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Origami Dragon Head

Origami dragon head is one of those origami whereby you make a series of folds and at the end, your flat piece of origami paper is transformed into a 3-D model. Don't you just love this type of origami? We do!

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Origami Dragon Head Step 1: Start by folding an origami square base. This is a commonly used origami base and we've created a separate page of instructions.

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Origami Dragon Head Step 2: Fold point A to B.

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Origami Dragon Head Step 3: Fold both sides to the center.

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Origami Dragon Head Step 4: Fold the top tip down.

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Origami Dragon Head Step 5: Flip paper over. We're going to repeat steps 2 to 4 on this other side.

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Origami Dragon Head Step 6: Fold point C to D.

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Origami Dragon Head Step 7: Fold both sides to the center.

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Origami Dragon Head Step 8: Fold the top tip down.

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Origami Dragon Head Step 9: Rotate your paper clockwise.

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Now look for the "pocket". There's one on each side.

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To transform your origami, place your thumbs in the pockets and pull the paper in opposite directions. Your paper will magically puff open!

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and your origami dragon head is complete!

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