Origami: How to fold a Watch

You can play with this origami watch, by actually wearing it too.★

It’s such an interesting origami work since you’ll feel like you’re adult.

I bet many of you used to play like that too when you’re kids.

Why don’t you fold this nostalgic origami watch with your kids? ♥

How to fold a Watch   ver1

１．First, fold it in half.

２．Fold it in half, again.

３．Open it up and fold both sides to the crease, like the picture below.

４．Turn it over and fold both sides to the crease, like the picture below.

５．Again, fold both sides to the crease, like the picture below.

６．Open both sides toward the arrows shown in the picture below.

７．It will be like the picture below.

８．Insert one edge to the other edge’s slit, like the picture below.

９．It will be like the picture below.  And it’s done!

How to fold a Watch   ver2

１．Fold it in half.

２．Again, fold it in half.

３．Open it up and fold both sides to the crease, like the picture below.

４．Fold both sides to the crease again.

５．Fold it in half, like the picture below.

６．Open the bag part and fold it along the dotted lines shown in the picture below.

７．It will be like the picture below.

８．Do the same thing for the other side too.

９．Put only the upper layer down toward the arrow shown in the picture below.

１０．Do the same thing for the other side too.

１１．Fold both sides to the middle line, like the picture below.

１２．Fold the same way for the other side too.

１３．Fold one part down to make a crease along the dotted line shown

in the picture below.Do the same thing for the other side too.

１４．Open it up along the crease that you made, like the picture below.

１５．Insert one end to the other end’s slit to make a ring.

１６． It will be like the picture below.  And it’s done!

How to fold a Watch 3   Heart-Shaped Watch

１．Fold it in half.

２．Fold the top layer down to the crease, like the picture below.

３．Fold the bottom part up to the crease, like the picture below.

４．Open it up all the way and fold the bottom part up, like the picture below.

５．Without putting it back,

fold in half in a length way and change the direction like the picture below.

６．Fold the top layer up, like the picture below.

７．Fold the same way for the other side too.

８．Open it up as the picture below.

９．Fold the tip up along the dotted line.

１０．It will be like the picture below.

１１． Turn it over and change the direction, like the picture below.

１２．Fold both sides up along the dotted lines, make creases and put them back.

１３．Open them along the creases, like the picture below.

１４．Fold both sides to the middle crease, like the picture below.

１５．Change the direction and fold the tip up along the dotted line.

１６．It will be like the picture below.

１７．Fold it in half, make a crease and put it back.

１８．Insert it into the heart part, like the picture below.

１９．Fold two parts behind along the black lines.

２０．It will be like the picture below.

２１．Fold the rectangular part in half.

２２．Insert one end to the other end, like the picture below.

２３．Adjust well, and it’s done!

Cut the drawing paper round and draw a dial on it, and it’ll be like a real watch.

It will be more fashionable and nice if you draw your favorite picture

or put on some stickers.♪

Any watch can be a ring if you fold it with small origami paper

and also can be a belt if you fold it with bigger paper like newspaper.

You’ll enjoy in many kinds of ways since you can arrange various ways!

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】