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Origami

Arctic Hare Origami Figure

A detail from the instruction sheet.

Fold paper into an origami Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus).

If you use white paper and colour the tips of the ears black, that will make it look like their winter fur.

Download the instruction sheet (PDF).

Make Your Own Butterfly Origami

Fold paper along with our demonstration video to make an origami butterfly (4 min. 52 sec.).

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