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How to fold an origami owlet

One square folds into a plump little owl with pointy ear tufts and a round tummy. A brown strip makes the branch, with its end turned up into a twig.

You need: A grey-brown square, a brown strip for the branch, and glue. Easy, 8 steps, about 6 minutes.

Steps

  1. Owlet: corners to the middle. Fold all four corners in to meet in the middle.
  2. Owlet: turn it over. Flip it over so the smooth side faces you.
  3. Owlet: round the bottom. Fold the two bottom corners behind on a slant. The two top corners stay as the ear tufts.
  4. Owlet: rounder still. Fold the four new little corners at the bottom behind, just a tiny bit, so the tummy is round and fluffy.
  5. Branch: brown strip. Set the owlet aside. Take the brown strip, white side up.
  6. Branch: fold it in half. Fold the top edge down to the bottom edge.
  7. Branch: a twig. Fold the right end up on a slant, so it sticks up like a little twig.
  8. Perch it. Glue the owlet on the middle of the branch.

Hoo-hoo!

Draw huge round eyes, a little beak, wings, fluffy feathers and toes gripping the branch.

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