How to make an origami puppy
Origami Puppy: try all 6 steps in the 3D player. Turn and replay every move. Print the complete diagram sheet or save it as PDF.
An Origami Tutor sitting puppy for young children: a dog face with floppy ears on a triangle body, from two squares and a dab of glue.
- You need
- One 6 × 6 in and one 4 × 4 in square of origami paper, a little glue and a pen.
- Start
- Use a big square for the body and a smaller one, about two thirds 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 cat the same way with the cat face as the head.
Draw the puppy’s face
Glue the head in place. Draw two dot eyes, a small nose and a smile on the head between the floppy ears. The finished puppy, sitting with its floppy-eared head on its triangle body.
Step-by-step diagrams
- 1
Fold the head in half
Take the small square. Fold the top corner down to the bottom corner to make a triangle.
- 2
Fold the left ear
Fold the left corner down along a slanted line so the ear flops over the side.
- 3
Fold the right ear
Fold the right corner down the same way to match.
- 4
Make the muzzle
Fold the bottom point up a little to make the muzzle.
- 5
Fold the body in half
Take the big square. Fold the bottom corner up to the top corner to make a triangle pointing up.
- 6
Put the head on the body
Set the head in front of the body, its straight top edge just above the body's top point.
- ✓
Finish
Glue the head in place. Draw two dot eyes, a small nose and a smile on the head between the floppy ears. The finished puppy, sitting with its floppy-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.