FOLDING PAPER ZOO ANIMALS

Print out, color, cut out and fold these printable zoo animals into three-dimensional paper figures.

Materials Printable card stock Colored pencils, markers or crayons Scissors

Steps

	1.	Print out any of the Folding Zoo Animal templates on card stock.
	2.	Color and cut out the paper animal.
	3.	You will need to properly crease your paper animal to make it stand upright. First, fold the animal along the middle and unfold.
	4.	To allow the animal to stand on its legs, fold both sides near the start of the legs inwards. Unfold.
	5.	Notice the kite-shaped dotted lines on the neck. Fold the neck outwards along the middle line so that it is fully bent back.
	6.	While keeping the neck folded, starting at the base of the head, fold the head back inward.
	7.	Unfold. Fold the paper animal again along the middle like in Step 3.
	8.	While keeping the paper animal folded along the middle, fold along the dotted diagonal line closer to the head. Fold to one side.
	9.	Then to the other side.
	10.	Again, keeping the paper animal folded along the middle, fold along the dotted diagonal farther from the head. Likewise, fold to one side.
	11.	And then to the other side.
	12.	Unfold. With the creases in place, you are now ready to position your paper animal.
	13.	Fold the neck outwards again so that it is fully bent back.
	14.	While pinching the creased triangular area in the neck, push the torso inwards along the middle. This should cause the head to pop up slightly.
	15.	Starting at the base of the head, fold the head back inward.
	16.	If your paper animal has a tail, curl it either upwards or downwards. Place your paper animal on a flat surface to allow it to stand on its legs.