Origami: How to fold a Giraffe
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What animal do you like?
Giraffes, which have long necks, stand out in the zoo, don’t they?
Even though they are huge,
their long eyelashes and happy eyes look so cute.♥
Let’s make such giraffes with origami paper! ★
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How to fold a Giraffe Ver.1
This is very easy to fold.
Please get scissors ready too!♪
1. Fold it in half and make a crease along the dotted line.
2. Fold both sides to the crease that you made.
3. Fold it in half again.
4. Change the direction.
5. Fold it along the dotted line. (a valley fold)
6. Fold it along the dotted line, covering that part as picture No.7 shows.
7. Fold it along the dotted line and make a crease.
Fold it inside as picture No.8 shows.
8. Fold the bottom corner the same way as you did in No.7.
This part will be a tail.
9. Cut it along the red line and make legs.
10. Draw eyes and patterns and it’s done!
I put stickers to make the dots.
You can draw them with a pen or colored pencils too!
It will be cute.♪
Let’s make your original giraffe!♥
How to fold a Giraffe Ver.2
This is a three-dimensional giraffe.
It might be a little hard to fold, but try to fold it nice and slowly!★
1. Fold it in half.
2. Fold it in half again.
3. Open the bag part and fold it as picture No.4 shows.
4. Fold it the same way for the other side too.
5. Fold it along the dotted lines and make creases.
6. Open it up and fold it as picture No.7 shows.
7. Fold it the same way for the other side too.
8. Pull the top part toward the outside.
9. It will be like the picture below.
10. Fold it along the dotted lines. (red-a mountain fold, black-a valley fold)
11. After you made creases, put both ends together.
12. Fold it along the dotted line. (a valley fold)
13. Fold it behind for the other side along the dotted line.
14.Turn only the top layer to the left side.
15. Fold it in half along the dotted line.
16. Fold it along the dotted line. (a valley fold)
17. Pull the triangle part inside toward the outside.
18. Fold it along the dotted line. (a valley fold)
19. Fold it along the dotted line. (a mountain fold)
It’s getting more like a giraffe.
20. Fold it along the dotted line, covering this part as picture No.21 shows.
21. Fold it along the dotted line and make a crease.
Fold that part inside along the crease as the second picture below shows.
22. Put it inside along the dotted line.
23. Draw eyes or patterns and it’s done!
You can also let it stand up if yours is well-balanced
It’s a little smaller than the one of Ver.1!♪
Let’s make your own zoo folding various origami animals!★
【Translated by Kana Toda PIERCE】
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