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How to fold an origami orange

Fold the corners of an orange square behind, twice, for a really round orange. Fold a smaller square into a half-moon slice and draw its segments.

You need: 1 orange square, 1 small orange square, 1 small green square, a white pen and a glue stick. Medium, 9 steps, about 10 minutes.

Steps

  1. Orange: corners behind. Start orange side up. Fold all four corners behind, so the edges left on the front are all the same length.
  2. Orange: round it more. Now fold each of the eight new corners behind a tiny bit. The orange is nice and round.
  3. Slice: new sheet. Set the orange aside. Take the small orange square, orange side up.
  4. Slice: fold in half. Fold the top half behind, so the fold makes a straight top edge.
  5. Slice: round the bottom. Fold the two bottom corners behind to make a half circle.
  6. Leaf: new sheet. Set the slice aside. Take the small green square, white side up, with a corner pointing up and to the left.
  7. Leaf: make a kite. Fold the two edges beside the top left corner in so they meet along the middle, like a kite.
  8. Leaf: make it narrow. Fold the two short edges at the other end in to meet along the middle too.
  9. Put it together. Glue the orange below the leaf's narrow end, then the slice on its lower right, flat edge up.

Fresh orange!

Draw a navel dot at the top and tiny peel dots. On the slice, draw a white ring inside the edge and white lines between the segments.

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