Origami: How to fold a Pineapple

Pineapples grown in southern countries are delicious with sweet and sour tastes,

aren’t they?♥

You might not be able to see whole pineapples in the supermarket so often,

since they are sold cut in pieces.

Let’s fold such pineapples which have sharp leaves with origami paper.♪

How to fold a pineapple Ver.1

I’ll show you an easy one first.

We can make a big-sized one with two sheets of origami paper.★

Get two sheets of origami paper ready.

(One for a pineapple and the other for leaves)

＜How to fold leaves＞

１．Fold it in half to make a triangle.

２．Fold it in half again and make a crease.

①     Fold both sides to the middle and make creases along the lines.

３．Fold the left corner to the crease. (a valley fold)

４．Fold the corner along the dotted line. (a valley fold)

５．Fold the left corner to the other corner.

６．Fold it along the dotted line. (a valley fold)

７．Turn it over.

８．The leaves are done!

＜How to fold a pineapple＞

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

２．Fold it along the dotted lines and make creases along the dotted lines.

３．Fold them along the black lines. (a valley fold)

４．Turn it over.  Draw some patterns with a pen and it’s done!

Put the leaves on the back of the pineapple and it’s done!

It’s a huge, round pineapple, isn’t it?

It’s easier if you draw the patterns along the creases that you made!★

How to fold a pineapple Ver.2

This is the one that we use a sheet of origami paper.♪

Get scissors ready since we need them.★

１．Get a sheet of origami paper ready.

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

２．Fold both sides to the crease.

３．Turn it over.

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

５．Cut it along the red line with scissors and fold them down along the dotted lines.

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

７．Fold them up along the dotted lines.  They will be leaves.

８．Turn it over.

９．Draw the patterns and it’s done!

This one has become a slender pineapple.★

Put all kinds of origami fruits such as an apple or a melon in the basket.

You can play fruit shop too.♥

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】