Origami: How to fold some popular Aquarium sea animals (A Sea Lion, A Seal, A Sea Otter)

I watched a sea lion’s show in the aquarium.

It was so cute, turning the ball with its nose,

catching a Life Ring and clapping its hands.

I was impressed at their cleverness.

Let’s make such sea animals the aquarium with origami paper!

How to fold a sea animal in an aquarium #1  A Sea Lion

１．Fold it in half.

２．Fold it in half.

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

Do the same thing for the other side too.

４．With one layer’s part facing up,

fold three parts along the dotted lines to make crease.

Open them and fold it like the picture No.5.

Do the same thing for the other side too.

５．With split part facing up,

fold only the left side along the dotted line, like picture No.6.

６．Fold the right side, one side toward you,

and the other side behind, so that they cover the left side.

７．Change the direction and fold the tip inside, along the dotted line.

８．Cut it along the red line and make fins, like picture No.9.

９．Cut it along the red line and make fins, like picture No.9.

１０．And it’s done!

How to fold a sea animal in an aquarium 2   A Seal

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

Fold both sides to the middle along the dotted lines.

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

３．Open the left bag parts and fold them like the picture below.

And fold both tips up along the dotted lines.

４．Turn it over and fold it like a staircase.

５．Fold it in half (toward outside) along the dotted line.

６．Fold it and make creases along the dotted lines.

Open the bag part and fold it like picture No.7.

７．Fold the top down along the dotted line.

８．Fold the tip behind along the dotted line.

９．And it’s done!

How to fold a sea animal in an aquarium 3   A Sea Otter

１．Fold twice along the black lines and make creases.

Fold the bottom part up along the dotted line.

２．Fold only the second layer of the top part behind along the dotted line.

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

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

５．And it’s done!

They are all popular sea animals, aren’t they?

If you have a sea lion hold a ball,

or have a sea otter hold a shell,

they will be so cute with them too.♥

Also, if you change angles when you fold each part,

they look different.

So please enjoy arranging that way too!

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】