How to Make an Origami Fish
Discover the joy of origami with this cute and colourful paper fish. You can make this origami angelfish with only a few simple folds!
Yield: 1 origami angelfish
Cost: $1
Materials
- Origami paper (colour of choice)
- Black fine tip marker (or other colour)
Instructions
- Gather your supplies and materials.
- Cut a piece of origami paper in 4 equal pieces. You only need one of the squares to make your fish, so set the other 3 pieces aside.
- Place your 3 x 3 inch piece of paper in front of you like a diamond, with the back side of the paper facing up.
- Fold the bottom corner of the paper up to the top, creating a triangle.
- Unfold the paper and rotate it 90 degrees.
- Fold the bottom corner of the paper up to the top.
- Open the paper and flip it over so you see the front. Place the paper down in front of you like a square.
- Fold the bottom edge of the paper up to the top, creating a long rectangle.
- Unfold the paper and flip it over again so you see the back of the paper.
- Push the center edges of the paper in and down towards you.
- Push the other side of the paper in, collapsing it into a triangle.
- Rotate the paper so that the long edge is on the right.
- Fold the first layer of the bottom flap up. Angle it out to the side so that the "fin" forms around the middle right.
- Repeat with the first layer of the top flap, folding it down along the line created by the last fold.
- Flip the paper over and you have your fish!
- Optional: Use a marker to draw an eye and pattern on your fish. You can make scales, polka dots, squiggly lines, or whatever you'd like.
- Your origami fish is complete!
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Notes
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