Origami: How to fold a Gorilla

Gorillas are the biggest and the most powerful amongst all apes.

Even though they have an aggressive image,

I’ve heard that they are actually gentle.♥

They are so strong!

I’ve also heard that they are able to exert a hand squeeze of 500 kilograms or so!

Let’s make such a strong gorilla with origami paper!♪

How to fold a Gorilla Ver.1

This is a three-dimensional gorilla.★

 Since we can let this one stand up, we can put it as a figurine too!♪

1. Fold it in half along the dotted lines and make two creases.

2. Fold the top corner along the dotted line to the crease that you made.

3. Fold the corner up along the dotted line.

4. Turn it over.

5. Fold them along the dotted lines and make creases.

6. Fold them along the dotted lines. (a valley fold)

7. Fold them along the dotted line (the creases that you made in No.5).

8. Fold it down along the dotted line.

9. Fold it in half along the dotted line.

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

11. Open the bag part like the pictures below.

12. Fold it like the picture below.

13. Fold them along the dotted lines. (a mountain fold)

14. Draw a face with a pen.  If you shift the leg to the front…

15. you can let it stand up too!

It’s getting closer to here, right?  Isn’t it cute?♥

 You can enjoy various expressions such as a bossy face or a friendly face!★

Hot to fold a Gorilla Ver.2

Since this one is easier than the one of Ver.1,

you can make it with your child too.

You can make the gorilla looking to the side!♪

1. Fold it in half along the dotted lines and make two creases.

2. Fold it to the middle crease along the dotted line.

3. Fold it in half along the dotted line.

4. Change the direction.

5. Open it along the creases and fold it as picture No.6 shows.

6. Fold it along the dotted line.

7. Insert this part under the layer so that you can see the white rectangular at the bottom.

8. Fold it along the dotted line.

9. Fold it along the dotted line. (a mountain fold)

10. Draw a face with a pen and…

11. it’s done!

You can make a parent-and a child gorilla,

using different sizes of the origami paper too!★

Let’s make many of them since gorillas usually live in groups!♥

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】