1. Cut all the straws/Newspaper strips to length.
  2. Poke holes a quarter of an inch from each end of each straw with a sharp knife or an ice pick.
  3. Make 6 five-sided stars (from the short straws), and 15 six-sided stars (from the longest straws) by sticking the brad through the ends of 5 (or 6) straws, and bending the ends of the brad over to secure them.
  4. Assemble the dome by connecting one side of the centre pentagon to one side of a hexagon.
  5. Put two hexagons on at a time, so there are always six straws meeting at each brad.
  6. Add the edges on all sides, closing the brad whenever you have six straws connected.
  7. Have the five hexagons connected to the central pentagon, and five more pentagons (without sides yet) connected between the hexagons.
  8. The finished dome will be 68 centimetres tall (2 feet 2¾ inches).