How to Fold Easy Origami Pokemon: Pikachu, Charmander, and Squirtle!
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Materials Needed:
- Origami Paper (I like this brand a lot because there is a variety of colors AND they are not colored on both sides. I've purchased a couple of other types from Amazon that weren't white on one side and that totally bummed me out.)
- Scissors
- Makers (I used Sharpies because they don't smear)
- Tape
How to Fold an Easy Origami Pokemon Body:
Step 1: Fold the origami paper along a diagonal.
Step 2: Unfold your fold and then fold again along the other diagonal.
Step 3: When you open up your paper you should see this. (We did these initial steps to help with a trickier step later on.)
Step 4: Fold the paper in half.
Step 5: Fold the rectangle in half again to make a smaller square shape.
Step 6: Remember those initial diagonal folds we made before? Here's where they come in use! Put your hands into the open side of your mini square. Push down....
Step 7: Keep pushing down and your paper should collapse into a triangle shape.
Step 8: Do the same thing (Steps 6+7) to collapse the other side into a triangle shape.
Step 9: Fold up the left and right corners of the top triangle.
Step 10: Take your top right triangular flap and fold it over to the left.
Step 11: Fold the side of the larger back triangle over so that the slanty side meets the middle.
Step 12: Return the triangular flap that you moved in step 10 back to its original place.
Step 13: Repeat steps 9-12 with the other side. You should now see this.
Step 14: Fold down the two top sides to make your Pokemon's arms a bit more slender.
(I did this for Pikachu and Charmander, but I thought Squirtle looked cuter with bigger arms.)
Step 15: Now fold the bottom two corners like this to create little feet.
Flip your paper over and you'll see this cute origami body!
How to Fold an Origami Pikachu:
You have a body already. All you need to do is fold a Pikachu head!
Let's fold an origami Pikachu head:
Step 1: Fold a sheet of yellow paper in half and then in half again. Use those folds as guides for cutting out 4 identical small squares. Each one will make a Pikachu face.
Step 2: Fold your small square paper in half along the diagonal.
Step 3: Fold up a small portion of the triangle.
Step 4: Fold up both sides and then fold down the top corner.
Now you have a head and a body. You'll also need to cut out a tail from one of the smaller squares.
Tape the pieces together and decorate with Sharpies.
How to Fold an Origami Squirtle:
Fold the body according to the directions above, but keep the arms larger.
Let's fold a Squirtle head and stomach:
Step 1: Fold your blue paper in half and then in half again. Use those folds as guidelines for cutting out 4 identical small squares. Each one will make a Squirtle face.
Step 2: Grab one of your mini squares and fold it in half two times. Open up your folds.
Step 3: Fold your corners into the center.
Step 4: Fold down the tips of your square.
Repeat these same steps with a yellow sheet of paper to make a Squirtle stomach. Now you will have these 3 parts:
How to Fold an Origami Charmander:
Follow the steps above to fold a body.
Follow the steps above to fold a head shape. (Use the same steps as Squirtle's head, but just make the folds in step 4 a little different to create a longer rectangular shape instead of a squarish shape.)
Cut out an orange tale.
And then tape the head, body, and tail together. Use Sharpies to decorate.
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