How To Make A Paper Cat

Step 1: Use a square piece of black origami paper. If you only have rectangular paper, trim it into a square.

A4 paper ready for folding

Step 2: Fold the paper diagonally from the top corner to the bottom corner, creating a triangle.

Paper folded in half

Step 3: With the flat base of the triangle at the top, fold the right corner up toward the top corner, forming the right ear.

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Step 4: Repeat with the left corner, folding it up toward the top corner to create the left ear.

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Step 5: Fold the bottom corner (the chin area) slightly upward to round out the face.

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Step 6: Fold it out.

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Step 7: Fold the right corner into the lines and repeat with the other side..

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Step 8: Fold it from the mid right corner towards the other end.

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Step 9: Repeat for the other side and then open it up again.

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Step 10: Using the kite shaped paper, fold the into the paper to form a triangle.

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Step 11: Flip it upside down.

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Step 12: From the triangle, fold up towards the paper and then open it up again.

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Step 13: Flip it to the other side and fold the sides into the kite again.

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Step 14: Slightly bend the corners of the rectangle and pull it towards the center to create this shape and then push it down to make the foundation of the cat's face.

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Step 15: Fold the inner right corner of the small triangle into the larger triangle.

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Step 16: Repeat on the left side and then open it up.

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Step 17: Tuck the ears of the triangle into the inner smaller triangle.

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Step 18: Fold the right side of the triangle to the left side.

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Step 19: Fold half of the smaller triangle up and push into the square to make a ear.

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Step 20: Repeat the steps for the left side.

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Step 21: Take the flat body and bend the middle of it.

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Step 22: Grab its tail and pull it down to the top of the upside down triangle as its body. Open it up again afterwards.

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Step 23: Open its body from behind and push the tail in.

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Step 24: Open the inner neck of the cat and push down its head to finish it off.

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Step 25: Final result.

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