Origami · folding only · Easy · about 10 minutes

Flat Penguin

No scissors · No glue · No adult help needed

  • Square of origami paper, black or dark on one side and white on the other, 150 x 150 mm (6 x 6 in)
  • Black marker for the eyes
  • Orange crayon or marker for the beak
Finished

Blue dashes: valley fold (toward you). Pink dash-dot: mountain fold (away from you). Thick line with scissors: cut. Yellow: glue.

  1. Start. Put the square down like a diamond, with one corner pointing up and the white side facing up.

  2. 1. Fold and unfold: Fold the left corner over to the right corner, then open it again.

  3. 2. Fold and unfold: Fold the top corner down to the bottom corner, then open it again. The creases cross in the middle.

  4. 3. Valley fold: Fold the left side in from the top point, so the left corner moves about halfway to the middle crease.

  5. 4. Valley fold: Fold the right side in the same way. These are the flippers.

  6. 5. Valley fold: Fold the top point down to the middle, where the creases cross. This is the head.

  7. fold under

    6. Mountain fold: Fold the tip of the head under, so the bottom of the head is straight.

  8. 7. Valley fold: Fold the bottom point up a little to make the feet.

  9. fold behind

    8. Mountain fold: Fold the two side corners behind, just a little, to round the body.

  10. 9. Draw: Draw two eyes and an orange beak on the white face under the head. Your penguin is ready!

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