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Jumping frog

How to fold an origami jumping frog

Paper
One square sheet of paper.
Preparation
No cutting or gluing is included in these folding steps. Begin with “Fold the right edge to the left edge”.
What you will make
A frog with front and back legs and a folded spring.

Make a jumping frog by shaping the body and legs from a triangular base and folding the lower half into a spring. During the boat-shaped opening, distinguish the center panel from the leg tips. Notice that the final two folds go in opposite directions.

Follow the 20 steps above by scrolling. Drag the model to inspect a fold from another angle, and scroll back to review a previous step.

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Read all 20 folding steps
  1. Fold the right edge to the left edge
  2. Crease the upper right diagonal and unfold
  3. Crease the upper left diagonal and unfold
  4. Turn over
  5. Crease across the middle of the top half and unfold
  6. Turn back to the front
  7. Collapse into a triangular base
  8. Fold the lower section up to the triangle base
  9. Fold the right side of the body inward
  10. Fold the left side of the body inward
  11. Fold the bottom edge up to the triangle base
  12. Crease the left leg corner and unfold
  13. Crease the right leg corner and unfold
  14. Open the bottom fold
  15. Turn the center flap out into a boat shape
  16. Fold both leg tips down
  17. Spread the leg tips diagonally outward
  18. Fold both top corners to make the front legs
  19. Fold the bottom half up
  20. Fold half back down to make a spring

Tricky points and what to check

How do I prepare for the boat-shaped opening?

Steps to review: 12・13・14・15

Crease and unfold both leg corners, then open the lower fold. Next, follow the center panel turning over as the model spreads into a boat shape.

Both final folds go the same way

Steps to review: 19・20

Fold the lower half upward, then fold half of that downward. Check the area that moves and its direction in each of the two steps.

Step 15：Turn the center flap out into a boat shape

Three views from the same 3D folding sequence. Read from top to bottom.

Frog base with a creased rectangle beneath the upper triangle
Frog base with a creased rectangle beneath the upper triangle

After step 14. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.

Before：After step 14. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.
Lower center panel of the frog turning over as the sides begin to open
Lower center panel of the frog turning over as the sides begin to open

Start with the lower fold opened. Watch the center panel turn over as the sides spread into a boat shape.

During：Start with the lower fold opened. Watch the center panel turn over as the sides spread into a boat shape.
Lower part of the frog opened sideways into a boat shape
Lower part of the frog opened sideways into a boat shape

After “Turn the center flap out into a boat shape”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.

After：After “Turn the center flap out into a boat shape”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.
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Make a jumping frog by shaping the body and legs from a triangular base and folding the lower half into a spring.

Completed origami jumping frog

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