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hello everybody today I'm going to show you
how to make an origami rabbit. For this you
will need a piece of paper that is exactly
square. I happen to have an origami set right
here with me, so Im going to use that, but
if you don’t have origami paper, that's ok.
you can use a piece of printer paper and either
cut it down to the size you want or just fold
the paper from the corner until it's exactly
flat just like this, and then cut the extra
off, and that will leave you with an exact
square. So I'm going to use a piece of my origami
paper I have here with me today, and what
I want to do is I want to start with the unpatterned

English: 
hello everybody today I'm going to show
you how to make an origami rabbit for
this you will need a piece of paper that
is exactly square I happen to have an
origami set right here with me so I'm
going to use that but if you don't have
origami paper that's okay you can use a
piece of printer paper and either cut it
down to the size that you want or just
fold the paper from corner until it's
exactly flat just like this and then cut
the extra off and that will leave you
with an exact square so I'm going to use
a piece of my origami paper here with me
today and what I want to do is I want to
start with the unpatented side and

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side and that's because I want to see the pattern
on the outside of my rabbit. So first we're
going to take the top and we're going to fold
it down. You want to be precise with this,
but you don't need to be exactly precise. Make
sure when you're doing this to use your fingernails
or maybe a straight edge to create a really
nice crease. That will help you with this
origami. From here, once you have your triangle,
you want to take the corners and pull them
down just like I did into a diamond. I like
to hold the paper up here with this finger
so that I can make sure that I have the center
of the paper and use my other hand to make

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that's because I want to see the pattern
on the outside of my ribbon so first
we're going to take the top and we're
going to fold it down you want to be
precise with this but you don't need to
be exactly precise make sure when you're
doing this to use your fingernails or
maybe a straight edge to create a really
nice crease that will help you with this
origami from here once you have your
triangle you want to take the corners
and pull them down just like I did into
a diamond I like to hold the paper up
here with this finger so that I can make
sure I have the center of the paper and
use my other hand to make the crease and
we're going to do that with the other
side as well

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cool so from here you have a diamond and
it has two little flaps here what we
want to do is we want to take the ends
or the sides of the diamond and bring
them into the middle so all I'm going to
do is take the side and sort of fold it
in what I'm doing as I'm doing that is
I'm taking my thumb and I'm using my
fingernail to hold down this point and
this will allow me to make sure that the
paper is completely straight with the
seam in the middle of this diamond and
then I'm using my other hand to create a
really nice seam and I'm gonna do that
on the other side remember if this video
is too fast for you please just pause
for a second as you catch up you don't
have to hurry or rush when you do

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a crease, and were going to do that with the
other side as well. So from here, you have
a diamond and it has two little flaps here,
what we want to do is to take the ends of
the sides of the diamond and bring them into
the middle. So all I'm going to do is take
the side and sort of fold it in. What I'm doing
as I'm doing that is I'm taking my thumb and
I'm using my finger nail to hold down this
point, and this will allow me to make sure
that the paper is completely straight with
the seam in the middle of this diamond,  and
them I'm using my other hand to create a really
nice seam. and I'm gonna do that on the other
side. Remember if this video is too fast for
you, please just pause for a second as you
catch up. You don't have to hurry or rush when
you do origami, just do it at your own pace,

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and if I'm going a little too fast, just pause
for a second. I do want to have you notice
that my origami isn't exactly accurate, and
that's Ok. You don't need to have a perfectly
precise origami. You can see that some of
my folds are not exactly accurate, but that's
Ok here. So from this step, what we're going
to do is were going to take this kite - this
looks like a little kite - and we're going
to take these flaps we just made, and flatten
them down. So the best way to do that is if
we go in the center here where we have these
flaps, see how theres like an opening? You
want to stick your finger in the opening and
flatten out those triangles. And if you can
see on your piece of paper, there should be
a seam down the center of this triangle. You
want that seem to match the seam or the edge

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origami just do it at your own pace and
if I'm going a little too fast just
pause for a second I do want to have you
noticed that my origami isn't exactly
accurate and that's okay you don't need
to have a perfectly precise origami you
can see that some of my folds are not
exactly accurate but that's okay here
so from this step what we're going to do
is we're going to take this kite it
looks like a little kite and we're going
to take these flaps we just made and
flatten them down so the best way to do
that is if we go in the center here
where we have these flaps see how
there's like an opening you want to
stick your finger in that opening and
flatten out those triangles and if you
can see on your piece of paper there
should be a seam down the center of this

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of this triangle; and you're going to make
another sort of kite like shape on the side
here. I'm going to do that for both sides.
Perfect. So now, that we're here, we have
this really cool um, polygon shape, uh, we're
actually going to fold it in half. So from
here, I'm going to turn it on its side, and
then I'm going to use my fingers and fold it
in half. So again - from here, I'm just going
to turn it and just fold it in half. you'll
notice that as you do that you don't yet have
a crease on the inside of this fold, that's
Ok. What I do, is I use my two fingers in
a pinching manner and I pinch the end of it

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triangle you want that seem to match the
seam or the edge of this triangle and
you're gonna make another sort of kite
like shape on the side here and I'm
gonna do that for both sides
perfect so now that we're here we have
this really cool polygon shape we're
actually going to fold it in half so
from here I'm gonna turn it on its side
and then I'm gonna use my fingers and
fold it in half so again from here I'm
just going to turn it and just fold it
in half you'll notice as you do that
that you don't yet have a crease on the
inside of this fold that's okay what I
do is I use my two fingers and a
pinching manner and I pinch the end of

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it and then I go down the length of this
fold and do little tiny pinches to make
a crease and there you have it now you
have this little boat shape and you must
be wondering are you sure this is going
to turn into a rabbit I promise you hold
out so these little flaps that you've
created on your little boat shape are
going to be the ears but what we want to
do is we want to face them forward so
once you have these little flaps there's
one on each side you want to turn them
this way so the best way to do that is
to find the flap and pinch it and then
rotate your hand so the flap is pointed
a little bit forward this doesn't yet
have a crease but that's okay all you
have to do is sort of push down on it as

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and then I go down the length of this fold
and do little tiny pinches to make a crease.
and there you have it. now you have this little
boat shape and you must be wondering "are
you sure this is going to turn into a rabbit?"
I promise you, hold up. So these little flaps
you created on your little boat shape are
going to be the ears. but what we want to
do is we want to face them forward. so once
you have these little flaps - there's one on
each side - you want to turn them this way.
So the best way to do that is to find the
flap and pinch it, and then rotate your hand
so that the flap is pointed a little bit forward.
this doesn't yet have a crease, but that's Ok,
all you have to do if sort of push down on

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it, as it's there. and were going to turn it
around and do the exact same thing in the
opposite way with the other flap. So I have
this flap here and I want to turn it but
now we have a guide! We can put it right next
to the other one and smooth out the paper
as we pinch it close. Again, if this is too
fast, don't worry about it. Fold this origami
at your own speed, you dont have to rush.
Then, what we want to do is we want to - with
these, we want to actually fold them over
one more time. If you have a thicker piece
of paper this might be a little difficult,
but that's Ok, bear with me. What we want to
do is take this flap that we just folded,
but we want to take all of it, and we want

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it's there okay and we're going to turn
it around and do the exact same thing in
the opposite way with the other flap so
I have this flap here and I want to turn
it but now we have a guide we can put it
right next to the other one and smooth
out the pages as we pinch it closed
again if this is too fast don't worry
about it fold this origami at your own
speed you don't have to rush then what
we want to do is we want to with these
we want to actually fold them over one
more time if you have a thicker piece of
paper this might be a little difficult
but that's okay
bear with me what we want to do is take
this flap that we just folded but we
want to take all of it we want to take
all of it and we want to fold it so that

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to fold it so that it's in the middle of this
one and this point. Just in the middle. And
you want to fold it all the way down. Do you
see how mine made a weird giant triangle?
that's what you want to do. and then we're
going to do that on the other side, and it's
great now, because you can match this to this
fold, so I'm just going to fold. Perfect. So
now, if you're looking at your rabbit this
way, this is your rabbits back, and these
are the two ears, that are going to be standing
forward. So now we need to make the face.
so the way that I make to face is I use a
pinching motion, and I hold the ears, and

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it's in the middle of the of this one
and this point just in the middle and
you want to fold it all the way down do
you see how mine made it like a weird
giant triangle that's what you want to
do okay and then we're going to do that
on the other side and it's great now
because you can match this to this fold
so I'm just going to fold perfect so now
if you're looking at your rabbit this
way this is your rabbits back and these
are the two ears that are going to be
standing forward so now we need to make
the face so and the way that I make the
face is I use a pinching motion and I
hold the ears and then there should be a

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small like a large flap here what you
want to do is use another pinching
motion another pinching motion right
here and move and bend the paper
downwards you want the point of this
paper to be going down away from the
ears don't fold it directly in you just
want it downwards once you have that
these flaps should go outwards so if you
can see what's happening as I'm pushing
it the larger flaps outwards this
triangle that I just pushed on is going
to go forwards
and then as you sort of push it outwards
you can take your fingers in a smaller

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then, there should be a large flap here. What
you want to do is use another pinching motion
right here and move and bend the paper downwards.
You want the point of this paper to be going
down away from the ears. Don't fold it directly
in, you just want it downwards. Once you have
that, these flaps should go outwards, so if
you can see whats happening, as I'm pushing
at the larger flaps outwards, this triangle
that I just pushed on is going to go forwards.
and then as you sort of push it outwards,
you can take your fingers in a smaller pinching

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motion and sort of work it back. Ok, so this
what we have here. We have pressed down on
this top flap enough, and we have held back
these two larger flaps, and we want to straighten
out this little bunny. So from here, you can
use a pinching motion and pinch the entirety
of the bunny back. See how that looks? I'm
actually pinching all of it and this flap
stays forward - we've now made a little face.
You can theoretically stop here, I don't think
that bunnies have a pointed nose, so I like
to fold my noses in, just like that. So now,
as you have your little bunny here, the last
thing you have to do is you have to go inside

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pinching motion and just sort of work it
back okay so this is what we have here
we have pressed down this top flap
enough and we have held back these two
larger flaps and we want to straighten
out this little bunny so from here you
can actually use a pinching motion and
pinch the entirety of the bunny back see
how that looks I'm actually pinching all
of it and this flap stays stays forward
we've now made a little face you can
theoretically stop here I don't think
that bunnies have a pointed nose so I
like to fold my noses in just like that
so now as you have your little bunny
here the last thing that you have to do

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is you have to go inside these ears and
I like to push down on the seam and drag
up lightly and flatten it out so that it
looks like an actual ear and I like to
do that for both and then once you let
go of the pinch it's going to look a
little strange on the front but that's
okay because you want this to be able to
stand on its own and there you go you've
made your own little origami rabbit

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these ears and I like to push down on the
seam, and drag up lightly, and flatten it
out, so that it looks like an actual ear.
and I like to do that for both. and then once
you let go of the pinch, its going to look
a little strange in the front, but that's Ok,
because you want this to be able to stand
on it's own. And there you go, you've made
your own little origami rabbit.
