How to Make an Origami Pelican

Pelican origami final step
Difficulty: Intermediate
Follow the simple step-by-step instructions with pictures to learn how to make a beautiful origami pelican.

The origami pelican is easy to make and fun to fold. The final piece should be able to sit up thanks to the wings on the side to hold it steady.

Usually, you would fold this with the whiter side up first so the origami pelican will be more colorful from head to wing, but I decided to be a little adventurous and rebellious by being realistic. See, the real pelicans are white with dark colors at the tip of the wings and sometimes at their rear end. However, I think going the other way would have made it look better.

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

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 diagonally.

Step 3
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3
Fold the left corner to the right corner.

Step 4
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Unfold.

Step 5
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Fold the lower half of right side to line up with the center.

Step 6
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Fold the lower half of left side to line up with the center.

Step 7
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Fold the lower half of left side to line up with the center.

Step 8
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Fold the lower half of right side to line up with the center.

Step 9
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Turn the figure over.

Step 10
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Fold the bottom corner to the top corner.

Step 11
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Fold the figure in half from left to right.

Step 12
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Rotate the figure counter-clockwise 90 degree.

Step 13
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Open the flaps to access the wedge from inside.

Step 14
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Gently pull up the wedge from inside and crease at the base so that it settles in that position.

Step 15
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To form the head, open the wedge from the front.

Step 16
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Bend the wedge from about 2/5th from the top.

Step 17
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Pinch both sides together.

Step 18
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Pull the head and pinch it so that it can reverse fold inside.

Step 19
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Lay the model over.

Step 20
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Fold the wing to line up with the top of the Pelican’s body.

Step 21
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Flip over the model.

Step 22
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Fold the wing to line up with the top of the Pelican’s body.

Step 23
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Loose the wings a little bit so they can serve as a stand for pelican and Voila! You just made yourself an origami Pelican.

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