Origami · folding only · Confident · about 20 minutes

Three-Dimensional Rabbit

No scissors · No glue · No adult help needed

Square of origami paper, 150 x 150 mm (6 x 6 in)
Black marker for the face

Safety: Blow gently into your own model only, and do not share it mouth to mouth with friends.

Finished

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

Start. Put the square down flat, colored side up, with straight edges at the top and bottom.
1. Fold and unfold: Fold the square in half edge to edge and unfold. Then fold it in half the other way and unfold.
2. Turn over: Turn the paper over so the white side is up.
3. Fold and unfold: Fold in half corner to corner and unfold. Then fold corner to corner the other way and unfold.
4. Push: Push the middles of the left and right edges in toward the center. The top half swings down toward you over them.
5. Squash fold: Press flat into a triangle with two flaps on each side. This is a waterbomb base.
6. Valley fold: Fold the bottom corners of the top layer up to the top point.
7. Valley fold: Fold the left and right points of the front layers in to meet at the center line.
8. Valley fold: Fold the two small top points down so their tips meet the middle of the center line.
9. Tuck: Tuck each small triangle into the pocket of the side flap next to it. Push it in all the way.
10. Turn over: Turn the paper over from side to side.
11. Valley fold: Fold the bottom corners of this layer up to the top point. Do not fold anything else: these two flaps are the ears.
12. Open: Find the small hole at the bottom point. Blow into it gently, in one short puff, and the body pops into a puffy box shape.
13. Pull: Turn the rabbit so the ears are on top, and lift both ears up so they stand.
14. Draw: Draw two eyes, a nose and whiskers on the front. Your rabbit is ready!

If something goes wrong

The body will not puff up. Check that the bottom point has a small open hole, then blow one short, gentle puff. You can also push the body out with a pencil from inside the hole.
The tucked points pop out. Push each small triangle deeper into its pocket, and crease the side folds sharply.
The ears flop over. Pinch a crease along the bottom of each ear so it stands, and lift it straight up from the top.