Poached eggs are a common food that people eat for breakfast because it is very easy to make. Today what I’m going to teach you to make is an origami poached egg, which is also very easy and super cute, let’s start folding it now!
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- Folding time: 5 minutes
- Paper: 15×15 cm
- Difficulty: Easy, Beginner friendly
Material
Get a 15*15 cm origami paper, one yellow and one white side, and you will get an 8*8 cm poached egg. Other sizes of square paper will also be available.
Easy Origami Poached Egg Video
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Start with the white side of the paper facing up, fold it in half horizontally, crease it well then unfold.
Step 2
Fold it in half vertically, crease it well then unfold.
Step 3
Take the bottom right point, fold it to the top left diagonally, crease it well then unfold.
Step 4
Fold the bottom left point to the top right diagonally, crease it well then unfold.
Step 5
Flip it over.
Step 6
Fold the four points to the center intersection point.
Step 7
Flip it over.
Step 8
Similarly, fold these four corners to the intersection point.
Step 9
Fold the four corners toward the center diagonally a little.
Step 10
Flip it over.
Step 11
Fold each of the four corners slightly outward diagonally, crease well, and then unfold.
Step 12
Then fold them again to meet the creases you made in the previous step.
Step 13
Then fold them again along the creases shown by the dotted lines to form the yolk part.
What’s Next
Congratulations on folding this lovely poached egg! We also provide other simple origami tutorials with a wide variety, so there is sure to be something of interest to you and your children. Happy folding!
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