1. Big Bird
1 2 3
4
5 6
45º
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Repeat steps 5 and 6 on the
Fold 1 layer to the right (front
other 3 sides
Fold 2 layers to the left and back to even up the
layers on each side)
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15
16
180º
Squash fold
Fold 1 layer to the top Valley fold the 2 small points. asymetrically or see the
Note that the lower edges are box below
slightly above the centre crease
An alternative is to squash fold Much harder still, if you form tiny
symetrically, this is a bit fiddly 'bird bases' on the centre layers,
but the eyes will eventually look the eyes turn out like this
like this
Diagrammed by R.Glynn © July 1999

2. Big Bird
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Make 3 small mountain
folds to round off each eye
Swivel a point to the left so Swivel the other point to Valley fold the three points
that it continues the line of the right to the centre
the bottom edge
22 23
21
Unfold
Inside reverse fold the 3 points Make small valley fold
to form feathers
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Valley fold the point up note that Make 2 sharp creases about These creases should be made
the horizontal crease is slightly half way to the centre line lightly, just bending the paper
above the existing diagonal crease
28
Gently squeeze the sides to make
the beak open and close
Make the beak 3-dimensional,
gently curving the head back
Diagrammed by R.Glynn © July 1999