Origami: How to fold a Cow (A Cow, A Canned Milk)

I went to visit a cattle farm during a summer vacation.

I ate a delicious and thick-tasting soft cream there.

Of course there were so many cows there.

There were so many and so powerful that I hesitated to get closer to them.

But it’s ok.

They’ll be so cute if we make them with origami paper!

How to fold a Cow   Ver.1

※We’ll fold a body part and a head part separately and put them together in the end.

１．First, we are going to make a body part. Fold it in half.

２．Fold it in half again.

３．Open the bag part and fold it to make a triangle.

Do the same thing for the other side too.

４．Fold only the top part of both sides to the middle along the dotted lines.

５．Fold the second layer of both sides inside along the dotted lines.

６．And the body part is done!

７．Now, we are going to make a head part. Fold it in half.

８．Fold both sides to the middle along the dotted lines.

９．Fold only the top layer of the bottom tip up,

then inside, along the dotted line.

１０．Fold both sides outside along the dotted lines.

１１．Fold three parts inside along the dotted lines.

１２．Fold the bottom part behind twice, along the two dotted lines.

１３．Flip it over, and the head part is done!

１４．Insert the body part into the head part, and the cow is done!

How to fold a Cow   Ver.2

１．Fold it in half twice to make two creases along the black lines.

Put it back and fold the bottom part up along the dotted line.

２．Turn it over and fold both sides to the middle along the dotted lines.

３．Fold both corners outside along the dotted lines.

４．Open the top bag part, like picture No.3.

５．Open the top bag part, like picture No.3.

６．Flip it over, and it’s done!

How to fold a Canned Milk

１．Get ready for a rectangular paper.

Fold it in half lengthways, make a crease and put it back.

Fold both corners down along the dotted line.

２．Make two creases along the dotted line, and put it back.

３．Open the tip part with a red circle up

and fold it to make a little rectangular, like picture No.4.

４．Fold it down along the dotted line.

５．Turn it over and fold both sides inside along the dotted lines.

６．Fold both sides inside along the dotted lines.

７．Fold the bottom part up along the dotted line.

８．Fold the top part inside along the dotted line.

９．Flip it over, and it’s done!

If you draw a face on the cow, it will be prettier.

Their charm points are big, rounded eyes.

I also recommend that you put it on the New Year’s card

since it will be your original one.

The canned milk I showed you last will be useful

when you write a letter with a writing pad to fold in too.

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】