How to Fold Origami Lips

Tutorial on making lovely origami lips: pull to open and close it, making it look like it can talk. So funny and interesting!

We provide step-by-step diagram instructions and beginner-friendly videos. Check both for quicker learning.

If you are new to origami, start here from our beginner guide to know the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.

Folding time: 10 minutes
Paper: 15×15 cm
Difficulty: Easy

Material

Prepare pieces of 15×15 cm origami square paper, with different colors on each side, to create 8×3.5 cm lips. Here I would suggest you use the paper with a red side and one white side, to create a lifelike lip.

Origami Lips Video

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Start with the red side of the paper facing up. Fold the bottom point to the top diagonally.

Step 2

Dividing the bottom edge into three equal parts, you can use a pen to mark the points or crease the points out.

Fold the right point of the paper to the left point you marked diagonally.

Step 3

Fold the left point to the right diagonally.

Step 4

Take the bottom right corner you folded in the previous step, and fold it up diagonally along the dotted line.

Step 5

Similarly, fold the bottom left corner up diagonally.

Step 6

Take the two corners you folded up in the previous two steps, and fold them down diagonally to the bottom corners.

Step 7

Look at the left triangle of the top layer, and fold its hypotenuse up to align with its top edge.

Repeat this for the right triangle.

Step 8

Fold the right corner down diagonally to form a small triangle.

Repeat this for the left corner.

Step 9

Pull the left and right flaps to the sides, and expand the paper completely, make the white side face up.

Step 10

Fold the left and right points toward the center along the creases you have made.

Step 11

Lift the left and right edges along the creases shown by the dotted lines, and pinch them.

Step 12

Flip it over.

Step 13

Fold the left and right parts to the center along the creases shown by the dotted lines, getting two vertical red lips at the center.

Step 14

Pull the two lips to the sides along the creases shown by the dotted lines to make the “mouth” open. Then lift the bottom and top points to close up this model. View it from the top side, you will get a shape like the last picture.