Tops are fun and easy to make! You’ll need:

• Two sheets of Origami paper
• A toothpick
• A pin
• Glue

Since Origami instructions can be tricky to write and hard to follow when the instructions aren’t well done, here’s a video that shows you exactly what to do, step by step…

How to Make an Origami Top

As she mentions in the video, if the hole for the toothpick gets too big, the top won’t work well.  If you find your top isn’t spinning well anymore, try adding a small drop of glue where the toothpick goes into and out of the paper.  Let it dry completely before playing with it again.

Here’s a puzzling question for you…
In the picture above where the top is actually spinning, why is one of the orange sides so much larger than the other orange side?