Origami 8-pointed Hollow Ninja Star

This is a cool extension of the original origami ninja star . This one has 8 points and a hollow square center. The steps on this first page are the same as the ninja star so they should be very familiar to you if you've folded the ninja star before.

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Origami 8-pointed Hollow Ninja Star Step 1: Start with a 6 inch x 6 inch (15cm x15cm) square origami paper. Fold paper in half and cut. The rectangle paper is now 3 inch x 6 inch (7.5cm x 15cm).

Origami 8-pointed Hollow Ninja Star Step 2: Fold one of the rectangle 3 inch x 6 inch (7.5cm x 15cm) paper in half on the horizontal axis.

Origami 8-pointed Hollow Ninja Star Step 3: Now fold paper in half on the vertical axis. Crease well and unfold.

Origami 8-pointed Hollow Ninja Star Step 4: Make a diagonal fold on each end.

Origami 8-pointed Hollow Ninja Star Step 5: Make a diagonal fold on each side again. This completes one unit.

Origami 8-pointed Hollow Ninja Star Step 6: Start with another rectangle 3 inch x 6 inch (7.5cm x 15cm) paper. Use a different color paper if you can.

Fold paper in half on the horizontal axis.

Origami 8-pointed Hollow Ninja Star Step 7: Fold paper in half on the vertical axis. Crease well and unfold.

Origami 8-pointed Hollow Ninja Star Step 8: Make a diagonal fold on each end.

Origami 8-pointed Hollow Ninja Star Step 9: Make a diagonal fold on each side. This completes your second unit.

Origami 8-pointed Hollow Ninja Star Step 10: We'll now begin to assemble the 2 units.

Orientate your units as shown in the photo below.

Flip over the patterned unit.

Place the solid color unit over the patterned one.

Origami 8-pointed Hollow Ninja Star Step 11: Fold over the tips of the patterned units and tuck them under the solid unit. This is the same technique as the original ninja star.

Origami 8-pointed Hollow Ninja Star Step 12: Flip paper over.

Continue on to the next page for the second part of this origami.

As an incentive, here's what your final origami will look like!

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