Making the "puppet" from paper is one of the easiest Origami to make. The Origami Puppet looks like a paper sailor's hat when it's closed, but when it's open, it looks like a "mouth puppet". This uses any size of rectangular paper, notebook-size paper works best.
Steps
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Fold the piece of paper in half long-ways.
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Fold it in half again,. the same way, but the in the opposite direction. Do this on both sides.
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Unfold the diagram. so it looks like it's flat on two sides and sticking up in the middle
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Fold all the corners to meet with the center
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Fold the diagram together. like a book so it looks like a quadrilateral
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Fold on the line of symmetry. This step is optional. Do this step if you want the next step to be completely accurate.
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Unfold the "line of symmetry". and tear just slightly
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Fold the areas to the right and left of the tears. This step is also optional. It creates the lips.
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Finished.
Tips
- To make a better puppet, try to make the folds "perfect"