How to Make an Origami Moon Crescent

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Difficulty: Easy
Create an elegant Origami moon crescent! Our clear instructions guide you through each fold with ease and accuracy.

Ready to fold a little piece of the night sky? With just a few simple steps, you can create your very own origami crescent moon, soft, glowing, and full of dreamy charm. Great for school projects, decorations, or just for fun.

Step 1
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Start with a square sheet of origami paper. I am using an 7×7 inches origami sheet.

If you only have regular paper, follow these instructions on how to make a square origami paper.

Step 2
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Rotate the paper into a diamond.

Step 3
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Fold the left half to the right half.

Step 4
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Unfold.

Step 5
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Fold the top right edge to the center crease.

Step 6
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Fold the top left edge to the center crease.

Step 7
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Fold the bottom left edge to the center crease.

Step 8
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Fold the bottom right edge to the center crease.

Step 9
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Rotate the model.

Step 10
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Turn the model over.

Step 11
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Fold the bottom corner upward to meet the top corner.

Step 12
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Fold the top corner downward leaving a part of bottom corner unfolded.

Step 13
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Fold the top corner downward as shown.

Step 14
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Fold that same corner upward now leaving a part of top edge unfolded.

Step 15
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Fold the bottom corner upward as shown.

Step 16
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Fold that same corner downward now leaving a part of bottom edge unfolded.

Step 17
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Fold the model in half, right to left.

Step 18
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Pull the top corner to the side.

Step 19
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Pull the bottom corner to the side.

Step 20
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Gently pull aside the center fold to shape the model like a moon — and voilà! 🌙

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