The first challenge today was to cut a square out of a piece of paper using just one straight cut with a pair of scissors.
The picture above gives you a hint how to fold it first if you look closely!
Next challenge is to cut out an equilateral triangle by doing some careful folding and just one straight cut.
Here are instructions for making the letters of your name just using one cut! Click on “Folding Steps” for step by step instructions.
Paper folding and cutting can be taken very far – you can try to make all the number diamond playing cards in this way!!
For hints on this challenge and more activities see this page from the Wild Maths website.