Origami: How to fold a Watermelon

Summer is the best season to eat watermelons isn’t it?★

I bet many people have split up a watermelon when they are little.

Watermelons made with origami paper are so cute!

How to fold a watermelon ver1

Let’s fold a triangle-cut watermelon with origami paper!

Get a black and a green pen ready too,

so that we draw the rhine and seeds too.

1. Fold the bottom part up (a valley fold) so that

you can see a little part of the back (white) part.

2. Fold it in half and make a crease.

3. Open it up and fold it along the dotted lines. (a valley fold)

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

5. It will be like the picture below.

6. Flip it over, draw the rhine and seeds and it’s done!

It’s bothersome to take all the seeds out,

but some people like to eat watermelon,

playing to throw those seeds with their friends or family.

Some people say if you swallow the seed,

the watermelon grows from your bellybutton too!

How to fold a watermelon ver2

Next, I’ll show you how to fold a comb-shaped cut watermelon.

I bet many people have the image of this way of cutting,

speaking of the watermelon.

It’s so delicious if we dig into a big piece of watermelon, isn’t it?

1. Fold it in half, facing the back side up.

2. Make a crease, and open it up.

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

3. It will be like the picture below.

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

5. It will be like the picture below.

6. Turn it over and fold both sides a little,

like the picture below. (a valley fold)

7. Fold it in half width way draw the Rhine and seeds and it’s done!

If you use a red-colored sheet of origami paper and draw the rhine or seeds,

it will be like a real watermelon!

You can adjust the width of the skin when you fold it too!♥

Why don’t you play farmer’s market with your children,

folding other kinds of fruits too?  It must be fun.♪

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】