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How to fold an origami bathtub

Fold a pink strip into a long, low tub with a white rim, bend two gold strips into four clawed feet, and tuck a cloud of blue foam behind the rim.

You need: A 15 x 7.5 cm pink strip, gold strips 1.5 x 19 and 1.5 x 17 cm, a 12 cm light blue square and glue. Medium, 16 steps, about 15 minutes.

Steps

  1. Tub: white rim. Pink side up, lying across. Fold the top edge down a thin strip, about 1 cm. The white strip is the rim.
  2. Tub: bottom behind. Fold the bottom edge behind, about 1 cm, so the tub is long and low.
  3. Tub: rim lips. Fold the sides behind on a slight slant, starting just under the rim, so the rim sticks out like a lip. Round its corners a tiny bit.
  4. Tub: round the ends. Fold the two bottom corners behind on a slant, about 2 cm, so the ends curve up gently.
  5. Back feet: gold strip. Set it aside. Take the shorter gold strip, white side up, lying across.
  6. Back feet: in half. Fold the strip in half lengthwise, top edge down to the bottom edge.
  7. Back feet: legs down. Fold both ends straight down on a slant, about 4 cm from each end. These are the legs.
  8. Back feet: claws out. Fold the tip of each leg outwards on a slant, about 1 cm from its end. These are the claws.
  9. Front feet: gold strip. Set it aside. Take the longer gold strip, white side up, lying across.
  10. Front feet: in half. Fold the strip in half lengthwise, top edge down to the bottom edge.
  11. Front feet: legs down. Fold both ends straight down on a slant, about 4 cm from each end. These are the legs.
  12. Front feet: claws out. Fold the tip of each leg outwards on a slant, about 1 cm from its end. These are the claws.
  13. Foam: blue square. Set the feet aside. Take the light blue square, coloured side up.
  14. Foam: in half. Fold the top half behind, down to the bottom edge.
  15. Foam: puff it up. Fold the two top corners behind, about 2 cm, so the foam is a round heap.
  16. Run the bath. Glue the foam behind the tub so it heaps over the rim. Glue both pairs of feet behind the ends, the shorter pair a bit higher.

Bath time!

Draw round bubbles on the foam and a few floating up. Add a little rubber duck if you like.

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