Origami Flapping Butterfly

Simply fold the bottom half to the top half making sure the edges meet then unfold.

Origami flapping butterfly. For a child 15 x 15 cm 6 x 6 inch paper will be fine. You should now have 64 squares. This is not an easy model.

If you only have regular rectangular paper follow. Fold the top and bottom edges. Butterfly made with origami a flapping butterfly.

Start with a square sheet of origami paper color side down. If your hands are bigger use larger paper such as 17 or 20 cm. Mecho female and ocho male are two paper butterflies that adorn sake wine bottles during japanese wedding ceremonies.

You should end up with 8 congruent pieces editor s note. This fun little origami butterfly flaps it s wings. Do the same thing horizontally.

Designed by the late deg farelly this easy origami butterfly toy is a great origami project for kids. Fold the paper in half in half and in half again editor s note. Everyone knows that the art of paper folding has been around for a long time.

Probably over a 1000 years. This is an unpublished model that i designed a while ago. But did you know that two of the oldest examples of recreational origami are butterflies called mecho and ocho.

Tutorial for how to fold my flapping butterfly pop up card. Start with a square of origami paper main color side facing up. How to make an origami butterfly that flaps step 1.

Three 3 valley folds.