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A flat turtle with a rounded shell and a little head, in six steps. Good for young children: there is only one reverse fold, for the head.
Start with the white side up. Fold in half corner to corner, then unfold.
Fold the top right corner down toward the bottom left corner, stopping a little short so a border shows.
Fold in half along the diagonal crease, bringing the top left half down onto the bottom right half.
Outside reverse fold the left point up to make the head.
Fold the top point behind to flatten the top of the shell.
Fold the back end behind to make the tail end square.
Draw an eye and a pattern on the shell. Your turtle is done.
One square of paper. 15 cm (6 inch) origami paper is ideal; any square sheet works.
It is rated easy and takes 6 steps. It is one of the simpler models on the site.
Yes. The printable PDF has every diagram and step on 1 page.
