This is known as the butterfly ball. The units are quite easy to make - they are, in fact, simple waterbomb bases. Twelve waterbomb bases interwoven together make up this ball, and while the units are quick and simple, the construction of the ball is devilishly difficult, especially when using thin paper. Next time - sturdy, thicker paper, I think. The reason it is called a butterfly ball is that it breaks up into 12 fluttering butterfly shapes when you toss it in the air and swat it gently with your hand. Nice effect, but of course that also means that the ball comes apart quite easily both during construction and even after done. It only lasted a few minutes in our household of two elementary school aged boys before it was utterly annihilated.
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