Origami Basics: Origami Rabbit Ear Fold Instructions

Rabbit ear fold final step
Difficulty: Easy
This step-by-step guide with clear pictures shows you how to easily make the origami rabbit ear fold.

The rabbit ear fold doesn’t really look like rabbit ears, but this is what this technique is called and it can come in handy.

If you were looking for rabbit origami instructions, click here.

Step 1
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Start with a square sheet of origami paper of any size. I am using an 7×7 inches origami paper.

If you only have regular paper, follow these instructions on how to make a square origami paper.

Step 2
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Rotate the paper to make it resemble a diamond.

Step 3
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Fold the left half to the right.

Step 4
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Unfold.

Step 5
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Fold down in half.

Step 6
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Unfold.

Step 7
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Fold the bottom left edge to the center crease.

Step 8
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Unfold.

Step 9
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Now fold the bottom right edge to the center crease.

Step 10
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Unfold.

Step 11
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With the help of the diagonal creases you just made, start bring the both bottom edges to the center.

Step 12
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After bringing the edges together it should look like the image.

Step 13
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Now fold the hanging triangle flap in the center to the side and voila!

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