Origami

Flapping Bird www.origami-fun.com

2. Turn the paper over to 4. Fold top triangular

1. Start with a square piece of paper, the white side. 3. Using the creases you have made, Bring flaps into the centre and
coloured side up. Fold the paper in half, the top 3 corners of the model down to the unfold.
Fold in half twice as shown to create crease well and open, bottom corner.
these creases. and then fold again in Flatten model, as shown.
the other direction.

5. Fold top of model

downwards, crease well
and unfold. 7. Turn model over and
6. Open the uppermost flap of the model, repeat Steps 4-6 on the
bringing it upwards and pressing the sides of the other side.
model inwards at the same time.
Flatten down, creasing well.

Finished flapping bird.

10. Inside reverse fold the head, and To make the wings flap
8. Fold “legs” upward along the 9. Use the creases just made to fold down the wings as shown. Then
outside edges, then open again. inside reverse fold these parts. partially open them up again forward, pull the tail.