By Jeremy Shafer ©2005
Elephant Pop-up
Who needs the circus?! Fold this Pop-upmodel, and have your very own elevatingelephant at your fingertips.
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A 16-inch square will make a 4-inchsquare card (when closed). White sideup, valley-fold and unfold.
Valley-fold and unfold. Valley-fold and unfold.
Valley-fold and unfold. Valley-fold and don’t unfold! Turn over.
Valley-fold.Turn over.Valley-fold.
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Valley-fold and unfold.Valley-fold betweenthe black dots.
Valley-fold on theexisting crease.
Valley-fold on theexisting crease.
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Repeat steps 11-13on the left side.
Unfold to step 11. Reverse-fold the right flap on theexisting crease and make the flapcome out through the middle.
Reverse-foldagain on theexisting crease.
Reverse-fold on theexisting crease.
Repeat steps 16-18on the left side.
Valley-fold and unfold onthe top layer only, usingthe folded edge on thelayer below as a guide.
Valley-foldthe flapsdownward.
Valley-fold andunfold on the toplayer only, asbefore.
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Like this.In progress.Squash the flap to the right on the creases madein steps 20-22.
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Repeat steps 23-25on the left side. Petal-fold the right
flap.
Valley-fold.
Repeat steps 27-28 onthe left flap.
Valley-fold and unfoldon the black dot.
Valley-fold and unfold.
Valley-fold and unfold.
Valley-fold and unfold.
Open sink the tip. Valley-fold,spreading thelayers downward.
Valley-fold thetwo flaps together.
Make the indicated pleats usingthe existing valley creases.
Valley-fold the flap leftward.
Mountain-fold the raw edgesbehind. The only purpose ofthis step is to help prevent thepaper from tearing in step 45.
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Valley-fold as shown. On the lowerhalf of the model, the fold extendsunderneath the top layer.
Valley-fold the top flap to theright. Valley-fold on the blackdot so that the corner touchesthe existing crease.
Repeat steps 39-41 on the left side.
Valley-fold the flap so that its loweredge touches the two black dots.
Valley-fold.
Mountain-fold the left side behind.
Mountain-fold through all layers. Valley-fold edge-to-edge. Unfold to step 46.
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Oustide-reverse-fold onexisting creases.
Bend the trunk upward,stretching the bottom edge.Be careful not to tear thepaper!
Make a pleat to suggest theelephant’s eye. Roll andunroll the front tusk formingmany vertical valley creasesand giving the tusk a naturalcurvature. Repeat behind.
Outside-reverse-fold onexisting creases.
Reverse-fold the top of the earso that it no longer protrudes.Turn over.
The elephant pop-up is ready to popup. The trunk sticks out a bit totantalize the viewer as to what willhappen when we open the card...
...Pop goes the Elephant! Pull the left and right sides apartand the elephant lifts its head!
