Origami squid is a simple handicraft for young children. Making this handicraft not only exercises children's hands - on ability but also cultivates their emotions of protecting marine animals and the marine environment. How to make an origami squid?
Materials: square origami paper, scissorsStep 1: Fold the square origami paper along any diagonal line (black dotted line) to form a right - angled triangle. Then fold the triangle along its altitude (black dotted line) and unfold it to create a crease on the paper for later use.
Step 2: Fold the two base angles of the triangle upwards separately, aligning their edges with the crease line. This will transform it into a square.
Step 3: Fold the upper - left and upper - right sides downwards until their edges coincide with the diagonal of the square.
Step 4: Fold the triangle below the black dotted line upwards.
Step 5: Unfold the folded part to its original state, as shown in the figure.
Step 6: Open the part on the right side of the diagonal downwards, and then fold it inwards along the crease line (black dotted line) to form an elongated obtuse - angled triangle.
Step 7: This is what it looks like after folding.
Step 8: Open and fold the left - hand side in the same way.
Step 9: This is what it looks like after opening and folding both sides.
Step 10: Use scissors to cut along the part indicated by the red line on the upper layer of the origami.
Step 11: Open the part above the cut line to both sides to form the head of the squid.
Step 12: Then turn the origami over.
Step 13: Fold the middle triangle upwards.
Step 14: Then fold it downwards in the opposite direction along the black dotted line.
Step 15: Then fold it down again along the black dotted line.
Step 16: Now cut both sides along the lines indicated by the red lines.
Step 17: Fold the cut part backward.
Step 18: The back side after folding is as shown in the figure.
Step 19: Finally, cut along the red line. This will serve as the tentacles of the squid.
Step 20: The simple origami squid for kids is completed.
