Origami: How to fold a Fox

I always remember one of the children’s songs called ‘Kogitsune’ (a small fox)

every autumn.

I used to sing it a lot when I was a little.

Don’t you think a face of the fox is cute?

Since it’s easy to fold it with origami paper, I recommend it to little kids.

How to fold a Fox1   A Face of a Fox

１．Fold it in half to make a triangle.

２．Fold only the top layer of tip up.

３．Fold both sides behind along the dotted lines.

４．And it’s done!

How to fold a Fox2   A Body of a Fox

１．Fold it in half to make a triangle.

２．Fold it behind along the dotted line.

３．And it’s done!

How to fold a Fox3   ‘Gongitsune’ (A famous Japanese children’s story about the life of a little fox called ‘Gon’)

１．Fold it in half.

２．Fold only one layer up along the dotted line.

Fold it the same way for the other side too.

３．Fold the top part down, make a crease,

open that part and fold it to make a face.

４． And it’s done!

A good point of making origami fox more real is to draw its face in the end.

Especially the eyes are important.

I recommend that you should draw fox-like thin eyes.

Why don’t you make them with you kids?

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】