Contents
Introduction
Key to Symbols
Penny Penguin
Franklin Fox
Shelby Turtle
Diablo the Cobra
Flying Tiger
Quackers the Duck
Sea Surfer
Clarence the Mouse
Flicka the Butterfly
Magic Box
Buster Bunny
Bronna the Dinosaur
Hugo Pig
Barkley the Sea Lion
Fluffy the Sheep
Baxter the Cat
Cootie Catcher
Soaring Sam
Caramel Bear
Edward Elephant
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Introduction
If you’ve never done origami before, My First Origami Kit is a great place to start! This kit is filled with origami of all kinds—birds, beasts, vehicles, even a teddy bear that talks when you open and close its arms.
The fun begins with the specially designed papers. Both sides are decorated based on the subject—feathers for the duck, metal plates for the airplane, scales for the cobra, and other surprises. You’ll end up with a great-looking model no matter which side you start with.
You can add fun stickers to your finished models—to make eyes, ears, paws, and other features.
Some of the models in this kit are traditional, and some were contributed by origami friends. Unless so noted, I created the rest. I’d love to know which are your favorites. Go to my web site, joeldstern.com, and click “contact me.”
For more origami fun, check out these websites:
origamiusa.org—Home page of OrigamiUSA
britishorigami.info—Home page of the British Origami Society
origami-resource-center.com—Lots of free diagrams, and more
giladorigami.com—Helpful origami book reviews
kimscrane.com; paper-tree.com—Origami supplies
Key to Symbols
Valley fold This is a plain arrow, and it means to fold toward you.
Mountain fold The right triangle arrowhead means to fold behind.
Unfold This arrowhead is an equilateral triangle.
Fold and unfold Fold in the direction of the plain arrowhead, and unfold in the direction of the triangular arrowhead.
Pleat This is a zig-zag arrow, and it means to make a valley fold, followed by a mountain fold.
Turn over This is an arrow with a loop, and it means to turn the model over.
Rotate These are 2 arrows in a circle, and it means to turn the model in the direction of the arrows.
Push corner inside This is a solid-filled arrowhead that means you should reverse the direction of a corner by popping it inside.
Repeat steps Repeat the operation on the other flap or the opposite side.
Insert Place something into a pocket (a flap or a finger).
Pinch Make a short crease between your thumb and forefinger.
Penny Penguin Traditional
This model is one of my favorites because it’s simple and so easy to recognize.
Begin with the darker side of the paper up.
1 Valley-fold and unfold corner to corner.
2 Valley-fold the right tip inward. The farther you fold it, the shorter the penguin.
3 Turn the model over, top to bottom.
4 Valley-fold the edges about halfway to the center crease.
5 Valley-fold the left point in. The farther you fold it, the larger the penguin’s head. Then rotate the