The letters in blue circles indicate the fold lines.They are also shown on the practice sheet.

There are various types of origami whichhave been done in Japan since ancienttimes.

The Catcher is a fun origami toy, which showsdifferent pictures when it is opened horizontallyand vertically. Have fun transforming your Catcher!

Catcher [US letter size 5pages]

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Unfold the paper and flatten.

Fold in half along line .A

Fold in half again along line .BUnfold the paper and flatten.

Turn over.

CFold along lineto align the cornerwith the center point.

GFold along lineto align the cornerwith the center point.

Fold along lines , ,and to align the other cornerswith the center point.

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Fold along lines , ,and to align the other cornerswith the center point.

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Continueon to page 2.

Start Start

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Slip your finger insidethe point marked with andpull the paper out.

Diamond shape.

Fold out the other cornersin the same manner.

Continuedfrom page 1.

Fold in half vertically.

Unfold the paper and flatten.

Turn over.

Fold in half horizontally.Grasp the upper cornerswith your fingers.

Push the cornersyou are holding in toward thecenter to form a diamond shape.

Insert the thumb and indexfinger of your left hand into thetwo pockets on the right,that were formed by openingup the corners.

In the same way, insert the thumband index finger of your right handinto the remaining two pockets.

FinishedFinished

Triangle mark

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How to playwith your Catcher.

How to playwith your Catcher.

Bring your thumbs andindex fingers togetherin the center.

Press your right thumb and right index finger together,and your left thumb and indexfinger together, while movingyour left fingers away from yourright fingers.

Gulp!

Gulp!

Finger position Finger position

Finger position

Finger position

The picture is that of a lizard. The picture is that of a frog.

Return tothis position

RepeatRepeat

Bring your fingers back together in the middle.

While keeping the index fingerspressed together, and your thumbspressed together also,moveyour index fingers apart from yourthumbs.

Cut line

Mountain fold

Valley fold

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