Origami Dinosaur Folding Instructions
Kids (and adults too) are going to love this one! But they will need some help to fold this origami dinosaur.
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Origami Dinosaur Step 1: Fold an origami bird base using a square 6" x 6" (15cm x 15cm) origami paper.
Origami Dinosaur Step 2: Fold corner A of the bird base downwards as shown below.
Origami Dinosaur Step 3: Now fold the model in half along the long axis. Then rotate it 180 degrees counter-clockwise:
Origami Dinosaur Step 4: Next is a reverse outside fold to move corner B to a vertical position:
Origami Dinosaur Step 5: And do a reverse outside fold to start forming the head of the dinosaur, and an inside reverse fold to complete it.
Origami Dinosaur Step 6: An inside front fold forms the animal's front legs. Fold corner C downwards to form one of the rear legs...
Origami Dinosaur Step 7: ...then repeat on the backside to form the other leg. Then crease each of the rear legs as shown, and do a crimp fold to form the feet:
Origami Dinosaur Step 8: Now fold the lower part of the body inside, to slim the creature down a bit:
And there you have it, a fearsome origami dinosaur!
Thanks to Trystan from Coeur d'Alene for sending in this pink dinosaur!
Thanks to Goran from Skopje for his origami dinosaurs!
Thanks to a reader for this origami dinosaur:
From Armin:
From Guro in Norway "Made this while being bored at work! Thanks for the tutorial!"
From Nikki in Perkinston:
From Nichole of San Antonio:
From Teodor in Lasi "This is my origami dinosaur.I've made it to look like my favorite dinosaur,Deinonychus.It is awesome!"
From Hazenne in Philippines:
