How to Fold an
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 Materials A single piece of square paper, color on both sides is ideal. My favorite sizes of paper are 4½" for a regular berry and 3" square for little ones. If you have regular red origami paper, you can paint the leaves green.  |
The origami strawberry is a very
old model. I was reminded of it recently when I found one in a box of things from my early childhood. Kids love it because they get to inflate it by blowing in the hole at the top. I made the wreath below from a silk ivy plant. I added some white silk flowers that resemble strawberry blossoms. You could make origami blossoms from small white forget-me-nots.  You might like a marker or gel pen to paint seeds on your strawberry. You can make a basket filled with a variety of fun, funky colors! |
How to Fold an Origami Strawberry
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Starting with the leaf-colored side up, fold
the paper into a
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You are going to
squash-fold each of the four flaps.
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As you squash each flap, be sure
to line up the crease as indicated by the dashed line.
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When all four flaps are
squashed, you have a kite shape.
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5. Turn the flaps like pages in a book
until you have a solid-colored "kite" with four flaps on each side.
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Fold the two upper edges to the
center line.
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Fold the four leaves down.
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Like before, page-fold to a
solid shape with four flaps on each side. |
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9. Fold the two upper edges to the center line, creasing well.
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10. Lift out the four leaves.
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