Origami Designs

Origami Camel

Interesting Facts about Camels

• Camels have padded feet that help it to walk on soft, wet sand easily.
• Camels have three sets of eyelids and two rows of eyelashes to keep sand out of their eyes.
• Camels can completely shut their nostrils during sandstorms.
• Camels can drink 200 liters (53 gallons) of water in three minutes.

How to fold:

• Fold the paper in half.

• Fold the paper in half again.

• Open the top flap of paper over to the right.

• Squash Fold this flap down.

• Turn the paper over.

• Open the top flap of paper over to the left and Squash Fold it down.

• Fold and Unfold the sides and the top along the dotted lines. You’ll use these creases in the next step.

• Open up the top layer of paper and fold it up using the crease from the previous step.

• Fold in both sides along the existing creases making a Petal Fold.

• Turn the paper over.

• Repeat steps 7-9 on this side.

• Fold both sides to the centre along the dotted lines. Then repeat on the other side.

• Inside Reverse Fold up both sides of the paper.

• Reverse Fold the back part down to make the back legs.

• Fold the top flap of paper down and repeat on the other side to make the front legs.

• Reverse Fold the tip down to make the head.

• Inside Reverse Fold the tip of the head.

• Fold the back of the leg inside the model along the dotted line. Repeat on the other side.

• Your origami camel is ready!

Origami Chameleon

Interesting Facts about Chameleons

• Special color pigment cells under the skin called chromatophores allow some chameleon species to change their skin color, creating combined patterns of pink, blue, red, orange, green, black, brown, yellow and purple.
• Chameleon eyes have a 360-degree arc of vision and can see two directions at once.
• Chameleons do not have an outer or a middle ear so there is neither an ear opening nor an eardrum. However, chameleons are not deaf. They can detect sound frequencies in the range 200–600 Hz.
• Chameleons can see in both visible and ultraviolet light.

How to fold:

• Fold and unfold the paper in half both ways. Then fold the top and bottom to the centre.

• Fold and unfold both sides to the centre.

• Fold all the corners down along the diagonal dotted lines.

• Open up each corner and Squash Fold them flat. See the next step to see how each corner looks after the Squash Fold.

• Turn the paper over.

• Fold the edges of the paper down along the dotted lines.

• Turn the paper over.

• Fold the 4 flaps of paper out along the dotted lines.

• Fold the paper in half over to the back.

• Inside Reverse Fold the paper up along the dotted line.

• Outside Reverse Fold the other side of the model down along the dotted line to form the tail.

• Make another Outside Reverse Fold on the end of the tail.

• Your origami chameleon is ready!

Origami Teddy Bear

Interesting Facts about Teddy Bears

• The teddy bear was named after President Theodore Roosevelt, after he refused to shoot a bear during a 1902 hunting trip.
• A teddy bear has been into space! Magellan T Bear boarded Space Shuttle Discovery in 1995 as part of a school project.
• Teddy bears aren’t just for children – 40% of teddy bear sales are for adults, and a quarter of us still has our childhood companion.
• Bear hugs predate teddy bears by 60 years. The term bear-hug was first recorded in 1846.

How to fold:

• Fold and unfold the paper in half both ways.

• Fold both sides in to the centre along the dotted lines.

• Fold both sides in to the centre along the dotted lines.

• Open up the paper completely.

• Fold the paper over along the dotted line.

• Fold the paper back out over to the left.

• Fold the right side of the paper over along the dotted line and then fold it back out like on the other side.

• Make a small fold on each side along the dotted lines.

• Open up the paper along the dotted lines. Lift it up and push it flat. Look at the next diagram to see the final position of this fold.

• Fold the top of the top layer of paper down along the dotted line.

• Fold both sides in along the dotted lines.

• Fold the top of the paper down along the dotted line.

• Fold the paper underneath along both the dotted lines.

• Make two Pleat Folds to form the ears.

• Fold the paper in half a little bit to make the model a bit 3D.

• Your origami teddy bear is ready!

Origami Panda

Interesting Facts about Pandas

• Giant pandas are good at climbing trees and can also swim.
• Pandas are BIG eaters – every day they fill their tummies for up to 12 hours, shifting up to 12 kilograms of bamboo!
• Unlike most other bears, pandas do not hibernate. When winter approaches, they head lower down their mountain homes to warmer temperatures, where they continue to eat bamboo!
• Sometimes, to mark their scent, panda's climb a tree backwards with their hindfeet until they're in a full handstand upside down - enabling them to leave their scent higher up.

How to fold:

• Fold and unfold the paper in half both ways.

• Fold both sides in along the dotted lines.

• Fold and unfold the bottom and top along the dotted lines.

• Fold the paper behind along the dotted line.

• Turn the paper over.

• Fold the top of the paper down along the dotted line.

• Fold the paper up along the dotted line.

• Fold and unfold the paper in half and leave slightly folded to give a 3D look.

• Your origami panda is ready!

Origami Flying Cicada

Interesting Facts about Cicadas

• Cicadas are oval-shaped, winged insects that provide a buzzing and clicking song heard in nature throughout the summer. Most cicadas appear every year in late June through August, while others emerge only every few years.
• "Cicada" comes from the Latin, meaning "tree cricket." While cicadas are oftenreferred to as a kind of locust, they are not part of the locust family.
• There are about 3,000 known species of cicada worldwide.
• For the most part, cicadas subsist on the fluids of living trees.

How to fold:

• Fold the paper in half.

• Fold both sides up along the dotted lines.

• Fold both sides down along the dotted lines.

• Fold the top layer of paper down along the dotted line.

• Fold the bottom layer of paper down along the dotted line.

• Fold the top of the paper down along the dotted line.

• Fold both sides out along the dotted lines to make the wings.

• Fold both sides of the paper behind the model.

• Turn the paper over.

• Make 3 Pleat Folds on the bottom of the model.

• Your origami cicada is ready!

Origami Pigeon

Interesting Facts about Pigeons

• Pigeons are incredibly complex and intelligent animals. They are one of only a small number of species to pass the ‘mirror test’ – a test of self recognition. They can also recognise each letter of the human alphabet, differentiate between photographs, and even distinguish different humans within a photograph.
• Pigeons are renowned for their outstanding navigational abilities. They use a range of skills, such as using the sun as a guide and an internal ‘magnetic compass’.
• Pigeons have excellent hearing abilities. They can detect sounds at far lower frequencies than humans are able to, and can thus hear distant storms and volcanoes.
• Pigeons can fly at altitudes up to and beyond 6000 feet, and at an average speed of 77.6 mph. The fastest recorded speed is 92.5 mph.

How to fold:

• Fold the paper in half and then unfold it.

• Fold the paper in half the other way.

• Fold both layers of paper to the right along the dotted line.

• Fold the top layer of paper to the left along the dotted line.

• Fold the model in half down along the dotted line.

• Fold the top flap of paper up along the dotted line and then repeat on the other side.

• Fold the paper along the dotted line and then unfold it.

• Make an Inside Reverse Fold using the crease from the previous step.

• Your origami pigeon is ready!

Origami Parrot

Interesting Facts about Parrots

• There are around 372 different parrot species.
• Parrots are believed to be one of the most intelligent bird species.
• Most parrot species rely on seeds as food. Others may eat fruit, nectar, flowers or small insects.
• Some species of parrots are known for imitating human voices.

How to fold:

• Fold the paper in half and unfold it. Then fold both sides in to the centre and then unfold them.

• Fold both sides in to the centre along the dotted lines.

• Make a Rabbit Ear Fold on each side resulting in a Fish Base.

• Fold the flaps out along the dotted lines.

• Fold both sides in along the dotted lines.

• Fold the model in half.

• Fold the paper behind along the dotted line.

• Make 3 folds along the 3 dotted lines.

• Make a Pleat Fold and then one more fold at the tip of the beak.

• Your origami parrot is ready!