Tutorial on how to make a simple origami hippopotamus for children

Although hippos look cute, they are very ferocious animals. If children see hippos, they should keep a certain distance from them! However, children can complete a simple origami hippopotamus by hand-making, so that they can keep the cute hippopotamus by their side and keep them company all the time. You can try such interesting hand-making!

1. First fold the paper in half along the diagonal square, and then unfold it to leave a crease in the middle.

2. Then fold the two corners on the diagonal in half by one third of the crease made in the previous step.

3. Then fold the upper right triangle in half to the lower left triangle.

4. Then fold the triangle with the top corner to the right in the direction pointed by the black arrow.

5. Then fold the triangle operated in the previous step downward and to the left in the direction of the black arrow and the opening position indicated by the white arrow.

6. After flattening, fold the three corners of the rhombus continuously.

7. Then fold the triangle on the right side of the origami model inwards.

8. At this time, fold the triangle at the top of the origami model backwards.

9. Use scissors to cut off the rectangle at the bottom of the origami model.

10. Finally, use a paintbrush to draw the face of the hippopotamus, and the simple and cute childrens handmade origami hippopotamus is completed!