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What are the steps to fold lanterns with paper?

1. First, prepare a piece of colored paper. Bian Xiao's colored paper is double-sided, one side is cyan and the other is yellow, as shown in the figure.

2. Then fold it in half towards the center line.

3. Fold up and down to the center line.

4. As shown in the figure, the four corners are folded to the center line.

5. Fold the four corners behind the center line, as shown in the figure.

6. Fold the two corners in half, as shown in the figure.

7. Fold it in half and turn it over, as shown in the figure, and then fold four corners to make it fold from square to octagon.

8. Turn it over again and see what is shown in the picture. Fold the corner, leaving a gap in the middle and flatten it.

9. After the two corners with gaps are flattened respectively, the simple and lovely little lantern is folded ~