Mrs. Light’s Guide to Easy Origami.

You do not need special paper for origami. Copy paper or junk mail or magazine pages work great! Fold Carefully!

You do need a square. Here is how to make a square from a rectangular piece of paper.

Fold the short end of the paper to meet the long side

Cut along the edge of the triangle.

Unfold and you will have a perfect square

Here are some of the 10 different models I have for you to try.

They come from the books Easy Origami and Super Simple Origami by John Montroll

The models are in order from simplest to hardest

I drew details on my models with marker. Decorate them however you want!

CATThe cat is a simple model. Watch the directions to see when you turn over the model.

DOG Man’s best friend!

Try to match the folds on each side as you make the ears. Rotate means to change the position of your paper as it is shown in the next picture.

FROG

TThis model will stand up with a little patience. Watch for the step where you fold single layers of paper.

HORSE

Do any of you ride?

Watch for the unfold step in this model. Folding the ears behind can be tricky on the Horse. I missed a fold. Can you find it?

RABBIT

Just in time for spring! I have already seen some in my yard. I added a little fold at the sides of the face of my rabbit.

OWL My favorite bird!

If you pull the wings forward and fold the back a little you shoud be able to make this owl stand. Can you make some smaller owlets? Try gluing some cotton balls on the tummy to show the down feathers.

CUP

This will hold water but you need to drink fast!

It is better for crackers, popcorn and small snacks. If you add a handle, it could be a great basket.

PENGUIN

This bird will stand easily.

You may want to color the wings and head like

I did.

SWAN

This is one of my favorite models. I saw trumpeter swans out at the refuge this week! Make sure you turnover the model after step 4 so your swan has wings!

BOX

Now that you have all these models. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a box to put them in?