Creating Paper Helicopters: A Step-by-Step Guide

While paper airplanes are common, crafting paper helicopters is a rare skill. Take your creativity to new heights by building these innovative flying creations.

These kid-friendly paper helicopters are incredibly easy to make, perfect for solo fun or group activities. If outdoor conditions aren't ideal, set up a fan indoors for an exciting helicopter launch experience.

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Hover Craft Helicopter

This paper helicopter will take you to new heights, appearing to hover effortlessly in the air.

Papercopter

Turn this paper clip helicopter into a fascinating science experiment.

Whirly Bird Helicopter

Spin and glide through the sky with these bird-inspired helicopters.

Continue reading to discover how to make a paper helicopter glide effortlessly in the air.

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Hover Craft Helicopter

Experience the illusion of floating as your hover craft helicopter hovers in mid-air.

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Steps to Create a Hover Craft Helicopter:

Step 1: Use a compass to sketch a four-inch circle on the cardboard and cut it out. Position the squirt-bottle cap in the center of the circle and trace its outline with a pencil.

Step 2: With adult supervision, carefully use the craft knife to remove the inner circle, ensuring only the top two layers of cardboard are cut. Peel these layers away, keeping the bottom layer undisturbed.

Step 3: With adult supervision, use the craft knife to create a 1/4-inch square hole in the center of the bottom layer. Insert the bottle cap into the hole, ensuring it fits snugly and securely. (Remove the cap before painting and decorating the cardboard.)

Step 4: Reinsert the bottle cap into the center circle. Paint both sides of the circle, allowing one side to dry completely before painting the other. Once dry, embellish the top with binder reinforcements and add silver rays using glitter glue. Let it dry.

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Papercopter

Using strips of paper and a few paper clips, you can craft a miniature papercopter that mimics the spinning motion of a real helicopter.

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Steps to Create a Papercopter:

Step 1: Take a 1X10-inch strip of paper and fold it in half. Fold the ends down approximately two inches at a slight angle, ensuring they are not folded straight down.

Step 2: Secure a paper clip to the bottom and unfold the wings. Use markers or crayons to decorate your papercopter. Hold it by the paper clip, toss it into the air, and enjoy watching it spin.

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Whirly Bird Helicopter

These whirly bird helicopters are enjoyable to create and even more thrilling to fly as they spin through the air.

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Steps to Create a Whirly Bird Helicopter:

Step 1: Download the Helicopter Pattern as a PDF. Position tracing paper over the pattern and secure it with paper clips. Trace all lines, including cutting and folding lines, using a pencil and ruler for straight edges. Remove the tracing paper from the pattern.

Step 2: Place carbon paper between the cardstock and the tracing paper pattern. Clip the layers together and trace over the lines to transfer the design onto the cardstock. Remove the clips and cut out the shape. Make the three cuts as marked on the pattern.

Step 3: Fold section C forward and section D backward. Bend the stem upward at E. Fold A forward and B backward. Add decorative stickers for a personalized touch.

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