Toilet Paper Bird

Pull about one “square” of TP away from the toilet paper roll.

Fold and unfold along the diagonal to get an “X” pattern.

Mountain fold (fold behind) the TP so the crease is at the middle of the “X”. Unfold.

Pinch along the left & right edges of the TP and coerce the toilet paper to collapse along the pre-made creases made in step 1 & 2.

Lift the bottom edge of the TP and press it flat along the contours of the toilet paper roll.

Roll the toilet paper back onto the roll a little so the triangle (called a waterbomb base) is in the middle of the toilet paper roll.

Perform a squash fold (this is a legitimate origami fold and does not mean to crumple up the toilet paper).

To do this, lift the right-flap of toilet paper up from the waterbomb triangle.

Center the flap and then press down to “squash” the paper into a kite shape.

Fold the right-half of the kite to the left-side.

Fold the top section in half as shown. This will be the tail of the bird.

Swivel two layers of toilet paper back towards the right.

Repeat the squash fold on the left-side of the TP roll. Intermediate steps not shown, but you will end up with a kite shape.

Fold the left-side of the kite towards the right-side.

As in step 7, fold the top section in half so it is more narrow. This will be the neck of the bird.

Swivel two layers of TP back to the left-side.

Perform a petal fold as shown in the next 3 images.

Fold the small triangular flap up.

Perform an inside reverse fold to make the head of the bird.

Position the bird so it is nicely centered on the toilet paper roll.