Origami: How to fold an Elephant

It’s fun to go to the zoo since we can see so many kinds of animals there, right?

There are always so many people especially in front of elephants.

They are so powerful, roaring like “baraag!”

or moving their long trunks up and down.

We can make the long trunks with origami paper too,

so why don’t you try them out with your kids?

 How to fold an Elephant 1   A Huge Elephant

１．Fold it in half along the black line, make a crease and put it back.

Fold both sides along the dotted lines.

２．Fold the bottom triangle and insert it into the top sheets.

３．Fold it in half along the black line, make a crease and put it back.

Fold both sides behind along the dotted lines.

４．Fold and make creases along the dotted lines.

Open the bag part to both sides and fold them like picture No.5.

５．Fold the trunk part like a staircase twice.

６．And it’s done!

How to fold an Elephant 2   An Elephant with a Long Trunk

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

Fold the top corners down along the dotted line.

２．Fold both sides along the dotted lines.

３．Fold both parts up along the dotted lines.

４．Fold the bottom triangle up along the dotted line.

５．Fold it down along the dotted line.

６．Flip it over, and it’s done!

How to fold an Elephant 3   An Elephant with Great Ears

１．Fold it in half to make a triangle.

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

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

４．Fold the top triangle down along the dotted line.

５．Fold the trunk part like a staircase along the dotted lines.

６．And it’s done!

These three kinds of elephants are all easy to fold.

Since a long trunk is the elephant’s charm point,

keep a good balance when folding it.

It will look different only by changing the color of origami paper.

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】