Origami Flapping Butterfly
This fun little origami butterfly flaps it’s wings! Designed by the late Deg Farelly, this easy origami butterfly toy is a great origami project for kids.
For a child, 15 x 15 cm (6 x 6 inch) paper will be fine. If your hands are bigger, use larger paper such as 17 or 20 cm.
Origami Flapping Butterfly Instructions
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1. Start with a square sheet of origami paper.
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2. Fold the top edge of the paper down to the bottom edge.
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3. Optionally, if you want to make the butterfly thinner, open the paper back out -
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- and cut the paper along the crease line. You can now make two butterflies!
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5. This is the front of your rectangular sheet, the butterfly will be this colour at the end.
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6. Flip the paper over to the other side.
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7. Fold the bottom edge up to the top edge.
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8. Unfold the previous step.
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