Origami Tulip

User Guide

Paper Craft Pack

Table of Contents

About the Pack

Phase 1: Check the pack

Phase 2: Prepare before start

Phase 3: Fold the Tulips

Phase 4: Make the stems

Phase 5: Make the leaves

Phase 6: Wrap into a bunch

Appendix — Meaning in Colours

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About the pack

With all materials ready

in the pack, you simply follow the

instructions and can create a bunch of Tulips

on your own. The Origami Tulip is easy to

fold but beginners may find inflating the

tulip bulbs challenging.

Tulips can be made in rainbow colours.

You can give your Origami Tulips as gifts to

your beloved family, friends, teachers, etc.

Just take your time and start folding!

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Check the pack

This paper craft pack comes with the items as

shown in the list below. Check that all the items

have been included before starting off.

Coloured Folding Papers

(15cmx15cm)

Pink, Orange, Blue, Green

(5 pieces for each colour)

Phase

1

Ribbon

(around 50 cm)

Gold x 1 roll

Wrapping Paper

(25cmx25cm)

White x 1 piece

Wire Stems

(around 17 cm )

Green x 20 strips

Flower Tape

Green x 1 roll

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Prepare before start

Get the tools ready before you start making

the Origami Tulips. In the process, you may need

to use:

Phase

2

Scissors Bamboo Sticks Pencils

1. Children should be under supervision of adults especially

when using sharp tools and materials.

2. Remove of any plastic bags safely before giving it to

children.

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Steps

Fold the Tulips

If you are ready, let’s start folding the Tulips.

- Coloured Folding Papers

Phase

3

1. Fold the paper into half

(from left to right).

2. Fold the paper into half

(from bottom to top).

3. Unfold the paper.

(4 grids with 2 creases can be viewed)

What do you need?

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4. Fold the paper into half (diagonally).

5. Unfold the paper.

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 in the opposite

dimension.

7. Unfold the paper.

(4 creased lines can be viewed)

8. Push the paper from both sides

(as shown by the arrows).

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9. Bring both sides together until

they meet in the centre, with a

triangle formed at the back.

10. Press the front part of the paper

down to form another triangle.

11. Fold the right bottom corner to

meet the crease at the centre.

12. Repeat step 11 for the

left-hand side.

13. Repeat steps 11-12 in the

opposite side to form a diamond.

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14. Flip the paper over from right to

left (as shown in the picture).

15. Repeat step 14 on opposite side.

A crease is clearly seen in the centre.

16. Place the diamond with the

pockets facing downwards.

17. Move the flap from right to left.

Move across the central crease can

result in a better and firmer pocket.

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18. Insert the tip to fit into the

pocket at the right.

19. Repeat Step 18 in the opposite side.

A kite shape is then formed.

20. Hold the overlapped pockets tightly

in each side.

21. Stretch slowly the sides apart and

push gently the top to inflate

the tulip as a bulb.

Blow in air through the hole or

use a bamboo stick can help

expanding the bulb better.

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21. Invert the bulb and peel gently

the 4 petals of the tulip,

with your fingers holding the

corresponding corner of the base.

Peel with a pencil helps shaping the

petals more naturally.

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Steps

Make the stems

- Green Wires - Green Flower Tape - Scissors

Phase

4

1. Wrap the upper half of the

wire with the green flower tape.

2. Cut the tape when finished wrapping.

What do you need?

Better effect can be achieved by stretching

the green flower tape as much as you can.

Be careful of the sharp

ends of the wires.

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4. Identify the hole

at the bottom of the tulip.

5. Insert the wrapped wire stem

into the tulip bulb.

6. Push the wire into the tulip until it

touches the pointed-end of the tulip.

Wrap the wire thicker to prevent

it slipping out from the bulb.

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1. Fold the paper into half.

2. Crease well and unfold it.

3. Fold the right side to

meet the centre crease.

4. Repeat step 3 for the left side.

Steps

Make the leaves

- Green Folding Papers - Green Flower Tape

- Green Wires - Scissors

Phase

5

What do you need?

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5. Fold the bottom right side to

meet the central crease again.

6. Repeat step 5 for the

bottom left side.

7. Fold the bottom right side to meet the

centre crease again.

(The paper is quite thick now)

8. Repeat step 7 to the bottom left side.

9. Place a green wire onto the lower half of the leaf.

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10. Fold the sides of the leaf

to enclose the wire

(as shown in the picture).

11. Wrap the green flower tape

tightly to fix the leaf

and the wire together.

If you want to make some

smaller leaves, you can

use other smaller pieces

of papers.

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1. Hold the tulips and the leaves

together to form the shape that

you like.

2. Enclose the stems of the

tulips and leaves with the

green flower tape tightly

to form a bunch.

Steps

Wrap into a bunch

- Wrapping Paper - Green Flower Tape

- Green Wires - Scissors - Gold Ribbon

Phase

6

What do you need?

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3. Place the wrapping paper

into a diamond shape and

put the bunch onto its centre.

4. Fold the bottom part of the

wrapping paper to cover the

bunch.

5. Wrap the bunch by overlapping the paper

from left and right sides.

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6. Tie the bottom part of the wrapped bunch

with a gold ribbon.

Pull out the white

flower wrapping a little

bit if you want to show

more tulips.

Avoid packing too many

flowers at one time since they

would squeeze others out.

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Appendix

Meaning in Colours

Tulip is a symbol of pure love, happiness, fame, and pride.

Different colours of tulips can reveal its unique messages.

I love you. Trust me.

Symbol of admiration, grace, joy and friendship.

Your smile is as bright as sunlight.

I fall in love with you at first sight. You are unique.

You have beautiful eyes.

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