Fold an origami butterfly

Follow these instructions to learn how to fold a beautiful origami butterfly with any square piece of paper.

1. Fold the paper in half horizontally, press along the crease and then open the sheet again. 

2. Fold the paper in half vertically, press along the crease and open out again. 

3. Fold the sheet of paper diagonally and open it again. Repeat with the other diagonal. 

4. Bring the horizontal fold on the left of the centre point down so that it lines up with the vertical fold below the centre point. 

5. Repeat step 4 on the other side of the centre point. You will end up with a triangle shape. 

6. Working only with the top layer of the triangle, bring the bottom left corner up to the top point and fold. Repeat with the other corner.

7. Turn the triangle over so that the folds you just made are underneath. The rotate the triangle so that the long edge is at the top.

8. Working only with the top layer, pick up the bottom point and bring it up so that it extends a little beyond the top of the triangle. You will notice that this causes some pulling where the fold would be, don't worry this is expected and will help give your butterfly a good shape.

9. Tuck the small triangle that is overhanging the top edge into the paper on the other side. 

10. Finally, turn your butterfly over and bring the two side towards each other. You will feel the wings fill out a little and the bottom section spread, allowing your butterfly to become a 3D shape.