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Cute hippopotamus tutorial, simple origami teaching for children

Cute hippopotamus tutorial, simple origami teaching for children Cute hippopotamus tutorial, simple origami teaching for children

Giant hippopotamuses, because of their relatively large size, small eyes and ears, and large heads, give people a cute and cute look. When children go to the zoo, they often see one buried in the water and unable to come out. This guy should be it. Hippos always stay in the water. They are quiet and don’t want to be born. They can’t swim, but they can dive. Today we will teach parents to make a cute little hippo with their children, so that the children can see the true naivety of hippos hidden in the water. , strengthen hands-on ability!


Cute hippopotamus tutorial, simple origami teaching for children

The picture above is the finished product. The hippopotamus with its glaring eyes looks very cute!

Cute hippopotamus tutorial, simple origami teaching for children

The steps to make a hippo are actually very simple compared to other animals:

  1. Take a square piece of paper and fold it in half along the triangle shape;

  2. Fold the top third of the half triangle Fold up a triangle;

  3. Fold it along the dotted line of the folded triangle;

  4. Take less than half of the triangle tip Fold the corners down, this is the head of the hippopotamus;

  5. In order to show the naive attitude of the hippopotamus, fold up the triangle of the folded head and fold the tip of the overlapping two sides, which is the hippopotamuss head. Small ears;

  6. The hippopotamus looks blunt and the triangle at the tail should be folded up to show the huge body;

  7. The triangle on the top of the head is folded to the back,Remember to fix it with glue;

  8. Take out our water pen before finishing the work and add dripping eyeballs to the hippo;

  9. < p>The hippopotamus staring at us is now complete!


Parents who work with children can stretch their legs at this moment and tell the children some knowledge about hippos’ living habits. Well, hands-on knowledge interaction in the form of chat is the best way to strengthen childrens memory.