How to make a paper tree for kids
Paper Tree For Kids: 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 fir tree for young children: a tall green triangle on a short trunk, folded from one square in five folds. No cuts or glue.
- You need
- One square of origami paper, green on one side. No scissors or glue.
- Start
- Start white side up with one corner pointing up. Green paper makes a green tree.
- Tips
- Match both edges exactly to the middle line so the tree stands straight.
- For a forest, fold several trees from different greens.
Your model is ready
Your tree is ready. Press it flat and glue it on a card, or draw on some red apples or snow. The finished tree, on its short trunk.
Step-by-step diagrams
- 1
Fold the left edge in
Fold the upper left edge to the middle line, so the top corner becomes narrow.
- 2
Fold the right edge in
Fold the upper right edge to the middle line to match. You now have a tall green triangle above a white corner.
- 3
Fold the bottom corner up
Fold the white bottom corner up along the bottom edge of the green triangle.
- 4
Fold the point back down
Fold the point of that flap back down, a little higher up, so it sticks out below the triangle as the trunk.
- 5
Square off the trunk
Fold the very tip of the trunk up, so it ends in a short straight edge.
- 6
Turn over
Turn the tree over from side to side. The front is now plain green, with the trunk below.
- ✓
Finish
Your tree is ready. Press it flat and glue it on a card, or draw on some red apples or snow. The finished tree, on its short trunk.
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