origami shark Instructions
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Difficulty: Medium
Do you have some time for paper folding? Fold papers, fold animal paper, do origami! Today we are going to learn how to create an Origami Shark. Follow these steps to learn how to do it. Have a fun-filled learning!
How to Make an Origami Shark?
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Step 1: Start with a square piece from a rectangular sheet of paper. |
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Step 2: Fold paper in half by folding the bottom corner to top corner. |
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Step 3: Rotate the paper, fold the paper in half again from bottom to top corner. |
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Step 4: Fold the left edge of the triangle to the bottom edge, then unfold. We only need the crease line. |
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Step 5: Fold the bottom corner to the crease line you’ve just created. |
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Step 6: Unfold the paper. |
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Step 7: Fold the right corner edge about a thumb’s width. |
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Step 8: Fold the top corner and left corner edge diagonally then unfold. Do the same thing to the right side. |
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Step 9: Fold together to the center the left and right creases you created. Then flip the tip flap. |
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Step 10: Rotate the paper, do the same thing from Step 8 and 9. Fold the top corner and left and right corner edge diagonally then unfold. Fold together to the center the left and right creases you created. |
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Step 11: Fold the left edge corner diagonally doing the same left and right diagonal fold. Fold the tip forward and backwards as well. |
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Step 12: Turn the paper over. Fold the paper to the center crease line. |
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Step 13: Fold the paper in half. |
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Step 14: Fold the bottom flap up. Turn the paper over, do the same thing to the other side. |
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Step 15: Fold the small diagonal tip on the right side inward. |
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Step 16: Fold the pointy top edge down then inward. |
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Step 17: Repeat the same steps from Step 15-16 to the other side of the paper. |
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Step 18: Open up the bottom of the paper. Fold the top left right corner, then fold back again. |
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Step 19: At the bottom edge of the paper, fold in diagonally to make a tail. Open up the paper, then push the center crease. |
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Step 20: Push the bottom pointy bottom paper upwards then push it again backwards so that they become level with the diagonal crease you just made. |
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Step 21: Fold up about a thumb’s width from the right. Then open up the sides and fold. |
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Step 22: Draw eyes for both sides and you’re all done. Now you have an Origami Shark! |