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How do you make an origami parrot?

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Sophia Hammond

Updated on May 06, 2026

How do you make an origami parrot?

The first step is the same as the above,more traditional version.

  • Take a square piece of paper and fold sideways. Take the fold out to make a crease.
  • Fold the sides to the centre,but this time,do not align with the central crease. The flaps should touch in the middle,nowhere else.
  • Fold in half backwards,with the flaps on the outside and the longest side of the flaps up.
  • Here is your controversial cut! Make an incision on the bottom part,going from about a third of the edge to the middle of the shortest side of the flap.
  • Fold back the triangle created by the cut. Don’t forget to fold back both sides! These are the legs of your parrot.
  • Now it’s time to look after the other end of the parrot.
  • To make the beak,fold the tip of the head you’ve just created inside out.
  • Draw your eyes and you’re done with your parrot.
  • How to make an easy origami bird?

    Make an outside reverse fold on the right section by pushing the outer edge of inward, and pulling it upwards until it…

  • Make an inside revers fold on the left section by pushing its inner fold inwards and pulling it upwards until it reaches…
  • Press the folds again to neaten them.
  • How to make easy origami?

    – Use a paper trimmer to cut your pieces of paper, construction paper or wrapping paper into 6”x 6” squares. – Place the square piece of paper in front of you so that it lays flat on your work surface and so that one of the corners is pointing towards you. – You should now have a triangle with the straight, folded edge facing you. The point tip should be facing away from you. – Unfold the bottom corners that you just made in step three.Take the top pointy tip and fold it down towards the bottom. – Take the right corner and fold it half-way inside the triangle. Be sure the tip of the triangle is flush inside the pocket. Repeat with the other corner. – Your easy origami corner bookmark is now ready to be used!

    How to make a parrot?

    Print the bird pattern from the above link and trace onto paper. We need to modify the beak because the pattern is for a songbird at the moment.

  • Working on the bird’s back,insert a long feather between the tail pieces of felt and a couple of small ones of the same colour.
  • Now we need to hide this rough area where the feathers end.