Moorish Idol Origami Tutorial

Video instructions for folding your Moorish Idol Origami:




Print and fold Moorish Origami Pattern:

You can find this origami and more activities in my book, Rainforests and Reefs. From the mountains to the sea, make learning fun at home or on the go. A variety of activities and puzzles teach children about tropical wildlife and conservation. Featuring mazes, mandalas, spot the difference, word seek, and more. With 14 bonus paper projects including masks, paper bag puppets, and origami. Links to instructional videos guide children through the paper projects.

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Origami: Boy's Day Carp, Koi Nobori

Celebrate Boy's Day (May 5) by folding a koi origami for every male in the household!

Difficulty: Medium

Print a blue Koi-nobori

Print a red Koi-nobori

Print a green Koi-nobori

Directions:

1a. Print and cut out origami along outer solid lines.
1b. Snip end of tale, as illustrated, to black dot.





2a. Turn paper over. With printed side facing down, fold along line A as shown.
2b. Repeat fold along line B.
2c. Fold up along line C.
2d. Fold up along line D.





3a. Fold in half, along diagonal line, as shown.
3b. Your origami should look like this, with a "tail" flap and a "head" flap.





4a. Unfold "tail" flap. Take note of the diagonal line, highlighted here in red, on the carp's fin.
4b. Folding "tail" flap first, crease carp's fin along the highlighted line as you fold "head" flap over.
4c. Your origami should now look like this, with the fin folded as shown.





5a. "Valley" fold origami tip inward along line E as shown.
5b. Fold fin up along slit. Your Koi Nobori is done!




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Crafts: Boy's Day Kite, Koi Nobori

Make a Koi Nobori, a Boy's Day carp kite on May 5th. Traditionally, a koi is flown for every male in the household, with the largest carp on the top representing the father.










Directions

1. Select your koi, print, and cut along outline.

2. Fold your koi in half along the vertical line, and glue along top, leaving the "mouth" open.

3. Use a hole puncher to punch holes to either side of the mouth, and attach strings.

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Origami: Goldfish

Difficulty: Easy



Directions:

1. Print and cut out Origami Fish along outer solid lines.





2. With printed side facing up, fold vertically in half along center line.





3. Unfold and turn over, so that the printed side is facing down.
4. Fold diagonally as shown.
5. Repeat diagonal fold on the other side.





6. Your Fish Origami should be creased as illustrated.






7. Turn your paper over. With printed side down, fold along creases, forming a "tent" as illustrated.






8. Fold the dorsal (top) fin back, then up along solid lines.
Repeat with ventral (bottom) fin.






9. Turn your fish over. Fold top tail fin down, then up along solid lines as shown.
Repeat with bottom tail fin.





10. Turn your fish over and you're pau (done)!






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All rights reserved.

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