Origami Rabbit

This origami rabbit is easy to fold and looks quite nice too. It would be a great project for parents and kids around Easter time.

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Origami Rabbit Step 1: To make this origami rabbbit, start off with the color or pattern side down.

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Origami Rabbit Step 2: Fold the paper in half to make a triangle:

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Origami Rabbit Step 3 & 4: Open the paper back into a square and fold both sides to meet the crease in the center.

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Origami Rabbit Step 5: Fold the right tip over to the left:

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Origami Rabbit Step 6: Now fold the flap back up about 2/3s of the way:

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Origami Rabbit Step 7: Flip the paper over onto the other side. See the dash lines on the left? You need to cut on that line, about 1/3 of the length.

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Origami Rabbit Step 8: Now fold it in half:

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Origami Rabbit Step 9 & 10: Since you've made the cut, you can now fold the left ends up on both sides of the paper:

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And you 've got yourself an origami rabbit!

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I made another one to keep mr/miss origami rabbit here company. Aren't they cute?!

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Origami Flash: We've create a flash slideshow that shows how to make this origami rabbit from start to finish.

Thanks to our reader, Anya from Newcastle for submitting her photo of the origami rabbit. She says " this is my origami rabbit, unfortunately not on origami paper but it still worked (kinda)!!! ;) "

From reader in New York "My attempt at the Rabbit Origami."

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