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How to make an origami Easter egg

Origami Easter Egg: try all 8 steps in the 3D player. Turn and replay every move. Print the complete diagram sheet or save it as PDF.

EasyAn Origami Tutor design8 steps6 × 6 in · One square

An Origami Tutor flat Easter egg from one square: the points and corners of a diamond fold behind it to round it into an egg, ready to decorate with stripes, dots and zigzags.

You need: One square of origami paper, plain or pastel, and pens for decorating. No glue or scissors.
Make a square from printer paper ↗
Start: Start colored side up, with one corner pointing up. Pastel paper makes a ready-made Easter egg; plain white paper can be colored afterwards.
Tips: Fold both sides the same distance so the egg is even.
Draw on the egg after folding, so the lines stay straight.

Symbols, bases & terms ↗

Finish

Your model is ready

Press the folds flat. Draw stripes, dots or zigzags on the front, or glue the egg on a card.

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Step-by-step diagrams

Valley fold Mountain fold Color side White side

1
Fold the left point behind
Fold the left point back along a straight line, about a sixth of the way in from the left corner. The egg's left side is now straight.
2
Fold the right point behind
Fold the right point back the same distance. Both sides are straight and the same width apart.
3
Fold the bottom point behind
Fold the bottom point back along a level line about an eighth of the way up. The egg has a flat bottom.
4
Fold the top point behind
Fold the top point back along a level line just below it, so the top is blunt, not pointed.
5
Round the upper left corner
Fold the upper left corner back across a short slanted line that cuts it off, so the outline is rounder.
6
Round the upper right corner
Fold the upper right corner back across a short slanted line that cuts it off, so the outline is rounder.
7
Round the lower left corner
Fold the lower left corner back across a short slanted line that cuts it off, so the outline is rounder.
8
Round the lower right corner
Fold the lower right corner back across a short slanted line that cuts it off, so the outline is rounder.
✓
Finish
Press the folds flat. Draw stripes, dots or zigzags on the front, or glue the egg on a card.

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Boxes

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