Origami: How to fold a ‘Teruteru-bouzu” (Paper-Doll)

I bet many people get excited on the previous day of the events

such as a picnic or a sports festival.★

What we are always concerned about is the weather, right?

We all want it to be sunny!

Making such a wish, we make the ‘Teruteru-bouzu”, right?

We can make it with origami paper too.♪

How to fold a ‘Teruteru-bouzu” Ver.1

Why don’t you make it with your children, since it’s so easy to fold?★

You can use either the white origami paper or your favorite color!

They’re both cute.♥

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

2. Fold both sides to the middle crease along the dotted lines.

3. Fold it along the dotted line and make a crease.

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

5. Fold it down along the crease that you made in No.3.

6. Fold all the corners behind along the dotted lines.

7. Draw the face and…

8. it’s done!

Even if it was hard for a child to fold,

he/she can enjoy drawing the face too.♥

How to fold a ‘Teruteru-bouzu” Ver.2

I’ll show you another way of folding it.

It might be a little complicated.

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

2. Fold both sides to the crease along the dotted lines.

3. Turn it over.

4. Fold it along the dotted line, putting both corners together.

5. Fold it up along the dotted line.

6. Fold both sides along the dotted lines.

7. Fold the corner down along the dotted line.

8. Turn it over and….

9. draw the face!

10.And it’s done!

This one looks slimmer than Ver.1’s one, right?

You can either hang it down or put it on the window with tape.♪

If you want the weather to be sunny, give it a try!♥

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】