Simple origami for children: How to fold a cucumber (step-by-step illustration)

Origami Cucumber is very simple, just fold it in half and triangle Basic origami methods.

Materials: green square handmade paper, markers, eye stickers, scissors, clear tape or double-sided tape

Steps

1. Because the cucumber is to be folded, it is recommended to choose green paper. Fold the green square paper in half along the center line and cut it in half with scissors. Only half of the paper is needed to fold a cucumber.

2. Fold half of the green paper in half along the width direction to form a middle fold line.

3. Open the paper again and you can see an obvious fold line.

4. Fold both sides of the fold line inward until the edge coincides with the fold line, and then repeat the inward folding action again.

5. Restore the "repeat" fold in step 4 to form two fold lines .Fold the 4 corners inward until the edges and fold lines overlap to form a right triangle.

6. Use scissors, about 1/4 of the length of a cucumber from one end, and cut it from the middle. Cut the seam transversely to one side, all the way to the fold line.

7. Then cut toward the end, leaving the last 2 centimeters or so uncut.
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8. Fold the paper strip cut in steps 6-7 toward the end so that it is exposed outside the end, and then use transparent tape or double-sided tape to fix the paper strip on the cucumber.

9. Turn over and you will see a beautiful cucumber.

10. Want to make this Childrens origami makes it even cuter by hand. You can add a pair of eye stickers to it to make it have big eyes.

11. Draw a big mouth.

12. The cucumber is also covered with thorns. Use a marker to draw dense V letters to represent it.
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13. 1 beautiful origami cucumber is ready.