Origami For Kid

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4 - Pointed Star

5. Fold the left third inward.

6. Using the creases shown, pull the cornerfrom the point shown down to the otherpoinr shown, and flatten.

7. Again using the creases asshown, move this point to theother point, and flatten.

8. Agai n, using thecreases shown, movethis point to the otherpoint and flatten.

9. Move only theinside flap outside tothe point shown.

10. Fold this cornerdown along creaseshown.

Finished 4 Pointed Star.

1. Make these creases,exactly in thirds. You mayhave to measure.

2. Now fold in half diagonallyboth ways, and open.

4. Do the same creases but inthe other direction.

3. Fold along creasesshown to points shown,and open.



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Origami

8-Petal Flower

1. Start with a square piece of paper,white side up.

Fold the paper in h alf, crease welland open, and then fold again in theother direction.

4. Fold toward centre lineand unfold.

2. Turn the paper over to the colour ed side.

Fold the paper in half, crease well andopen, and then fold again in the otherdirection.

Your creases should look like this.

3. Using the creases you h ave made, Bring the top 3corners of the model down to the bottom corner.

Flatten model.

5. Using the crease you have just made,open and flatten this flap.

6. Repeat step 4 and 5 on theother 3 flaps of the model.

7. ‘Turn the page’of the front and back flaps; so your model looks like this.

8. Lift the top layer up, foldingalong the crease shown.

9. Now repeat step 8 on theremaining 3 flaps, so themodel now looks like this.

10. Turn over and mak e sure there areequal pleats behind each side of model.

11. Pinch these twocreases through all layers.

12. Now pinch the narrow endto make the edges meet behindthe model.

Side view

13. Holding the narrow point of the model veryloosely, pull the outermost petals toward eachother until they meet.

14. Now form the petals by pinchingthe ends, and slightly folding back these tips.

Finished Flower.



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Origami Blossom

Instructions

1. Start with a squarepiece of paper, white sideup.

Fold in half and open. Then fold in half the otherway.

2. Turn the paper over tothe coloured side.

Fold the paper in half,crease well and open,and then fold again in theother direction

3. Using the creases you havemade, Bring the top 3 corners of the model down to the bottomcorner.

Flatten model

4. Rotate model so theopen part is at the top.

8. Open out the front and back petals.

As you open the front and back petals, theside petals should open up too, revealingthe colour inside.

9. You can then fold the stemin half backwards to make thepetals stay in place.

Finished Blossom

5. Fold top triangularflaps into the centre.

6. Turn model over andrepeat this step on theother side.

7. Fold the bottom cornerupwards to the pointshown. Crease very welland unfold.



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Origami Boat

Instructions

1. Start with a rectangular pieceof paper, coloured side up.

2. Fold in half downwards.

Fold in half, then open.

7. Pull the sides apartand flatten.

8. Gently pull the top partsof the model outwards,making a boat shape.

3. Bring corners in to centre l ine. 4. Fold uppermost layer upwards& do the same to the back. Crease well.

5. Pull the sides out and flatten.

6. Fold front layer up to top,then do the same at the back.

9. Flatten well to crease all folds. Then open out slightly,forming a boat shape. Finished Boat.



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Origami Crown

Instructions

1. Start with your paper white side up.

Fold in half, and open, then fold in half once again, in the other direction.

2. Now fold all corners into the centre.

3. Turn the mode l over. Then fold the topand bottom toward the centre. When youdo this, the triangular flaps should pop outfrom underneath

5. Fold the bottom triangleupwards.

6. Fold the 2 bottomcorners upwards.

7. Fold triangle back down 8. Rotate the model.Now repeat steps 5-7.

9. Now you need to open out the model tocomplete your crown.

Open the flaps outward and shape theinside into a square shape

10. Turn over. Yourorigami crown isfinished!



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Origami Hat

Instructions

1. Start with arectangular piece of paper, white side up.Fold the paper in half

and open.

2. Now fold the top downto the bottom edge.Crease well.

3. Fold the top cornersdown to the centre line.

4. Fold the bottom edge (uppermostlayer only) up to the base of thetriangles.

5. Fold this part up once again, andcrease well.

6. Turn model over, and repeat step 4 & 5on the other side.

7. Open out the hat to shape it,

Your hat is now finished!



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Origami Lily

Instructions

1. St art with your papercoloured side up.

Fold in half, then in half again, as shown. Creasewell, then open out again.

2. Turn the paper over andfold in half diagonally and inboth directions. Crease welland open out once again.

3. Holding the points shown, bringthem both down to the centre pointon the bottom line and flatten.

4. Fold the top triangle into the centreand unfold. Usi ng this crease, openout the triangle and flatten.

5. You’ll need to repeat step4 on all four of the flaps of the waterbomb base. Themodel will now look like this.

6. On the uppermost diamond,fold the outside corners into thecentre line, crease well then open.

7. Fold the model in half and open. 8. Using the creases made in step 6 and 7, lift the

bottom point of the model (the uppermost layeronly) up to the top point, bringing in the sides of the model at the same t ime, as shown.

9. R epeat steps 6, 7 and8 on each if the foursides. The model shouldnow look like this.

10. Now fold downeach of thesetriangles, on allfour sides.

11. Rotate modelupside down.

12. Fold the outer flapstoward the centre andflatten.

13. Repeat step 12 on allfour sides of the model. The model should nowlook like this.

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14. Fold down all petals.Completed Lily!



5. Turn model over and foldeach corner into the centre.

6. Fold each cornerinwards a small amount.

7. To form the petals , press down on the pointshown, while slowly pulling the petal from behind,to the front. It’s almost like turning the corner“insid e out”. Repeat on all corners.

8. The second set of petals are formed thesame way, but the cornerfrom the point shown.

9. The third set doesn’tneed to be turned “insideout”, just folded normal lyfrom below the first set.

Finished Lotus.

4. For a third time, fold eachcorner into the centre.

1. Start with white side up.Fold diagonally both waysand open.

2. Fold each corner into thecentre.

3. Fold each corner into thecentre once again.

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Origami Lotus

Instructions



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Origami

Lucky Star

1. Tie a “knot”in the end of your paper.

4. Now wrap the other end of the striparound and around this pentagon youhave formed, creasing gently as you go.

5. Keep wrapping until you getto the end of the strip.

Tuck the last bit of the strip intothe pouch. You should be leftwith a cute little pentagon.

6. Now to make this little pentagon intoa star, very gently and slowly use yourfingernail to press on the centre of eachof its edges. The star should puff out.

And you should have a lovely littlelucky star! It may take some practiseto get the star to puff out perfectly,but stick with it... you’ll get it!

If you are having a lot of trouble, trydifferent papers, or try wrapping thestrip of paper around withoutcreasing it too much. This helps a bit!

2. Pull gently to tighten, then flatten.

3. Fold the end of the strip down andtuck it into the knot. You can cut a bit of it off if it is too long.



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Origami

Modular Star

5. Make 5 more modulesso you have 6 altogether.

6. To join modules, slip oneset of “legs’”into another setof legs, like so:

7. Push the legs in as faras they will go.

8. Pull the centre crease outwards,making it into a mountain fold.

9. Continue to add modules tobuild the star, repeating steps6-8 as you go.

Finished Modular Star.

You will need 6 small sheets of square paper to make this star.

1. Start with your papercoloured side up.

Fold in half, then in half again, as shown. Crease well,then open out again.

2. Turn the paper over and foldin half diagonally and in bothdirections. Crease well and openout once again.

3. Holding the points shown, bring themboth down to the centre point on thebottom line.

Flatten model.

4. Fold bottom corners of toplayer only to top point andunfold.Repeat on back. This is one module.



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Origami Rose

Instructions

1. Make these creases.

Use these instructions in conjunction with the video - they are meant as amemory-jogger of the major steps involved.

4. Turn over.2. Form the 4 corners. 3. Flatten, while rotating counter-clockwise.

5. Form the 3D rose by taking each top rightcorner and folding to next quadrant,counterclockwise.

6. Form rose within the palm of your hand.

Top view

Top view

7. Turn over and smooth inside of rose,bypressing down slightly at the base.

8. Fold down edges and tuck into form the bottom of the rose. 9. Turn over,open centre of

flower and smooth.10. Roll the petals down to curve them.Finished Rose.



8. Tuck this layer into theinside of hat.

1. Start with paper white side up.Fold in half downwards.

5. Fold top layer only upwardsalong the crease shown.

6. Fold same top layer upwards again. 7. Fold the bottom layer upwardsto crease, and open again.

2. Fold outer corners in tothe centre.

3. Fold top layer only upwardsin half.

4. Fold top layers outwards alongcreases shown.

Finished Samurai Hat.

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Origami

Samurai Hat



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Origami Snapper

Instructions

1. St art with a rectangular pieceof paper, coloured side up.

2. Fold in half downwards.

Fold in half, then open.

7. Pull the sides apartand flatten.

8. Gently pull the top partsof the model outwards,making a boat shape.

10. Tuck the little centre triangle under one of the sides. Then bring the outside corners to meet together, lettingthe sides move outwards.

3. Bring corners in to centre line. 4. Fold uppermost layer upwards& do the same to the back. Crease well.

5. Pull the sides out and flatten. 6. Fold front layer up to top,then do the same at the back.

9. Flatten well.

Finished Snapper. To make it snap, hold as shownand press together.It looks especiallly good with eyes!



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Origami Flower

Stem/Leaf

1. Start with a green square, whiteside up.

Fold in half, crease and open.

4. Again, fold outer corners to centre crease.2. Fold these 2 opposite corners intothe centre crease.

3. Fold these outer corners to thecentre crease.

5. Turn model over and foldbottom up to the top corner.

6. Now fold in half. 7. Crease as shown, on thefront and the back.

Then use these creases tooutside reverse fold the leaf.

Finished Flower Stem. This model should stand on its own.

Can be used for any origami flowerwhich has a hole in the base, such asthe tulip. Just insert the stem into thebase of the flower.



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Origami

Triangle Box

1. Start with a square pieceof paper, plai n side up.

Fold the paper in half.

2. Fold the top cornerstoward the bottom point,then open to create thesecreases.

3. Fold both layers of thebottom point up to the topof the model, then open.

4. This is one completedunit, You need three. Somake 2 more of these!

5. Insert one unit insidethe other, then link theunits all together.

Completed Triangle Box

4 sided Triangle Box

Cut out a square piece of paper toglue to the bottom of the box. Thiswill cover up the hole and look neat!

The square should be the samesize as the opening of t he box, someasure the edges to get aperfect fit.

You can also make boxeswith more than three units.

If you join four unitstogether, you will have alovely box with a squareopening...

If you join 5 units together,you will have a box with apentagon shaped opening.

Note: boxes with morethan 3 units will need a bitof paper on the base as theunits willnot quite touch.



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Origami Tulip

Instructions

5. Turn the front flap to the left, like

turning the pages in a book.Do the same to the other s ide of themodel.

6. Move the upper flaps toward each other,and tuck one into the other,as far as it goes.

7. When you flattenthis,make sure thedistances A & Bshown are equal.

8. Repeat steps 6 & 7 onback of model,to get this. 9. Blow into base of tulip toinflate and shape the flower. 10. Peel each petal down,

slowly and carefully.

Finished Tulip.

Pair with the theFlower Stem.

1. Star t with your paper colouredside up.

Fold in half,then in half again, asshown. Crease wel, then open outagain.

2. Turn the paper over and fold in half diagonally and in both directions.Crease well and open out once again.

4. Fold bottom corners of front flapsup to the top corner.

Repeat this on the back as well.

3. Holding the points shown,bring them both down to thecentre point on the bottom line.

Flatten model.This is called a waterbomb base.

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