Origami: How to fold a Koala

Koalas inhabit Australia.

Fluffy hair, a big nose and round eyes are so cute, aren’t they?♥

I’ve heard that they basically live on the trees

and sleep for about 20 hours a day.

Such an easygoing animal, right? ★

Today, I’ll show you how to fold three types of origami koala.♪

How to fold a koala Ver.1

This is how to fold a koala’s face.★

 Since it’s easy to fold, let’s fold it with your child!♪

1. Fold it in half along the dotted line and make a crease.

2. Fold it in half along the dotted line again.

3. Fold both sides to the middle.

4. Fold both sides up along the dotted lines.

5. Fold both corners down along the dotted lines.

6. Fold the middle corner down along the dotted line too.

7. Turn it over and fold the top sheet of the corner up along the dotted line.

8. Fold the other sheet behind.

9. Draw eyes and a nose and….

10. it’s done!

A point when you draw koala’s face, make sure to draw its nose big.

Try to draw it long and huge.★

Since it’s also a bag, you can play it as a glove puppet too.♪

How to fold a koala Ver.2

Now, we will make both a face and a body,

using two sheets of origami paper.★

  This one looks just like a real koala and is so cute too.　♥

1. First, we will make a face.

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

2. Fold both corners up along the dotted lines.

3. Fold both corners behind along the dotted lines.

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

5. Fold the bottom corner up along the dotted line.

6. Open each side toward outside

and fold them along the dotted lines as picture No.7 shows.

7. Fold the top corner down along the dotted line

to meet the tip of the bottom triangle.

8. Turn it over.

9. Draw eyes and a nose and….

10. the face is done!

11. Next, we will make a body part.  Fold it in half along the dotted line.

12.Fold it in half again along the dotted line.

13. Open the bag part and fold it to make a triangle.

14. Fold it the same way for the other side too.

15. Fold the tip down along the dotted line.

16. Open the bag part that the arrow is pointing at.

17. Open it all the way and fold it as picture No.18 shows.

18. Fold it in half along the dotted line.

19. Turn it over.

20. Fold the bottom corner behind along the dotted line.

21. And the body is done!

22. Put the face and the body together and the koala is done!

This is the koala climbing up the tree, isn’t it?

 If you can also make a tree with origami paper,

it will be more realistic too.♥

If you make this with a small sheet of origami paper,

you can make a parent-and-a child koala too.★

How to fold a koala Ver.3

In this procedure, we only need one sheet of origami paper

and make both a face and a body.♪

You might feel it a little complicated compared to the Ver1 and 2.

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

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

3. Fold both sides to the middle crease along the dotted lines and make creases.

4. Fold both corners along the dotted lines and make creases.

5. Open the bag part from where the arrow is pointing at and fold it,

as picture No.6 shows.

6. Fold it along the dotted line.

7. Fold the other side of the corners along the dotted line.

8. Fold it behind along the dotted line.

9. Fold it in half along the dotted line.

10. Open the bag part and fold it as picture No.11 shows.

11. Fold only the top layer of the bottom corner up along the dotted line.

12. Fold both corners inside along the dotted lines.

13. Fold the right corner inside too.

14. Fold it along the dotted line.

15. Fold it behind along the dotted line.

16. Draw eyes and a nose and…

17. it’s done!

Each koala looks different, according to each procedure, doesn’t it?★

Which koalas do you like the best?

Let’s make their family and friends with different color or size variation!♥

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】