ORIGAMI SYMBOLS repeat

step(s)
valley mountain push, squash,
fold fold or reverse-fold

unfold

hidden fold and

edges fold in unfold
front fold
behind
turn model
over

rotate
a crease model

COMMON BASES 5. swing large

“Preliminary” base and 3. lift one flap, open it, and flap over
“Waterbomb” base squash flat into a square
Completed Completed
“preliminary” base “waterbomb” base

turn inside-out

2. fold in
half again
1.fold in
half 4. turn over (for colored waterbomb base,
6. squash again start with colored side up)

“Bird” base “Frog” base squash

2. fold top down 4. unfold
begin with a top point... Start white side up
preliminary 3. Fold a
base 3. unfold side
flaps, leave “preliminary”
top folded base
(see above).

4. Lift up an edge,
2. Fold the 4 corners to the open it, and squash
...while stretching center, and unfold them. flat. Repeat behind.
the top layer of 1. Fold and unfold
1. fold top layers only the square along the diagonals.
that was
1-5 a “petal”
5. keep stretching... Completed fold.
turn
over “bird” base

6. That was 7. Repeat 7. Flip over a narrow

a “petal” fold. steps 1-5 on 6. Pull out the hidden edge; flap. Repeat behind.
this side. 5. Fold white edges the existing creases will
...and flatten, starting at the to middle line. turn it into a point. Repeat 4,5,6
bottom and working upwards Repeat behind. behind.

FLAPPING BIRD
rotate head
start with a out
“bird” base
4,5,6

8. Repeat steps 4,5,6

hold squeeze on the two remaining
1. Flip gently here large flaps
over an here tail
edge.
3. Close it 4. Rotate out the 5. Squeeze flat to 6. This is called
2. Fold up lock it in place.
the point. back up. nested point like the a “reverse-fold”.
hand of a clock. Make two more.

note: tail should pull

stick more out
than up hold
Completed here
Flapping Bird Gently pull tail straight
back to make it flap. Completed
7. Fold the wings down. 8. Lift wings up half-way. “frog” base