Embark on a fun, creative journey with us as we navigate through the wondrous world of origami. Our Easy Origami Whale Craft tutorial will guide you step by step, from simple folds to a majestic whale ready to dive in the ocean.
List of Supplies
- Colored craft papers
- Scissors
- Craft glue
- Googly eyes
How To Make An Easy Origami Whale
Ready to start folding this adorable paper whale? Here are the step-by-step whale origami instructions. Grab a chair and the supplies above and get started!
Step 1:
Select light weight colored craft paper for the origami whale base and a light colored or white paper for the belly part. Prepare the colored craft paper into size 15cm x 15cm.
Step 2:
Place the square paper on a flat surface. Fold the square papers in half, vertically.
Step 3:
Hold a closed corner of the folded paper and fold it up, by aligning half of the closed side along the middle of the current pattern.
Step 4:
Unfold the last 2 folds.
Step 5:
Make mountain folds along the diagonal creases and half of the vertical crease from the outer point of the triangle creases. Make valley fold along the remaining vertical crease.
Step 6:
Flatten the pattern along the folds.
Step 7:
Place the current pattern on a flat surface with the wide side facing the top.
Step 8:
Leaving 1/3 part at the closed side of the diagonal edge; fold the rest of it by 35 degrees inside the pattern.
Step 9:
Fold out 1 cm of the top pointy end by a cm. This is the tail fin of the origami whale.
Step 10:
Draw the top layer of the tail fin below the other part of the fin.
Step 11:
Unfold the current top part of the tail fin.
Step 12:
Fold the tail fin end inwards.
Step 13:
Fold the open corner of the top layer and align it with the closed side of the current pattern.
Step 14:
Unfold the last fold.
Step 15:
Fold the open side on the left sides of the crease and align it with the diagonal crease.
Step 16:
Unfold the back layer of the last fold.
Step 17:
Turn the current pattern to the other side.
Step 18:
Hold the closed corner on the opposite side of the crease and join it to the crease by creating a fold parallel to the crease.
Step 19:
Make a fold along the crease.
Step 20:
Turn the current pattern to the other side.
Step 21:
Make a fold along the yellow marked line.
Step 22:
Unfold the top folds on the right side of the current pattern.
Step 23:
Fold in the closed side along the crease.
Step 24:
Make a fold along the marked yellow line.
Step 25:
Now, make a fold along the diagonal crease on the bottom.
Step 26:
Turn the current pattern to the other side. Attach a white paper cutout to the top trapezoid-like part. Use a sharpie to draw the eye and mouth of the origami whale.
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