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How to make a paper bear: fold-and-cut teddy

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EasyAn Origami Tutor design3 steps15 × 15 cm · One square

Fold a square in half, cut one joined outline through both layers, then open a symmetric teddy bear with round ears, arms and feet.

You need: Thin paper, a pencil, a ruler, scissors and a pen for the face.
Start: Begin with a 15 cm square of brown paper, colored side up. Keep an edge at the top.

Finish

Draw the bear’s face

Smooth the centre crease. Draw two dot eyes, a small round nose and a smile on the head below the ears. The finished paper bear, with its ears above its head and its feet apart below.

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1
Fold the square in half
Bring the left edge to the right edge. Match the corners and press the vertical fold. Keep the folded edge on the left.
2
Cut the bear outline
Start on the folded edge at the top of the head. Cut around the head and the round ear, then around the neck, the arm, the body and the leg with its rounded foot, ending on the folded edge below the body. Keep the half bear beside the fold and remove the surrounding paper.
3
Open the bear
Open the centre fold gently. The head, ears, body, arms and legs stay joined in one sheet.
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Finish
Smooth the centre crease. Draw two dot eyes, a small round nose and a smile on the head below the ears. The finished paper bear, with its ears above its head and its feet apart below.