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Origami Turkey
This origami turkey is the perfect origami bird to fold with your kids at thanksgiving. Designed by Margaret Van Sicklen.
This easy to intermediate origami bird uses quite a few outside reverse folds, and inside reverse folds. If you aren’t familiar with these terms, it would be beneficial to have a look through our beginner origami category.
Origami Turkey Instructions
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Step 1: This is the front of our origami paper, the turkey will end up being this colour.
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Step 2: This is the back of our origami paper, which won't be visible at the end.
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Step 3: Fold the paper in half, from right to left so that you have a triangle.
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Step 4: Unfold the previous step.
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Step 5: Fold the left and right points diagonally to the centre to make a Kite shape.
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Step 6: Fold the top point down over the top of the two front flaps.
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Step 7: Open the left and right flaps.
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Step 8: Re-fold the left and right flaps over the top of the top flap.
