The origami tortoise is a great little model: its easy to make and it will stand there and look cute!
You will need some scissors to make this model.
For a printable Pdf of the tortoise instructions, click here.
You will need Adobe Reader installed to open the Pdf file. You can get it here.
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1. Start with your paper white side up. Fold in half, as shown, and open. |
2. Now fold the top corner down to the bottom corner |
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3. Fold the outside corners in to the centre line. | |
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4. Fold these same triangles upwards to the top point |
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5. Fold only the uppermost layers outwards as shown |
6. Cut ONLY the top layer up to the centre of the model |
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7. Fold out the bottom flaps as you did in Step 5. |
8. Fold the 2 sides in to the centrew, and the top point downwards as shown. |
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9. Now fold up |
Turn Over, your Tortoise is finished! |
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