This is extremely basic origami for ages 4 thru 7. It teaches children a few of the basic folds and allows them create a project in less than 10 steps. 1 square piece of white paper (cut a piece of computer paper to make a square.) OPTIONAL: black marker OPTIONAL: wiggly eyes and glue OPTIONAL: 2 cotton balls and glue TERMINOLGY--MOUNTAIN FOLD: fold the paper under-- see how it looks like a mountain? 
TERMINOLOGY -- VALLEY FOLD: fold the paper to the front.
Instructions:
To make a square piece of paper,fold diagonally and cut off the excess.
 Valley fold the paper in half diagonally (so you have a triangle).  Turn the triangle so the point is facing toward you. Valley fold the paper in half diagonally again (so you have a smaller triangle). Crease and unfold. This gives you a crease in the center of your larger triangle to use as a guide for the next step.  On each side, valley fold a triangle about 3/4 of the way to the crease to make the ears  This is what you end up with.
 Mountain fold a small bit of the bottom tip of the triangle.  Mountain fold a small bit of each ear. 
OPTIONAL: Glue pieces of cotton balls onto the ears. Glue wiggly eyes onto the face. Draw a black nose (and eyes) onto the face. 
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