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How to fold an origami little christmas tree

A kite makes the tall tree. The white bottom point flips up and back down as the trunk, and one pleat gives the tree its second tier.

You need: 1 square sheet, green on one side and white on the other. Easy, 7 steps, about 5 minutes.

Steps

  1. Crease the middle. Put the square white side up like a diamond. Fold the left corner onto the right corner, crease well and unfold.
  2. Make a kite. Fold the two upper edges in so they meet along the centre crease.
  3. White point behind. Fold the short white point at the bottom up behind, along the bottom edge of the kite.
  4. Fold down the trunk. Behind, fold its tip back down so it sticks out below the tree. That's the trunk.
  5. Square the trunk. Fold the very end of the trunk behind so it is flat at the bottom.
  6. Fold the top down. Fold the top half of the tree down across the middle.
  7. And back up. Fold it back up a little lower. The top half now sits inside the bottom half, with a step on each side.

Deck the tree!

Dot some baubles on with a white pen. Make a few in different sizes for a little paper forest.

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