Origami: How to fold a Polar Bear

Polar bears, which are bigger than tigers or lions,

are called “white bear” since their hair is all white.★

But the white hair is actually transparent that can permeate through the light.

And it is shining white since the inside is like a cave because of the scattered light.

It’s amazing, isn’t it?

We’re overwhelmed to see their huge bodies swim so well in the water

when we went to the zoo.♥

The polar bear made with origami paper are so cute

and the white color portrays winter or snow.

Why don’t you have fun folding it with your kids?♪

Origami   How to fold a polar bear Ver.1

１．First, we will make a face.  Fold it in half.

２．Fold it in half again.

３．Go back to No.1 and fold both sides to the middle,

like the picture below.

４．Fold both sides up, along the dotted lines.

５．Fold it down along the dotted line.

６．Fold them down, along the dotted lines.

７．It will be like the picture below.

８．Fold only the top sheet up, along the dotted line.

９．Fold both sides along the dotted lines.

10．It will be like the picture below.

11．Turn it over.

12．Fold the bottom tip up, like the picture below.

13．Next, we will make a body.  Fold it in half.

14．Change the direction and fold it, shifting a little,

like the picture below.

15．Draw a face, put it with its body and it’s done!

Origami   How to fold a polar bear Ver.2

１．Fold it in half.

２．Fold it in half again.

３．Open it up all the way and fold it in half, like the picture below.

４．Fold it along the creases, like the picture below.

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

Put it inside, using the crease that you made, as picture No.6 shows.

６．It will be like the picture below.

７．Draw a face and it’s done!

The tip part that you fold up in No.12 is going to be its nose, in version 1.★

The expression of the face differs how you fold the nose.

So arrange it yourself!

When you fold the body in No.14,

the direction of the front legs or back legs can differ,

according to how you shift.

You can try to make various polar bears with your arrangement.♥

You can let Ver2 polar bear stand and decorate it too.

If you fold other animals with origami paper and decorate

them all together,

it will be like a lively zoo and you can enjoy it too!♪

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】