How to Fold an Origami House

Easy level, 10 steps. Traditional. Earliest record: The Kindergarten Guide (Kraus-Boelte and Kraus), 1882.

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All 10 steps

Step 1. Start white side up. Fold the top edge down to the bottom edge, then unfold.
Step 2. Fold the top edge down to the center line.
Step 3. Fold the bottom edge up to the center line.
Step 4. Turn the paper over.
Step 5. Fold in half from left to right, then unfold.
Step 6. Fold the left edge to the center line.
Step 7. Fold the right edge to the center line.
Step 8. Lift the top left square, pull it out to the left, and squash it flat into a triangle.
Step 9. Squash the top right square the same way. The two triangles are the roof.
Step 10. Turn the house over.
Done. Draw a door and windows.