Origami: How to fold a Flamingo

When we go to the zoo,

the flamingos standing with one legs stand out, don’t they?

We get overwhelmed especially at their groups with colorful appearances!

If we make many of them with pretty colored origami paper,

they will be so lovely!

Origami How to fold a Flamingo

① Flamingo Ver1

１．Get a sheet of origami paper ready.

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

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

３． Fold each side to the middle along the lines, make creases and put them back.

４． Open the yellow star areas, fold them along the lines and put the star parts inside.

５． Fold it in half along the line (a mountain fold).

６． Fold it along the line (a valley fold), make a crease and put it back.

Open the yellow line part and fold and cover it along the line.

(This part will be a neck, so you can adjust the angle of the black line.)

７． Open the yellow star part and fold it inside,

pressing the one that you opened along the black line.

８． Fold it along the black line (a valley fold) and make a crease.

Open the star part, fold and cover it along the line.

９． Draw a face and wings.

１０．A cute flamingo is completed!

Even though it might be a little difficult with covering or folding it inside,

overall, this origami flamingo is easy to fold.

Make many of them,

using pretty-colored origami paper so they will be colorful flamingos!

② Flamingo Ver.2

１． Get a sheet of origami paper ready.

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

Fold it in half along red lines ① and ② (a valley fold).

２． Put your finger into the area the arrow is pointing at and make a square.

Do the same thing for the other side too.

３． Fold three parts along the lines (a valley fold) and make creases.

Fold it the same way for the other side too.

４． Open the red star part toward the arrow and fold it along the creases. (a valley fold)

Do the same thing for the other side too.

５． Put the split side on the right, fold both sides toward the arrows along the lines.

Fold it the same way for the other side too.

６． Open the yellow line part and fold it inside,

pulling the right part toward the arrow and folding it along the line.

７． Open the part where the arrow is pointing at and fold it inside along the line.

８． Open the red line part and fold it inside along the line.

９．Fold it along the line (a valley fold). Fold it the same way for the other side too.

１０．Fold it along the line (a valley fold) and make a wing.

Do the same thing for the other side too.

１１．Open the area where the arrow is pointing at and fold it inside along the line.

１２．Open the area where the arrow is pointing at

and fold and cover it along the line (a mountain fold).

１３．And it’s done!

③ Flamingo Ver.3

１． Fold it, following the procedure No.1 ~ 5 of flamingo Ver.2.

２． Fold it along the line (a valley fold). Fold it the same way for the other side too.

３． Open the area where the arrow is pointing at

and fold it up along the line (a valley fold) and close it.

４． Open the yellow part and fold it inside (a mountain fold) along the line.

５． Open the area where the arrow is pointing at

and fold and cover it along the line (a mountain fold).

６． Open it, putting your finger at the arrow.

７． Cut it along the red line.

８． Fold it along the line (a valley fold), make a crease and put it back.

Put your finger into where the arrow is pointing at and open it.

Put the tip up and fold it inside.

９． Fold it along the line (a valley fold) and make a crease.

Put your finger to where the arrow is pointing at and open it.

Press it up and fold it inside.

１０．Fold it along the line and make a crease.

Put your finger into where the arrow is pointing at and open it.

Fold it up and fold it insdie.

１１．And it’s done!

Putting its one leg up looks just like a real one!

If you make a pond with a light blue origami paper, it will be more like a real one.

Unlike a crane, the wings face down,

which makes them look like they are resting.

They can heal us!★

Ver2 and 3 are the same way of folding as the origami crane until half way

but since they have legs, they look flamingo, don’t they?

Broken beaks are just like the real ones too♪

Since flamingos are colorful and beautiful,

try to fold many of them with colorful origami paper!★

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】