The Kite — Cut It Out and Fold It

Making · Origami · Page 1 of 3

1Cut out the square
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2Fold 1, then 2, then 3…
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3Page 2 shows each fold
Fold in the order of the circled numbers, printed side facing you. Press every crease hard with a thumbnail.
valley — fold toward youcut along this linecircled numbers = the order to fold in
123A SQUARE — cut on the dotted line

The Kite — The Folds

Making · Origami · Page 2 of 3

DIRECTIONS: Any square of paper works. Each picture shows the paper before the fold.
1.
Fold corner to corner to make a triangle, then open it out again. That crease is the middle.
2.
Fold the top edge down so it lies exactly along the middle crease.
3.
Fold the left edge across so it lies along the crease too. That is a kite.
✓
A kite. Draw a face on it, or a pattern, and tape a paper tail to the bottom point.
This is the kite base, the start of the bird, the fish and the fox.

The Kite — Sharp Folds

Making · Origami · Page 3 of 3

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DIRECTIONS: Neat origami is all in the folds.
Four rules for a sharp fold.
1. Line the edges up first and hold them.
2. Press the middle first, then out to each end.
3. Go over it again with a thumbnail.
4. Work on a hard, flat table.
  1. Fold three kites. Which was the neatest — the first or the third? Why do you think that is?
  2. Try one deliberately badly: line the edges up carelessly. What happens to the finished kite?
  3. The crease from step 1 is used as a guide for the next two folds. What would happen if that first crease was not in the middle?
  4. Fold a kite with your eyes shut. Which of the four rules matters most?
  5. Draw your kite here, and label the middle crease and the two edges you folded to it.
    draw it