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How To Make An Easy Origami Turtle

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Origami Turtle

Level: Easy

Copyright: Traditional ?

Learn how to make a simple origami turtle. This traditional origami turtle or tortoise is made from one sheet of square paper, and is easy enough for young kids to learn.

Like a few traditional origami models, this origami turtle requires a single cut to complete the back legs.

Contrary to popular belief, a single cut (or even more than one) doesn’t turn this into Kirigami (the art of paper cutting). This is because traditional Japanese origami has no such rules like no cutting or even no glue.

Only very recently is the idea of only using one square sheet, no cuts and no glue been popular, to learn more about this, read our page about Pure Origami.

Origami Turtle Instructions

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Step 1:

This is the front of our origami paper, our origami turtle will end up this color.
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Step 1: This is the front of our origami paper, our origami turtle will end up this color.
Step 2:

This is the back of our paper, which if using origami paper, is often white.
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Step 2: This is the back of our paper, which if using origami paper, is often white.
Step 3:

Fold the paper diagonally in half so that you have a triangle shape.
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Step 3: Fold the paper diagonally in half so that you have a triangle shape.
Step 4:

Fold the bottom right point up to the top point.
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Step 4: Fold the bottom right point up to the top point.

Step 5:

Fold the bottom left point up to the top point.
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Step 5: Fold the bottom left point up to the top point.
Step 6:

Fold both points down to the bottom point.
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Step 6: Fold both points down to the bottom point.
Step 7:

Fold both bottom points diagonally outwards as shown.
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Step 7: Fold both bottom points diagonally outwards as shown.
Step 8:

Rotate the paper.
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Step 8: Rotate the paper.

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