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How to fold an origami soft serve

Paper
One square sheet of paper.
Preparation
No cutting or gluing is included in these folding steps. Begin with “Mark the center crease”.
What you will make
A flat soft-serve cone from one square sheet. Use paper with contrasting sides.

Fold a flat soft-serve cone from one square sheet. Bring the lower sides inward, then fold the front triangles outward. Tuck in the small side corners, narrow the top, and make two pleats. Use it for summer cards or pretend ice cream shop decorations. No scissors or glue needed.

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Read all 15 folding steps
  1. Mark the center crease
  2. Fold the lower left edge to the center
  3. Fold the lower right edge to the center
  4. Fold the front left flap outward
  5. Fold the front right flap outward
  6. Turn over
  7. Fold in the protruding left corner
  8. Fold in the protruding right corner
  9. Fold the upper left edge to the center
  10. Fold the upper right edge to the center
  11. Fold the top down
  12. Fold the tip back up
  13. Make another pleat in the top
  14. Fold the tip back up
  15. Turn to the front

Tricky points and what to check

The cone opens too

Steps to review: 4・5

Fold only the front triangle outward, keeping the lower cone in place.

The cream loses its ridges

Steps to review: 12・14

Leave a narrow band at the base when folding the tip back up.

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Fold a flat soft-serve cone from one square sheet.

Completed origami soft serve

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