Origami: How to fold a Scarecrow

Even though we can rarely see scarecrows in a city,

we often see them in a country side!★

They’re made to protect crops from damages by birds or wild animals.

We sometimes see such detailed ones

that not only animals but people are also surprised!♪

Let’s make such scarecrows with origami paper!♥

How to fold a Scarecrow Ver.1

This is the one that we can make with one sheet of origami paper.

Since the procedure is the same as origami crane until the first half,

you might be able to make it without difficulties!★

1. Fold it in half.

2. Fold it in half again.

3. Open the bag part and fold it to make a square.

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

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

6. Open only one layer of the sheets and fold it along the dotted line.

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

8. Fold them up along the dotted lines.

9. Fold only one layer down along the dotted line.

10. Fold it the same way for the other side too.

11. Cut them along the green lines with scissors.

12. Fold them down so they will look a collar.

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

14. And it’s done!

You can draw its face too!

This is the one with one leg!★

How to fold a Scarecrow Ver.2

We need three sheets of origami paper for this one.

We need each paper for a face, a body and a leg separately!★

Since it’s not that hard for each procedure, let’s give it a try!♥

＜Face＞

1. Get a half-cut origami paper ready.

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

2. Fold it in half horizontally along the dotted line.

3. Fold only one layer up along the dotted line.

4. Fold it down along the dotted line.

5. Turn it over.

6. Open each side from the arrows and fold them.

7. Fold each side towards the middle along the dotted lines.

8. Fold the bottom corners up along the dotted lines.

9. Turn it over.

10. Draw a face with a pen and…

11. the face is done!

＜Body＞

12. You don’t have to cut it in half for this one.

Fold it in half twice to make two creases.

13. Fold it down to the middle.

14. Turn it over.

15. Open each side from the arrows and fold them along the dotted lines.

16. Fold it down along the dotted line.

17. Fold it down along the dotted line.

18. Fold it up along the dotted line.

19. Fold it up along the dotted line.

20. Fold it down along the dotted line.

21. Fold both sides toward the middle along the dotted lines.

22. And the body’s done!

＜Leg＞

23. Get the vertically-1/4-cut origami paper ready.

24. Fold them along the dotted lines.

25. And the leg is ready!

＜Put the parts together＞

26. First, insert the leg into the body.

You can use glue or tape to put them together.

27. Turn the body over and put the face on it.

If you tilt the face a little, it will look like a real one. And it’s completed!

Speaking of scarecrow, we can imagine the facial expression ‘Henoheno Moheji’

(groups of hiragana characters which are arranged to look like a face)

It might be a good idea to use colorful origami paper to make a stylish scarecrow too!★

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】