![]() I collected a stick from the garden, try to get a fairly straight one. You can use a bamboo stick or a chopstick, a wooden spoon, maybe even a pencil as a stick. Tying your butterfly cat toy to a stick and ribbon Then I added the bell by tying it around the middle of the butterfly. I did curving lines and an abstract pattern. I used felt tip pens to create a pattern on my butterfly. Hay presto paper butterfly! Decorating your butterfly This is the head, and when the magic of origami begins! Pinch together with fingers. Next, flip the paper over and bring the bottom corner up and fold over the top line, with about one cm above. After that, unfold the wings and fold the top edges to touch the middle line. If we skip a bit to the cutting for the wings I wanted to have a rounded end so I cut my wings but you can leave them to get a pointed edge. I’m not going to write all the instructions because it’s easier to watch the video. Open out, then fold vertically, unfold and fold horizontally. Unfold that crease and fold diagonally the opposite way. Now you have a square piece of paper and you can start making your butterfly. Crease down the fold with the back of your nail. You don’t need to have a square piece of paper, you can use a regular piece of A4 or Letter size, keep reading to find out how to make it into the perfect square…Ĭollect your A4 piece of paper or if you have an origami square paper skip this step, fold diagonally across so that the corner that you folded touches the edge.Use coloured paper and then draw your own pattern / eyes / words on it.Use the back of your nail or ruler to fold smoothly.Watch the video through once and then follow on the second time. ![]() Also if you have an A4 paper you should follow the first step. If you don’t want curved wings you just don’t cut the edge. You can go on youtube to find origami how to videos, here is the link to the one I used for a butterfly if you would like to use it. Luckily from Easter I had saved a bell from a big Lindt chocolate bunny, it’s perfect for this project, maybe you have one too. I noticed that my cats are much more interested in things that make a sound so I wanted my cat toy to have a jingle. My cats love to chase butterflies in the garden, so I decided to make a butterfly out of origami (and I think the butterflies in the garden will be very relieved too). Origami (the ancient Japanese art of paper folding) is an excellent way of making beautiful and quick cat toys. Origami Cat Step 15: Let's complete the cat's body! Fold the tail in half by bringing the left flap over to the right.Bhim Solomon is Omlet’s junior guest writer, currently exploring fun activities to try with her two kittens Moonpie and Shadow Weaver, and introducing easy tricks you can try with your feline friends! In this article, Bhim talks you through the simple steps of making an origami butterfly for your cats.ĭIY Cat Toys are fun for you to make and exciting for your cat to play with at home. Origami Cat Step 14: Now fold you tail upwards where indicated. Using the 2 creases you made earlier, you can now bring the right tip over to the left and squash it down. Origami Cat Step 12: Make another fold as indicated by the dotted line below. We're now going to work on our cat's tail. Origami Cat Step 10: Now fold the paper in half. Origami Cat Step 9: Fold both sides towards the center crease. Origami Cat Step 8: To make the origami cat body, start with a 6 inch x 6 inch (15cm x15cm) square origami paper color side down. ![]() Origami Cat Step 7: Now fold down the nose tip. Fold the bottom tip upwards as indicated below. Origami Cat Step 5: Fold the top tip downwards. Origami Cat Step 4: Fold both the right and left tips upwards to form the ears. Also fold left tip (marked "C" below" to meet point "A". ![]() Origami Cat Step 3: For the right tip (marked "B" below) to meet point 'A". Origami Cat Step 2: Fold the top tip down to meet the center point. We want to mark the center point so fold the paper over on the other diagonal axis but only crease on the center point. Origami Cat Step 1: Start with a 6 inch x 6 inch (15cm x15cm) square origami paper color side down. Made this origami? Comment and Submit your photo using the comment box at the end of this page! ![]()
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