Origami: How to fold a Tree

Let’s make a tree with origami paper!

You can also make some flowers,

houses and trees with your kids

and put them on the postal board.

Unlike the picture drawn by something like crayons,

it will be prettier!

Since the origami tree is very easy to fold,

even little kids can make it too.

How to fold a Tree 1   A Triangle Tree

※We make leaves and a trunk separately.

１．We are going to fold the leaves’ part first.

Fold it in half, make a crease along the black line and put it back.

Fold both sides to the middle crease.

２．Fold the bottom triangle up along the dotted line and insert it into the slit.

３．Flip it over, and it’s done!

４．Now, we’re going to make the trunk.

Get a 1/4 size sheet of paper ready to be used for the leaves.

Fold it in half, make a crease along the black line and put it back.

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

５．Flip it over, and it’s done!

６．Insert the trunk part into the leaves’ part and it’s done!

How to fold a Tree 2   A Round-Shaped Tree

１．Fold it in half, make a crease along the black line and put it back.

Fold both sides to the middle crease.

２．Fold both corners up along the dotted lines.

３．Turn it over and fold the bottom part up along the dotted line.

４．Fold it down along the dotted line.

５．Fold both sides inside along the dotted lines,

open them and fold them like in picture No.6.

６．Fold them inside along the dotted lines.

７．Flip it over, and it’s done!

How to fold a Tree 3   A Cedar Tree

１．Fold it in half, make a crease along the black line and put it back.

Fold both sides to the middle along the dotted lines.

２．Fold them along the dotted lines to make a staircase shape,

like picture No.3.

３．Turn it over; fold both sides inside along the dotted lines.

Open them and fold them like picture No.4.

４．Fold the bottom part up along the dotted line.

５．Flip it over, and it’s done!

They are all easy to make.

Even though you can fold leaves

and trunks at the same time for the second and third trees,

the trunks part will be white.

You can draw them with a color or use colored origami paper.

Also, if you use red or yellow origami paper,

they will be autumn-like trees too.♥

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】