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How to Make a Simple Panda Bear Out of Origami

Origami, the Japanese art of folding paper, involves creating intricate models from a single sheet of square paper with one colored side and one white side. Though most 3D models require dozens of folds, a 2D panda requires minimal folding prowess. A panda's large white face offers a blank canvas for drawing adorable panda faces. Possible face decorations include a simple smile, large eyes or a grouchy smirk.

Things You'll Need

Black origami paper

Instructions

- 1
  Set the origami paper on a table, black side down.
- 2
  Pull the top-right corner of the paper toward the bottom-left corner. When the two corners touch, crease the paper. Unfold the paper. Pull the top-left corner of the paper toward the bottom-right corner. When the corners touch, crease the paper.
- 3
  Grasp the top-left corner. Pull the corner toward the exact center of the paper. When the corner touches the center of the paper, crease the paper. Repeat the process for the bottom-right corner. Unfold the origami paper and repeat the process for the top-right and bottom-left corner.
- 4
  Turn the paper over, black side up. The origami should look like a large rectangle with a triangular top and a triangular bottom.
- 5
  Place your finger on the paper, about 1/3 way down the paper lengthwise. Fold the top 1/3 of the paper down. Crease the paper.
- 6
  Grasp the white edge of the paper. Pull the bottom corner under the white square. The crease line rests halfway between the center crease and the bottom corner of the paper.
- 7
  Pull the bottom corner of the paper towards the crease above it. When the corner touches the crease, press the paper down.
- 8
  Draw a face on the panda, if desired.

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