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First published in the United States in 2005 by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of

Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd., with editorial offices at 153 Milk Street, Boston,

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Diagrams by Michael G. LaFosse

Photographs by Richard L. Alexander

Design by Yee Design

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Origami Symbols Key 4

Bird Base 5

Unicorn Head 6

Chinese Dragon I 8

Phoenix 10

Unicorn 12

Pegasus 14

Kraken 16

Gryphon 18

Gargoyle 20

Anubis 22

Dragon Head 24

Chinese Dragon II 26

Cerberus 28

Thunderbird 30

Oni 31

Golden Goose 32

Golden Egg 34

Winged Dragon 35

Cyclops 36

Fox Priest 37

Japanese Raccoon Dog 38

Sea Serpent 40

Loch Ness Monster 42

Vampire Lips 44

Talking Ghost 46

Minotaur Head 48

contents


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O R I GA M I SY M BO L S K EY


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bird baseTRADITIONAL JAPANESE

Mountain-fold, corner to cor-ner, both ways. Valley-fold, edge to edge, both ways.

Mountain-fold corners C and D in half. Bring corners A, C, and D down to B.

Valley-fold the left and right bottom edges to the center crease. Unfold. Repeat behind.

Fold up the bottom front corner. Repeat behind.

The finished Bird Base. This is an important beginning form for several of the projects in this book.

Inside-reverse-fold the left and right corners in. Repeat behind.


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unicorn headDESIGNED BY RICHARD L. ALEXANDER

Fold in half, corner to corner, both ways. Unfold.

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Fold in the top edges to meet at the center. Unfold. Fold up the bottom corner, just a bit.

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4Fold the left and right corners in half, following the creases, while bringing all four sides to meet at the center.


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7Outside-reverse-fold the top corners for ears.

Fold up some of the back point for the horn.

Mountain-fold in half. Open bottom corners for nostrils.

9The finished Unicorn Head.

Fold in half, top corner down behind the bottom. Move center corners to the top.


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DESIGNED BY MICHAEL G. LAFOSSE AND RICHARD L. ALEXANDER

Gods of rivers and waterways, Chinese dragons were also used as the symbols of fire and sunrise in the eastern sky. Ancient Chinese dragons were kind to man, but Indian lore made the creatures more fearful.

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Fold the top and bottom corners on the right so that the short edges meet at the crease.

Use a long rectan-gle of paper: half a sheet of printer paper, one third or one fourth of a square of origami paper, or paper money. Fold in half, long edge to long edge. Unfold.

Fold the corners to touch the middle of the folded edges.

Fold the corner over.

Turn over, top to bottom.

Fold the top and bottom corners on the left, so that the short edges meet at the crease.

Fold the top and bottom edges to meet at the crease.

Fold in the top and bottom edges on the left.


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Fold in half, top to bottom.

Inside-reverse-fold at the back of the head.

Lift up corners for horns.

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The finished head. 15The finished Chinese Dragon I.

Shape the body with a series of inside reverse folds.


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1Begin colored side up. Valley-fold, corner to corner, both ways. Unfold. Turn over.

2Valley-fold, edge to edge, both ways. Unfold.

3Bring all corners to meet at the bottom.

Chinese art balances the fiery character of the dragon with the grace of the Phoenix. The Egyptians worshiped this legendary Arabian bird that burns itself every 500 years, and rises anew from its ashes.

phoenixDESIGNED BY MICHAEL LAFOSSE AND SATOSHI KAMIYA


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4Fold the bottom edges to meet at the crease. Unfold.

5Fold the bottom corner of the top layer up, while folding X behind. Let the side edges fold in to form a diamond shape in front.

6Fold the bottom corners out to form the wings.

7Mountain- and valley-fold each wing into a fan. Mountain- and valley-fold the top corner to form the neck and beak.

10The finished Phoenix.

8Mountain-fold in half. 9Open out the wings.


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unicornDESIGNED BY MICHAEL G. LAFOSSE

A creature attributed to be from India, with the body of a horse and one straight horn. It is mentioned by Roman and Greek writers.

For the Back Half

1Begin with a Bird Base (see page 5). Shape the legs with a series of inside reverse folds. Look at step 2 for the shape. Fold down the top corner for the tail.

2Fold in the left and right sides of the tail paper to make it narrower. The top corners of the tail paper will need to be flattened into triangle-shaped pockets. Fold down the top point.


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3Fold in half. 4The completed back half.

65 7 8Outside-reverse-fold the top points together as one.

Fold the front half from another Bird Base of the same size used for the back. Shape the legs with a series of inside reverse folds. Fold in half, right to left.

Outside-reverse-fold the top layer point up for the horn. Cut for the ears, one on each side of the head (optional). Lift ears up.

Fold the horn in half to narrow it. Inside-reverse fold the end of the nose point down.

9The finished Unicorn.

Fold the nose point up and under the head. Take the back half and inside-reverse-fold the tail. Paste front and back halves together.


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pegasusDESIGNED BY MICHAEL G. LAFOSSE

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For the Front Half

A winged, white horse, ridden by Greek hero Bellerophon. Bellerophon was able to ride Pegasus because of a bridle given to him by Athena.

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Fold in the left and right sides of the tail paper to make it narrower. The top corners of the tail paper will need to be flattened into triangle-shaped pockets. Fold down the top point.

Begin with a Bird Base (see page 5). Shape the legs with a series of inside reverse folds. Look at step 2 for the shape. Fold down the top corner for the tail.

Fold in half.

The completed back half. 5 6Fold the front half from another Bird Base of the same size used for the back. Shape the legs with a series of inside reverse folds. Fold in half, right to left.

Outside-reverse-fold the outside-layer top point.


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7Inside-reverse-fold the inside-layer top point down for ears.

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Valley-fold ear cor-ners in half. Inside-reverse-fold the end of the nose point down.

Fold the nose point up and under the head. Inside-reverse fold the tail. Paste the front and back halves together.

Fold the square cor-ner to the middle of the opposite edge. Mountain- and val-ley-fold pleats in the wing areas.

Fold in half.Make the wings from a square of paper the same size as was used for the front and back halves. Fold in half, corner to corner.

Insert the bottom cor-ner of the wings into the slot in the back of the horse’s body.

14The finished Pegasus.

For the Wings


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1 2Mountain-fold, corner to corner, both ways. Unfold. Valley-fold, edge to edge, both ways. Unfold. Valley-fold corners to the center. Unfold.

Using the crease pattern, bring corners A, C, and D, down to B.

3Move the top layer of corner E to the left, flat-tening the paper so that E is in the middle.

4Repeat this process with the other three corners.

A Norwegian sea monster.

DESIGNED BY MICHAEL G. LAFOSSE

kraken


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7Narrow the leg points by folding the outside edges to the center.

10Inside-reverse-fold the left and right points up.

11Cut all four legs in half. Curl and shape as tentacles. Pull out the sides to form the body.

12The finished Kraken.

8Inside-reverse-fold the left and right points up.

9Turn over.

5Fold up the bottom short edge while folding in the bot-tom left and right edges. Repeat with the other three.

6Your paper should look like this.


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gryphon

1Begin with a Bird Base (see page 5). Fold down the top corner for the tail.

2Fold in the left and right sides of the tail paper to make it narrower. The top corners of the tail paper will need to be flattened into triangle-shaped pockets. Fold down the top point.

3Fold in half.

4Shape the legs with a series of valley and mountain folds. Look at step 5 for the shape.

6Fold the front half from another Bird Base of the same size used for the back. Shape the legs with a series of inside reverse folds. Fold in half, right to left.

5The completed back half.


Also spelled Griffin—A lion-like creature with an eagle’s beak, often depicted as a guardian.

For the Back Half

For the Front Half


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12Fold the square corner to the middle of the opposite edge. Mountain- and valley-fold pleats in the wing areas.

13Fold in half.

14Insert the bottom corner of the wings into the slot in the back of the Gryphon’s body. Glue the back half into the front.

15The finished Gryphon.

11Make the wings from a square of paper the same size as was used for the front and back halves. Fold in half, corner to corner.

For the Wings

87 9 10Outside-reverse-fold the top layer point up. Inside-reverse-fold the feet for-ward.

Outside-reverse-fold both layers of the top point. Inside-reverse-fold the leg points.

Valley-fold corners up for the eyes. Curl the top point for-ward for the crest. Inside-reverse-fold the end of the beak point down.

The completed front half.


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gargoyleDESIGNED BY MICHAEL G. LAFOSSE

1Fold in half, top corner to bottom.

2Fold in half, corner to corner. Unfold.

3Fold up the bottom corner of the top layer to touch the middle of the top edge. Make only a pinch mark. Bring corner back down.

4Fold the corner to the middle of the pinch mark. Unfold.

5Fold both layers up, placing the bottom crease up on the top edge.

6Fold the top corner of the top layer down to the middle of the pinch mark.

7Fold top and bottom corners in half and to the right.

8Fold the left and right corners up for the wings. Leave space in the middle for the gargoyle’s face.

A grotesque creature with severe, scary physical deformities about the face.


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9Mountain- and valley-fold to pleat the wings. Mountain-fold in half.

10Side view. Open. 11Mountain- and valley-fold the bottom of the wings. Bring wings down.

12Fold the top of the wings over for claws.

13The finished Gargoyle. Make the mouth open and close by moving the sides in and out.


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1Begin white side up. Mountain-fold in half, edge to edge, both ways. Valley-fold in half, corner to corner, both ways. Unfold.

2Use the mountain and valley creases to move corners A and B down to C and D.Inside-reverse-fold corners

3A and B. 4Inside-reverse-fold corners A and B up.

DESIGNED BY RICHARD L. ALEXANDER

anubis Depicted as a jackal, or a man with the head of a jackal, the Egyptian Anubis was thought to be the fourth son of Ra, or the child of Osiris and Nephthys (sister of Isis). When Osiris was killed by Seth, Anubis mummified the body and was considered the inventor of funeral rites. As a god, Anubis sits in judgment of the dead, directing the honest to Osiris’s throne.


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5Fold in half. 6Fold bottom corner to top. Repeat behind.

7Fold over the top half of the indicated collection of layers. Flatten down the middle cor-ner to form the head. Rotate the paper, head to the top.

8Valley- and mountain-fold the bottom shape to form the base. Repeat behind. Mountain-fold the features of the face.

10The finished Anubis.

9Fold the head and front legs to face forward.


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dragon headDESIGNED BY MICHAEL G. LAFOSSE

1On the white side, mountain-fold, corner to corner, both ways. Unfold. Valley-fold, edge to edge, both ways. Unfold. Valley-fold corners to the center. Unfold.

2Using the crease pattern, bring corners A, C, and D down to B.

3Move the top layer of corner E to the left while flattening the paper into a triangle shape.

4Repeat with the other three corners.

5Fold up the middle edge, forming a point, while moving the left and right bottom edges to the middle. Repeat with the others.


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6Fold the first layer of the right side to the left. Turn over and repeat behind.

7Inside-reverse-fold the left and right inside points up for horns.

11The finished Dragon Head.

8Mountain-fold the top point back. Valley- and mountain-fold the top layer of the bot-tom point to form the nose.

9Fold nose point under. Fold up the bottom point of the bottom layer and tuck under the nose.

10Fold the left and right side corners in to form the eyes and narrow the face.


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1Use 12 pieces of square paper. Fold each in half, cor-ner to corner.

2On each sheet, fold only one corner to the top. Fold the bottom right corner for the first six and the bottom left corner for the remaining six.

3You should have six of each kind of puzzle piece, six “rights” and six “lefts.”

4Fit together three of the right-side pieces to form a crescent. You may use glue if you wish.

5Your assemblage should look like this.

6Fit together three left-side pieces and add them to the first set. Repeat and add to form a 12-piece snake-like body.

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7Fold the Dragon Head to add to the body. You may glue the head on, or you may unfold the middle point at the top of the head and insert it into the last segment of the body.

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8The finished Chinese Dragon II.


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cerberusDESIGNED BY MICHAEL G. LAFOSSE

1Begin color side up. Valley-fold, corner to corner, both ways. Unfold. Mountain-fold, edge to edge, both ways. Unfold.

2Using the valley and moun-tain creases, bring corners A and B down to C and D. E and F must fold in half.

3Move corner B over to A.

4Outside-reverse-fold corner D up.

5Inside-reverse-fold the bot-tom corners. Valley-fold the single corner, near D, over. Rotate the model to look like step 6.

6Check your work: you should have three corners on the right; D on the left.

The three-headed guard dog of Greek mythology that guards the gates of Hades.


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13Fold a bit of the tip under. Valley- and mountain-fold to form the muzzle.

14The finished dog head. 15The finished Cerberus.

7Mountain-fold corner D up on the back side. Move two of the three right corners to the left, as far as they can go.

8Mountain- and valley-fold the single right corner to make it point upward. Mountain- and valley-fold each of the two left corners up in a similar way. Look at step 9 for the shape. Make point D narrow by folding it in half.

9Push the bottom edges up, forming an arch and making the body plump. Follow the instructions for point H to form the head. Repeat with the other two points.

10Inside-reverse-fold backward. 11Inside-reverse-fold forward. 12Your paper will look like this. Open the top of the shape, between the ears, to make the folds in step 13.


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1Begin color side up, if using origami paper. Fold in half, corner to corner.

2Fold the right, square corner of the top layer in half while fold-ing the top and bottom edges to align with the folded edge. Lay the folded square corner flat, pointing up.

3Separate the two layers of the folded corner and flatten the paper into a kite shape.

7Valley-fold the wing tips. Inside-reverse-fold the head.

8The finished Thunder Bird. Hold the neck and pull the tail to make the wings flap.

4Mountain-fold in half. 5Inside-reverse-fold the right corner for the neck.

6Inside-reverse-fold each side of the neck corner, turning some of the wing paper in.

thunderbirdDESIGNED BY MICHAEL G. LAFOSSE

A powerful, Native American fabled creature, the Thunderbird appears during storms and magically produces needed rain.


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oniDESIGNED BY MICHAEL G. LAFOSSE

1Begin with step 5 of the Bird Base (see page 5). Inside-reverse-fold the left and right points up for the horns. Look at step 2 for the shape.

2Mountain-fold the top point back. Valley- and mountain-fold the front point to form shapes that will become the eyes and nose.

A Japanese demon, often with horns.

43 5 6Open the middle of the bottom point, while folding the point up over the nose, to make paper for the mouth. Look at step 5 for the shape.

Fold up the left and right corners of the eye paper. Fold up the nose point and tuck under the mid-dle of the eye paper.

Valley- and moun-tain-fold the mouth corner to form the teeth.

The finished Oni.


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golden goose

1Use gold colored paper or foil. Fold in half, corner to corner. Unfold.

2Fold in the bottom edges to meet at the center.

3Turn over.

MODERN TRADITIONAL MODEL; INDEPENDENTLY DESIGNED BY MANY CREATIVE FOLDERS

The Golden Goose comes from a fable about a goose that produces golden eggs, or incredible riches, while asking for nothing.


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4Fold up the bottom corner, but not all the way to the top.

5Valley- and mountain- fold the front corner to form the head and beak.

7Pull to bring up the neck. 8Pull to bring up the head. Inside-reverse-fold the tail (optional).

9The finished Golden Goose.

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golden eggDESIGNED BY MICHAEL G. LAFOSSE

1Use gold colored paper or foil. Mountain-fold, corner to corner, both ways. Unfold. Valley-fold, edge to edge, both ways. Unfold.

2Mountain-fold corners C and D in half. Bring corners A, C, and D down to B.

3Valley-fold the left and right corners to the middle of the center crease. Repeat behind.

4Valley-fold the top left and right corners over to round out the shape. Repeat behind.

5Open. 6The finished Golden Egg. Make another and fit the two pieces together to make one whole egg.


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wingeddragonDESIGNED BY MICHAEL G. LAFOSSE

1Begin with a Bird Base (see page 5). Bring the bottom corners up and straight out by creating mountain folds along the creases, on the front and back, and moving them to meet at the center. The front and back of your paper should look the same. Look at step 2 for the shape.

2Fold the corners down for legs on the front and back.

3Inside-reverse-fold the left and right corners up.

5Fold the head point inside. Mountain- and valley-fold pleats in the wings.

6The finished Winged Dragon.4Form the right point into a tail with a series of inside reverse folds. Inside-reverse-fold the left corner for the head.

The Emperor Yu of China, also called “Sun of Heaven,” was believed to have appeared in the form of a winged dragon that rose from his dead father’s body.


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1Begin white side up if using origami paper. Valley-fold, corner to corner, both ways. Unfold.

2Fold in the left and right bot-tom edges to meet at the crease.

3Open out the middle of the center edges while folding up the bottom point, making it touch the colored corners. Look at step 4 for the shape.

4Valley- and mountain-fold the colored corner to form the teeth. Fold down the top cor-ner to the top of the mouth.

7Draw in the pupil of the eye (optional). The finished Cyclops.

5Fold up the middle corner. Fold over the left and right corners at the top, hiding the white paper.

6Shape the eye with several mountain folds. Mountain- and valley-fold the left and right top corners for the ears.


Lawless, one-eyed giants that lived in the Greek town of Sicily. (Odysseus was fond of poking them in the eye.)


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5Fold the top corner down. Valley- and mountain-fold the indicated layers up to form the robe.

6Mountain- and valley-fold the top corners for the ears.

7The finished Fox Priest.


Japanese fox character epitomizes wisdom, changing form to help those in trouble without being recognized.

21 3 4Fold the left and right top edges to meet at the center.

Fold in half, edge to edge. Unfold.

Fold the free edges to the folded edges. Turn over.

Fold the top edges to meet at the cen-ter, allowing the back layers to come to the front.


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1Begin color side up. Fold in half, corner to corner, and unfold. Turn over.

2One at a time, fold in each edge and unfold. Do not fold these edges to the center; leave some white showing for the belly.

3Fold the left and right cor-ners in half and use the creases from the previous step to form a diamond shape with the colored edges. The left and right cor-ners should be made to point downward. Look at step 4 for the shape.

Capable of transforming into inanimate objects, the Japanese Raccoon Dog found himself in trouble when he disguised himself as a tea kettle and then was placed in a fire to heat water. Racoon escaped the fire, but was left partially as a kettle with only a raccoon head, tail, and feet.


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4Mountain-fold the top point to the back. Fold up the left and right corners for the front legs.

5Fold down the top corners to form a point at the top center.

6Fold the top point down for the face.


10Fold the tip of the nose up. Open paper out to make the body round.

11The finished Japanese Raccoon Dog.

8Pull the face out a bit. Inside-reverse-fold the bot-tom point.

9Cut the paper for ears and lift up. Fold up the bottom corners for the feet.


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1Use 12 pieces of square paper. Fold each in half, cor-ner to corner.

2On each sheet, fold only one corner to the top. Fold the bottom right corner for the first six and the bottom left corner for the remaining six.

3You should have six of each kind of puzzle piece, six “rights” and six “lefts.”

4Fit together three of right-side pieces to form a crescent. You may use glue if you wish.

5Your assemblage should look like this.

6Fit together three left-side pieces and add them to the first set. Repeat and add to form a 12-piece snake-like body.


These snake-like monsters of the deep are never friendly, and often hungry for humans.

For the Body


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7Fold a single square in half, corner-to-corner, and unfold. Fold in the bottom edges to meet at the crease, forming a kite shape. Fold down the top corner to meet with the two, below. Turn over.

8Fold in the left and right top edges to meet at the crease.

9Fold corners over for eyes. Insert the bottom point, X, into the last pocket at the end of the body.

10The finished Sea Serpent.

For the Head


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loch nessmonsterDESIGNED BY MICHAEL G. LAFOSSE

1Begin with your paper color side up. Valley-fold, edge to edge and corner to corner, both ways. Unfold. Fold all four corners to the center.

A serpentine lake dweller in Scotland that scientists have been unable to confirm, despite sporadic testimony from witnesses and photographers. Other purported sightings from large, freshwater lakes describe similar creatures: Champ from Lake Champlain, and a creature from lake Baikal in Siberian Russia.

32 4 5Fold down the top left and right edges, folding E in half and over to the right. Fold up the bottom left and right edges, folding F in half and to the right. Allow corners A, B, C, and D to come out from underneath. Look ahead at step 4 for the shape.

Your paper will look like this. Turn over.

Fold down the top left and right edges, folding B in half and over to the left. Fold up the bottom left and right edges, folding D in half and to the left.

Fold E and F to the left.


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6Fold the top and bottom right edges to meet at the center line.

7Fold the indicated edges to meet at the center line, cov-ering corners A and C.


9Squash-fold 1 and 2. Repeat behind. 10Mountain- and valley-fold the corners up. Repeat behind.

11Fold down all four leg corners. Inside-reverse-fold the right point up.

12Valley-fold where indicated to narrow the neck. Repeat behind.

13Mountain- and valley-fold the neck point down for the head. Mountain-fold the tail on both sides to make it thinner.

14The finished Loch Ness Monster.


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vampire lipsDESIGNED BY MICHAEL G. LAFOSSE

1Use paper that is red on one side and white on the other. Begin red side up. Valley-fold in half, edge to edge, both ways; mountain-fold in half, corner to corner, both ways. Unfold.

2Use the mountain and valley creases to move corners A, C, and D to B.

3Open.

Use this to transform yourself into this Eastern-European, human form that sleeps all day due to aversion to sun-light, and drinks blood from unwitting victims by piercing the neck with sharp fangs. A vampire’s bite causes the victim to die as a human and become a vampire too.


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6Use the valley and mountain creases to collapse the paper. Look ahead at step 7 for the shape.

7Fold the top corner down to the center of the paper. Fold up the bottom corners to the center of the paper, one to the front and one to the back.

8Fold up, front and back.

4Valley-fold the top and bottom edges of the left and right corners in to the center crease. Valley- and mountain-fold the left and right corners to point toward the cen-ter of the paper.

5Mountain-fold the white shapes behind.

9Return the back layer to the bottom. Mountain- and valley-fold the middle of the top colored paper to add shape to the lips. Fold the back white layer down, half way, to use as a handle. Keep the fangs flat against the lower lip.

10The finished Vampire Lips. You can hold the lips by the handle with your teeth to wear them.


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that is black on one side and white on the other. Begin black side up. Fold in half, right corner to left corner. Unfold. Fold in half, bottom corner to top.

2Fold up the bottom edge, about one-eighth the height of the triangle. Unfold completely.

3Fold in the left and right corners to touch the nearest crease.

4Fold the top and bottom corners in, making the paper into a white rectangle.

Talking GhostDESIGNED BY MICHAEL G. LAFOSSE The spirit of the dead, often invisible,

made known only when covered with a bed sheet and yelling “boo.”


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5Fold over the left and right edges of the top layer point to form a black triangle, a lip. Look at step 6 for the shape.

6Fold down the black triangle. Repeat steps 5 and 6 with the corner underneath to form the other lip.

7 Fold up the top layer so that the free edge of the black paper aligns with the top edge of the white rectangle.

8Fold down the top edge. Square “X” indicates that your fold should be placed so that it would run through the points on the bottom edge of this imaginary square, formed by the one-eighth measure of the creases in the paper.

9Move the top edge of the lower lip up to meet with the upper lip.

11Make the ghost “talk” by pulling open and pushing closed the middle of the paper.

12The finished Talking Ghost.

10Fold the top corners to the back. Mountain- and valley-fold the vertical crease in the center area to form a V-shaped trough. Pull up the lips and close the trough.


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5Valley- and mountain-fold corners C and D over the front of the paper for eyes.

6Open eye corners and flatten. Stretch open the bottom corner for the nose.

7The finished Minotaur Head.


Greek monster with the head of a white bull and the body of a man, who lived in a maze labyrinth in Knossos and ate seven boys and seven girls each year until it was slain by Theseus, assisted by Ariadne and her ball of thread.

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Use the mountain and valley creases to move corners C and D up to A and B.

Begin white side up, if using origami paper. Mountain-fold in half, edge to edge, both ways. Valley-fold in half, corner to corner, both ways.

Inside-reverse-fold corners A and B. Be sure to leave a space between them.

Mountain-fold corners A and B in half.


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