MAP ORIGAMIMAP CONTAINER | MAP BUTTERFLY | MAP DRAGON

MAP CONTAINER P3

MAP BUTTERFLY P6

MAP DRAGON P8

MAP SELECTIONPick your favorite map from pages 12 to 20 and print.

Start with a square piece of map paper (select your favorite map from the back pages of this booklet).

Fold the front side (color/map) in half by folding the top corner to the bottom corner and the left corner to the right corner to make a triangle.

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

Open the top layer so you can squash fold the right corner to the bottom corner as shown in the picture.

Turn the paper over. Lift the left flap up vertically, then open and squash down like the other side.

Rotate the figure so it's upside down.

MAP CONTAINER

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STEP 4Fold the left and right corners to the center.

Turn the paper over. Fold the left and right corners to the center again.

STEP 5Fold those same corners to the outer edges, then unfold to make the creases.

Open the left flap and squash fold the bottom part. Repeat for the right side. Turn the paper over.

STEP 6Like step 5, fold both inner flap corners to the outer edges, unfold to make the creases, then open the flaps and squash fold.

STEP 7Fold both side flaps to the back. Repeat for the back side.

STEP 8Fold the bottom up at the corners to create a triangle, then unfold.

STEP 9Fold down the top triangle as shown.

Fold the left flap to the right so you can also fold that triangle down.

STEP 10Fold the other two triangles down until you get this shape.

STEP 11Carefully open the figure from the top and straighten out all sides. The bottom should flatten out.

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Start with a square piece of map paper (select your favorite map from the back pages of this booklet).

Fold the back side (white) in half by folding the upper left corner to the lower right corner. Unfold.

Fold in half again by folding the upper right corner to the lower left. Unfold.

Fold in half again by folding the top half back. Unfold.

With your finger, push down on the center so that it pops in.

Bring the left and right creases together to form this triangle.

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

Fold the left corner of the top layer to the top corner and the right corner to the top corner of the triangle.

Turn over.

MAP BUTTERFLY

Fold the bottom part of the triangle up with a portion of the top corner showing, like in the picture.

Turn over.

Pull down the left flap of the triangle and the side will be forced to bend in. Fold down the side and flatten.

Pull down the right flap and fold in the side.

Turn over.

STEP 4

STEP 5

STEP 6

Fold down the top triangle.

Fold a good portion of the triangle back up, but leave some parts folded down.

Mountain fold in half. In other words, fold the left side under the right side.

Diagonally fold the wing as shown.

Turn over.

Fold the other wing the same way.

STEP 7Open the wings and you have a beautiful butterfly.

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Start with a square piece of map paper (select your favorite map from the back pages of this booklet).

Fold the back side (white) in half by folding the top corner to the bottom corner and the left corner to the right corner to make a triangle.

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

Open the top layer so you can squash fold the right corner to the bottom corner as shown in the picture.

Turn over. Lift the left flap up vertically, then open and squash down like the other side.

MAP DRAGON

Fold the top layers of both sides to the center.

Fold the top triangle down.

Unfold the top and both sides.

Do a petal fold. Using the top layer only, lift from the bottom all the way up. Fold in the sides along the crease.

Turn the figure over and repeat the same steps above.

STEP 4

STEP 5

STEP 6

Let’s make the head. To do this, open the left side so you can perform an inside reverse fold, then flatten down.

Inside reverse fold the bottom right flap and make it extend straight out (this is the tail).

Hold the neck with one hand and push the jaw against the neck with your other hand.

STEP 7Fold the tip of the head back and unfold as shown.

Open the head so you can fold the tip back at the crease, then flatten down.

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Beginning at the jaw, fold both sides of the neck to the inside.

STEP 8

STEP 9

STEP 10

Now for the tail. Open the tail so you can fold up the tip as shown.

Fold most of the tail back out, leaving a small crimp.

Reclose the tail.

Beginning at the tip of the tail, fold inside and up to the base of the wing.

STEP 11Fold the wing down to the corner as shown, then unfold.

Open the left flap of the wing, then fold down the entire wing and tuck inside the loose flap. Close the loose flap over the wing.

STEP 12

STEP 13

STEP 14

Fold the loose flap to the left.

Open the wing and fold along the left and right corners.

Repeat the steps above for the other wing.

STEP 15Open the wings. Your dragon is ready to take flight.

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