How to make an origami kitten
Origami Kitten: try all 7 steps in the 3D player. Turn and replay every move. Print the complete diagram sheet or save it as PDF.
An Origami Tutor sitting kitten for young children: a cat face with pointed ears on a triangle body, from two squares and a dab of glue.
- You need
- One 6 × 6 in and one 4½ × 4½ in square of origami paper, a little glue and a pen.
- Start
- Use a big square for the body and a smaller one, about three quarters as wide, for the head. Start both white side up, with a corner pointing up.
- Tips
- Fold the head from a smaller square so it sits neatly on the body.
- Make a puppy the same way with the dog face as the head.
Draw the kitten’s face
Glue the head in place. Draw two dot eyes, a little nose, a smile and short whiskers on the head. The finished kitten, sitting with its pointed-eared head on its triangle body.
Step-by-step diagrams
- 1
Fold the head in half
Take the small square. Fold the bottom corner up to the top corner to make a triangle.
- 2
Fold the forehead down
Fold the top point down a little, taking both layers with it.
- 3
Raise the left ear
Fold the left corner up along a slanted line from the middle of the bottom edge.
- 4
Raise the right ear
Fold the right corner up the same way to match.
- 5
Turn the head over
Turn the head over so the smooth face is in front.
- 6
Fold the body in half
Take the big square. Fold the bottom corner up to the top corner to make a triangle pointing up.
- 7
Put the head on the body
Set the head in front of the body, covering its top point, with the ears standing above it.
- ✓
Finish
Glue the head in place. Draw two dot eyes, a little nose, a smile and short whiskers on the head. The finished kitten, sitting with its pointed-eared head on its triangle body.
Fold next
Dog face ↗
Fold floppy ears and a little muzzle, then give your paper dog a face.
Cat face ↗
A traditional triangle cat head with two pointed ears and a straight forehead.
Fox face ↗
The traditional pointed fox face, recorded in Japan in 1878, with two tall ears.
Turtle ↗
The common cut turtle with four pointed feet, a small head and tail, and a colored shell. One slit divides the rear feet while leaving the shell underneath whole.