Toilet Paper Bird

toilet paper bird

Learn to make this elegant toilet paper bird. It is a little more complex compared to the classic Triangle fold which you see in hotels and cruise boats. But with just a little effort you can transform your ordinary toilet paper roll to something extraordinary!

Toilet Paper Bird

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Step 1:

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

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

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Step 2:

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

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Step 3:

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.

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

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Step 4:

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.

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Step 5:

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.

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

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Step 6:

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

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Step 7:

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

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Step 8:

Swivel two layers of toilet paper back towards the right.

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Step 9:

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.

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Step 10:

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

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Step 11:

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

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Step 12:

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

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Step 13:

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

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Fold the top edges of the paper towards the center.

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The front section will buckle towards you.

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Fold the front section down to complete the move.

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Step 14:

Fold the small triangular flap up.

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Step 15:

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

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Step 16:

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

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Toilet Paper Bird is done!