How to make an origami pig

Make an origami pig perfect for an origami nativity scene

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Start with your piece of paper.

Start with your piece of paper.

Fold your sheet in half

Fold your sheet in half

Bring the top right corner to the centre line and create a crease

Bring the top right corner to the centre line and create a crease

Bring the left hand corner into the middle ( like you are making a paper aero plane)

Bring the left hand corner into the middle ( like you are making a paper aero plane)

Fold the bottom up so that you have a triangle and a long bit. Remove the long bit so you end up with a triangle.

Fold the bottom up so that you have a triangle and a long bit. Remove the long bit so you end up with a triangle.

Unfold your corners

Unfold your corners

Fold the piece of paper length way across the middle

Fold the piece of paper length way across the middle

Fold one end to meet the middle so that you have a square with 2 lines across the middle.

Fold one end to meet the middle so that you have a square with 2 lines across the middle.

Fold the other end so that it comes to the centre

Fold the other end so that it comes to the centre

Fold the sheet in half

Fold the sheet in half

Unfold. Flip over and create a fold ( don't worry if this is a bit hard Iam creating a video as well )

Unfold. Flip over and create a fold ( don't worry if this is a bit hard Iam creating a video as well )

Push fold down

Push fold down

Fold the corners at the end

Fold the corners at the end

This is what it look like now turn it over and it should look like an arrow

This is what it look like now turn it over and it should look like an arrow

Take the arrow and push into the centre to creat a sharp point point A

Take the arrow and push into the centre to creat a sharp point point A

Fold down the corners of the other end

Fold down the corners of the other end

Fold the corners back on themselves

Fold the corners back on themselves

Fold the centre so that 2 flaps of point B come  together.

Fold the centre so that 2 flaps of point B come together.

Put the tip of point A to point B

Put the tip of point A to point B

Pull across the 2 legs to meet ( see video ) and make sure all the edges are aligned.

Pull across the 2 legs to meet ( see video ) and make sure all the edges are aligned.

Push down on the pig so that its flat

Push down on the pig so that its flat

This is the end of the pig fold a little tail

This is the end of the pig fold a little tail

This is the head. Fold the 2 points up to make a pointy nose.

This is the head. Fold the 2 points up to make a pointy nose.

Pull out the paper so that it flattens down

Pull out the paper so that it flattens down

Fold it back on its self to get a flat ear .

Fold it back on its self to get a flat ear .

Fold the 2 points together

Fold the 2 points together

Fold down the top of the ear and repeat on the opposite side

Fold down the top of the ear and repeat on the opposite side

Fold down the nose and fold in on the sides

  • 1.0 A4 sheet of pig coloured paper