Frog

Join host Emily as she shows you how to transform an ordinary piece of paper into an Origami Frog! All it takes is a little practice and Activity TV!

A standard 6 or 8 inch square piece of origami paper

REMEMBER THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS WORK UNDER ADULT SUPERVISION. SOMETIMES WE USE THINGS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL, SO DON'T EVER ATTEMPT TO MAKE THESE PROJECTS ALONE.

1. Start with the white side of the paper facing upward. Fold the paper in half from the top edge to the bottom edge and crease three times from the center outward.
2. Rotate the paper so that it opens to the left like a book. Leaving it folded, fold it in half again from the top edge to the bottom edge. Crease.
3. Open the last fold up to reveal two squares in the paper created by the crease. Fold the top square into a triangle by taking the top left corner and bringing it down against the center crease.
4. Open the triangle back up and fold a triangle the other way with the top right corner of the paper.
5. Open the triangle back up again and fold the square in half, bringing the top edge to the center crease.
6. Push the triangles created on the sides of the top square inward to create a flapped triangle. This fold is called a “water bomb base.”
7. Bring the top flaps of the triangle up to the center point and crease. Then fold the points against the outer edges of the new triangles these folds create. These will be the feet of the frog.
8. Fold the remaining edges of the water bomb triangle to the edges of the feet.
9. Fold the bottom edge of the frog up about an inch. Turn it over and fold it again the same way.
10. Turn the frog over one more time and fold it up one more time to finish the frog’s back legs. You can make it jump by pressing on its back legs!