Origami: How to fold an Ohina-sama (a Doll)

We have the Doll’s Festival on March 3^rd in Japan.★

It’s also the Gril’s Festival when we celebrate girls’ healthy growth!♥

Most households decorate Hina-Ningyo (Hina Doll) during the events.

We have a variety of doll displays such as a small one

or the seven-tiered platform one.♪

Why don’t you decorate origami Hina Dolls instead of the real ones?

It will be very cute!★

Hot to fold Ohina-Sama (Hina Doll) Ver.1

This one is very easy to fold.

You can fold it with your small child too!

You can also use Chiyo-gami (figured paper)!★

1. Fold it up at one-third from the bottom.

2. Fold the left side at one-third from the left.

3. Change the direction.

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

5. Draw a face or hair and…

6. it’s done! You can fold Odairi-sama (Imperial Palace’s Doll) in the same way as well.

7. If you put them next to each other, they’ll be cuter!

You can make original dolls drawing them differently!★

You can also enjoy putting some stickers or draw patterns on kimono (costumes)!

How to fold Ohina-Sama (Hina Doll) Ver.2

This type has different ways of folding for Hina Doll and Imperial Palace’s Doll.

But they’re not that hard, so let’s give it a try!

1. Let’s fold Imperial Place’s Doll first! Fold it in half and make a crease.

2. Fold both sides to the middle crease.

3. Fold it down along the dotted line.

4. Fold it up along the dotted line.

5. Fold both sides along the dotted lines.

6. Fold the tip like a staircase. This part will be a head.

7. Imperial Place’s Doll’s done!

8. Next, we’ll make Hina Doll. Follow the same procedures

as Imperial Place’s Doll from No.1 to No.5. Fold the head part behind.

9. Hina Doll is done!

10. If you put them together, it will look like this.

You can draw faces too!

It will be more wonderful

if you have them hold dipper-shaped origami sensu (fans) too!♥

How to fold Ohina-Sama (Hina Doll) Ver.3

There are a little more procedures compared to Ver.1 and 2, but it’s not that hard.

This will be a three-dimensional Hina that can stand up!★

1. Fold it in half to make a crease.

2. Fold it in half at the opposite side as well.

3. Fold both sides to the middle crease.

4. Fold them up along the dotted lines.

5. Fold them down along the dotted lines to make creases.

6. Open it from where the arrow is pointing at and fold it.

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

8. Fold the corner along the dotted lines like a staircase.

9. Fold each corner behind.

10. Draw a face.

11. Fold it in half. (a mountain fold)

12. Now, it can stand up. Imperial Place’s Doll’s done!

13. Now, we’ll make a Hina Doll.

Fold it following Imperial Place’s Doll’s procedures from No.1 to No.8.

14. Fold each corner up along the dotted lines.

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

16. Fold it up along the dotted line again.

17. Fold the head part behind along the dotted line.

18. Draw a face.

19. Fold it in half. (a mountain fold)

20. Hina Doll is done!

21. Here’s two of them together.

Since they can stand on their own,

they will be the perfect decoration in your room.

It will be more gorgeous if you fold Byobu or Hishi-mochi

and put them together as well!★

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】