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Origami Pecking Chicken

This is a fun action origami toy. After folding the origami pecking chicken, you can make it move its head up and down in a pecking motion. Check out our video at the end of this page to see it in action.

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Origami Pecking Chicken Step 1: Start with a 6 inch x 6 inch (15cm x 15cm) square origami paper, color side down. Fold paper in half on the vertical diagonal axis. Crease well and unfold.

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origami-pecking-chicken-step-1

Origami Pecking Chicken Step 2: Fold both sides to meet the center crease.

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origami-pecking-chicken-step-2

Origami Pecking Chicken Step 3: Flip paper over. Fold both sides to the center starting from the top.

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Origami Pecking Chicken Step 4: Flip paper over and rotate. Fold both ends inwards.

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Origami Pecking Chicken Step 5: Flip paper over again and rotate 180 degrees. Fold where indicated below.

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origami-pecking-chicken-step-5

Origami Pecking Chicken Step 6: Make a mountain fold and fold paper in half.

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origami-pecking-chicken-step-6

Origami Pecking Chicken Step 7: Make a diagonal fold as indicated below. Crease well and unfold.

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origami-pecking-chicken-step-7

Origami Pecking Chicken Step 8: Now move the "head" or "beak" upwards and to the left.

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origami-pecking-chicken-step-8

Origami Pecking Chicken Step 9: Lift up the beak and crease paper to complete the origami.

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origami-pecking-chicken-step-9

Your origami pecking chicken is complete!

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origami-pecking-chicken

See the origami pecking chicken in action:

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