How to make a cube from circles

How to make a cube from circles

This guide will show you how to glue 6 circles together to make a cube.

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What You'll Need

  • paper cube
  • circles

Steps

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Step 1

    Materials:

    Paper

    Circular object to trace circles

    Pen

    Scissors

    Paper glue

     

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Step 2

    Trace the circular object 6 times

    Trace it one more time on scrap paper

    Cut out the circles

     

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Step 3

    Take the scrap paper circle.

    Bring the bottom up to the top to fold it in half.

    Unfold

     

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Step 4

    Bring the sides together to fold it in half in the opposite direction.

    Make sure the creases are aligned.

     

  5. 5

    Step 5

    Step 5

    Rotate the circle so that the crease marks make an X.

    Make a fold at the right end points of the creases.

     

  6. 6

    Step 6

    Step 6

    Fold at the crease ends points on the left side and then the top and bottom.

    This is the template.

     

  7. 7

    Step 7

    Step 7

    Carefully align the end points of the template on top of a circle.

    Carefully fold the sides over the template.

    Remove the template and make sharp creases.

     

  8. 8

    Step 8

    Step 8

    Repeat on the 5 remaining circles.

    Place the circles as show in the picture.

    Carefully align and glue the side flaps together.

     

  9. 9

    Step 9

    Step 9

    Glue together the side flaps marked with a yellow dot.

     

  10. 10

    Step 10

    Step 10

    Glue the side flaps together marked with a yellow dot.

     

  11. 11

    Step 11

    Step 11

    Glue the side flaps with the yellow dots together and the green dots together.

     

  12. 12

    Step 12

    Step 12

    Glue the flaps with the same color dots together.

     

  13. 13

    Step 13

    Step 13

    Enjoy your cube!

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