A standard piece of A4 printer paper, 8. 5 by 11 inches (22 by 28 cm) in size works best, but you can use larger or smaller paper if you wish. Just make sure you are using rectangular paper. Notebook paper will not be as sturdy as printer paper and won’t make as loud of a noise, but still works well. The paper doesn’t have to be this exact size, but it’s a good size to start with as it is easier to fold. Lay the paper flat so the longer sides are on the top and bottom.
Fold the paper away from you, toward the top. Run your finger along the bottom edge to create the crease and keep the fold in place.
If you have a little more or less than 1 inch (2. 5 cm), that’s okay too.
When you make this fold, the folded part, or bar, should be visible again. You will now have a square shape with your folds on the outside.
You will now see that you’ve created two open loops, or pockets, from the folded bar. Pinch the bottom corners of your looped paper.
Look through the outside of the popper inward. You should have created two almost diamond-shaped air pockets. When you’re snapping the popper open, you’ll be releasing the unfolded section of paper. Make sure you’re not holding the bottom edge of the unfolded paper and that it has freedom to move. For extra noise, you can try to stretch out and open the air pockets a bit to take in as much air as possible.
The air pockets should whip out, creating a cracking sound. You can snap the paper down on a desk, or just snap it in the air. As you bring your arm down, snap your wrist down as well to give it extra force.
A standard piece of A4 printer paper, 8. 5 by 11 inches (22 by 28 cm) in size works best, but you can use larger or smaller paper if you wish. Just make sure you are using rectangular paper. You can also use notebook paper. Notebook paper won’t be quite as loud because it’s not as heavy, but will still work fine. Place your paper on a table so that the longer sides are on the top and bottom.
At this point, you should have four creases in your paper, both vertically and horizontally. The creases will look like a cross.
When you are done with these four folds, there should be two triangles on either side of the paper. Think of folding each corner down like you would for a paper airplane. You will have a vertical, open section of unfolded paper in the middle between your folds.
The popper should now look like a trapezoid or a triangle shape with the tip cut off.
Make sure to line the edges up with the vertical crease. This should create two triangular flaps which meet in the center and together make a diamond.
Once you have done this, the popper should be in the shape of a triangle with the two flaps on the outside.
You may need to pull the inner folds of your paper out a little to get the paper to pop the first time if your paper is stiff. Tuck back in the flap that comes out to make the noise again.
A standard piece of A4 printer paper, 8. 5 by 11 inches (22 by 28 cm) in size works best, but you can use larger or smaller paper if you wish. Just make sure you are using rectangular paper. Regular notebook paper also works well, but may not be as loud as it’s thinner than printer paper.
Run your finger along the bottom folded edge to create a crease.
Take the right edge of your paper and bring it over to meet the left edge. Run your finger along the crease to keep your folds in place.
The top of your paper will have two edges created by your folds. On the bottom of your paper, you will see two outer flaps and two inner flaps.
You will now see two loops, or cone shapes, which were created by pushing the inner flaps upward. Keep the inner flaps held in place by pinching the outer flaps toward the middle the paper. Make sure you’re not pinching any parts of the inner flaps as the cones you’ve created will flap out when you throw down your popper and make the noise.
Snap your wrist down as you bring your arm down to help the inner flaps pop out.
