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How to fold an origami easy duckling

A kite folded in half and laid on its side. Fold the long point up as a neck, its tip forward as a bill, and the short point up as a tail.

You need: 1 square sheet, 15 × 15 cm, yellow on one side, and a black pen. Easy, 8 steps, about 4 minutes.

Steps

  1. Crease the diagonal. White side up, like a diamond. Fold the left corner to the right corner, crease, and unfold.
  2. Make a kite. Fold the two lower edges in to lie along the centre crease.
  3. Turn it over. Flip the kite over, keeping the long point at the bottom.
  4. Fold in half. Fold the left half behind the right half.
  5. Lay it down. Turn it so the fold is at the bottom and the long point aims right.
  6. Lift the neck. Fold the long point up on a slant, with the crease starting 9.5 cm from its tip, so it stands up as a neck leaning a little forward.
  7. Fold the bill. Fold the top 3 cm of the neck forward and down, so the tip points straight ahead as a little bill.
  8. Flick the tail. Fold the short point at the back up on a slant, about 4 cm from its tip, so it pokes up as a tail.

Quack!

Draw a dot eye just under the bill. Fold a few more and line up a whole family of ducklings.

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