet in Microsoft Word. In total you will need 10 sheets.

It's no secret that you can cut several sheets at once. We print one sheet on the printer, then put 3-4 blank sheets under it and fasten them with paper clips, then you can cut them according to the template. As a result, 4 sheets - you get 12 modules.

As you have already noticed, there is a mark on the module in the form of a small circle; it will serve as a guide. All modules need to be folded as in the photo, that is, the circles in the upper right corner. Thus, this will be the outer side of the ball, in order to avoid confusion.

Now the main assembly process.First you need to know where the mark is, 5 modules are attached in that place, another 5 diagonally at the other end, that is, in the lower left corner, and 3 modules are attached to the remaining corners.

Start of assembly.

 

Assembling the first two modules.

We grab the third one.

5 modules assembled.

Outside view.

Inside view.

The next row is 3 modules each.

 

Assembled structure of the second 2 rows.

Outside view.

Inside view.

Next, according to the principle of 5 and 3, the ball is assembled, the main thing is to watch out, in places where 3 modules - 5 will no longer fit, it is almost impossible to make a mistake. The ball will come out of exactly 30 modules.

So, the ball is ready from 29 modules, the last one remains, it will be a little more difficult to hook it here, so it is carefully inserted and fastened with the rest of the modules.

The result is a ball like this. You can use it for a New Year tree, but it will be too big, in this case, you need to place 6-7 modules on one sheet. With the same success, you can make a huge ball by placing 1 module on a sheet, but here you will need thicker paper to give rigidity to the structure.

Another interesting point. Modules can be of different colors, for example, in the photo below I used white and red.

 

Once you have the ability to assemble modules, you can use your imagination, because from such modules you can assemble any structure, for example, not a ball, but another shape; I don’t use the assembly principle of 5 and 3, in some places there are more modules, in others there are fewer . This design can also be used as a chandelier lampshade. Select the appropriate paper - there will be a light bulb in the middle.

Experiment! Good luck with the build.