Indeed. But not too tight either. You need to wrap the paper neatly around the pentagon. If it’s too tight, you won’t be able to pop it.

I’ll soon post an updated video with a voice over to make sure everyone can succeed at this one. Likely in January.

but at the beginning of the instructions it says for the perfect paper star to keep your folds “neat and tight”

Thank you 🙂

You may be folding it too tight. I’ll soon publish a short on how to fold it.