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How to fold an origami caterpillar

Fold a sheet of A4 into a long strip. Pleat it on pairs of creases that fan out from one point, so it bends into wiggly segments, then lift the head the same way and give it a smiley face.

You need: 1 sheet of A4 or Letter paper, green on one side, a black pen and a white gel pen. Medium, 12 steps, about 10 minutes.

Steps

  1. Fold in half. Fold the left edge over to the right edge.
  2. In half again. Fold the left edge over to the right edge again, to make a long strip.
  3. Lay it across. Turn the strip so it lies across in front of you.
  4. Round the ends. Fold the four corners of the strip a little behind.
  5. Bend 1: fold over. Fold the left end over to the right, on a crease from a point on the top edge a fifth of the way along, leaning a little left.
  6. Bend 1: fold back. Fold it back to the left, on a crease from the same point leaning a little right. The strip bends at the narrow pleat.
  7. Bend 2: fold over. Fold the whole left end over again, a segment further along, on a crease from a point on the bottom edge, leaning a little left.
  8. Bend 2: fold back. Fold it back to the left, on a crease from the same point leaning a little right. The strip bends at the narrow pleat.
  9. Bend 3: fold over. Fold the whole left end over again, a segment further along, on a crease from a point on the top edge, leaning a little left.
  10. Bend 3: fold back. Fold it back to the left, on a crease from the same point leaning a little right. The strip bends at the narrow pleat.
  11. Head: fold over. Now the front. Fold the right end over to the left, on a crease that slants out from a point on the bottom edge.
  12. Head: fold back. Fold it back to the right on a crease from the same point, leaning the other way, so the head lifts up.

Munch munch!

Draw a smiley face on the head, then give every segment a white dot with the gel pen.

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