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 Setup Helpful Hints Before You Start
To make your origami Precise folding is a very Turn to the middle of the book and unbend
figures, you will need important part of origami. the staples. Pull out the top two pages,
a pencil, scissors, Carefully line up all corners then carefully press the staples back into
transparent tape, a or edges of the paper before place. Cut the two pages in half so there
ruler,and a flat work folding. Fold along the dotted are two green pieces, a yellow-and-black
surface, such as a table. lines shown in the illustrations, piece, and a brown piece. Cut the brown
then firmly run your fingernail piece along the dotted line. You are
in half

or a ruler over the crease. now ready to begin.

The five steps below are the base folds for making the grass-
Grasshopper hopper and the spider. The grasshopper continues at the top of
the next page, and the spider continues below the grasshopper.

& Spider Base Use the scaly green paper to make the grasshopper; use the
yellow-and-black paper to make the spider.

1 Set the paper on the table. Fold corner to 2. Measure and cut as shown. 3a Pinch together as shown
corner three times (Fig. A-C), then open (Fig. D). so the paper forms a triangle.
Crease well.

crease lim

4. Lift the A-B), then flatten (Fig. C). Close

left flap (Fig. 5a Fold in the corners (Fig. A). This completes
to the left (Fig. D) and repeat with the right flap (Fig. E). Fold the right-hand small and large the base folds
Flip and repeat. Arrange so finished folds match Fig. F. flaps to the left (Fig. B), then repeat for the grass-
folds as in Fig. A. Flip and repeat. hopper and the
flatten spider Proceed
to the grass-
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 Making an origami grasshopper is more fun than jumping 20 times as far
Grasshopper as your body length — which Is what grasshoppers can do! Let's hop to
it! (To start, you must complete the five steps on the previous page.)

6. Make sure there are four 8- Fold the second flap on each side forward (A) and 9. Flatten the front
flaps on each side as shown, the third flap on each side down (B), then backward (C). tip fold down to
and
then fold the paper in half. Tape the body to secure if necessary. make the head. Draw
some beady eyes
with a marker!

finished fold

7. Slightly bend the first

on each side outward.
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Nothing is spookier than an eight-legged creepy crawler. But you won't

Spider mind letting this paper spider hang out in your room! (To start, you
must complete the five steps on the previous page.)

6a Fold in the corners (A). 8. Rotate the paper one-half turn. Fold the four sets of legs
9- Bend the legs
Fold the small and large out, then down two at a time (A-D). Tape into place.
however you like to
flaps to the left (B) and
complete your spider.
fold in the corners again.
If you want to draw
Flip and repeat.
eyes,remember that
A A B most spiders have
eight of them!

finished fold

7. Fold down the nose

and crease well.
nose

tape finished spider

 Praying Small insects are no match for a praying mantis. This stick-like
creature uses Its long front legs to catch them with ease. Put

Mantis your origami mantis outdoors to see if it keeps the bugs away!

1 Set the dotted green paper on
the table. Fold corner to corner
twice (A-B), then open (C).
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2- Fold in the left and right sides (A),
then fold down the tip (B). Open
the paper, rotate one-half turn so the
opposite corner points up, then repeat.
3a Fold in the top section along
the crease, then unfold. Repeat
with the bottom section.
finished
top fold

finished bottom fold

4a Measure and cut as shown.

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5a Fold in the eight corners 6a Fold in half (A), then 7a Open the paper and rotate one-quarter turn.
as shown. measure and cut along the Fold in the four flaps (A). Fold in half again (B).
creases as shown (B).
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8. Fold the front leg up (A), then down (B). Flip 9a Fold the back leg up (A), over (B), and down (C).
and repeat. Flip and repeat. Tape along the belly to secure if
necessary.

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1 0. Fold out the legs to make 11a Make the head by folding 1 2a Fold in the front leg tips as
feet asshown. Tape the legs to down the point to form a triangle, shown to make claws.
hold them together. and add eyes.

apply tape,

finished praying mantis

 With a few folds, you can make a six-legged cockroach, complete
Cockroach with protruding antennae. There's
cockroaches!
enough paper to make two creepy

1 Fold one of the brown 2. Fold up the corners 3- Turn the paper over. 4. Rotate one-half turn.
pieces of paper in half as shown. Fold up the left side, press- Fold down the left flap (A),
(A), then open (B). ing the seam firmly. Open then push in the right flap
A and repeat with the right along the crease (B) to cre-
side. Open again. ate an upright triangle (C).

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open
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5- Collapse the triangle by pulling out and pushing down 6a Your paper should look like this when done.
at thesame time. push down

7. Turn the paper over 8a Cut three strips as shown, each about Vs inch 9b Fold the flaps back down.
and unfold the flaps. (3 mm) wide.
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1 0. Fold the back legs down (A), in (B), up (C), 11. Turn the paper over, 1 2. Bend the front legs
then back down CD). Tape together. then bend the antennae up. as shown.

antennae

finished
folds finished cockroach

Creepy Crawlies
Praying Mantis §
vGrassiiopper

Cockroacii

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ISBN: 1-880592-68-1

1 3579 10 8642
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Use ancient paper folding techniques to make a spider,

a praying mantis, a grassliopper, and a cockroach.
Easy, illustrated instructions help you bring
these critters to creepy, crawly life!
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, Cockroach

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Includes 4 sheets of origami paper

PLUS complete instructions!
ISBN: 1-880592-68-1