Monday Origami Prompt: How to Make a Cute Dog
Let’s learn how to make the cutest doggy face using origami techniques, and then make it your own by adding a wagging tail, making it a chew toy, or having it star in a stop motion animated film!
(1) Print out the template and gather markers, scissors, and square paper.
(2) Make a cute origami dog.
(3) Draw a face for your dog. Make it one of a kind!
(4) Take a picture or video and share.
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Template
Square paper
Markers
Scissors
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15+ minutes
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Make It Your Own:
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Think like a dog! What would you need or want if you were a dog? A chew toy? A fluffy bed? Some delicious and nutritious kibble?
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Use your dog to make a stop motion animation! Use the app "Stop Motion Studio" to bring your story to life. Make other characters using origami for your story. Make a backdrop for your animation.
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Dogs see color the same way that a red-green colorblind person would. This means that dogs can only see a few hues, mostly blues and yellows. This is why some dogs have trouble finding red toys on green grass -- they can’t see them! Make an invention to help dogs see all the colors that humans can.
Dogs have about 300 million olfactory receptors (the things that allow us to smell!), whereas humans only have 6 million. That is why dogs can smell so well. Make an invention that can help humans smell as powerfully as dogs can.
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Design a game with your dog! Maybe a game of fetch? Or an obstacle course? Write a rule card and share it with your friends and family to play with them.
Design a clothing line collection for your dog! Need some ideas? Check out this super fashionable dog, Bodhi.
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Use littleBits or other electronics to make your dog bark! Not sure how to do that? Check out this DIY electronics prompt.
Take a photo of your origami dog. Add it as a sprite in Scratch! Make a game, a dance party, or go on an adventure with your origami doggy!
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Did you know that dogs dream just like humans? When dogs twitch in their sleep, it probably means that they're dreaming! What do you think they are dreaming of? Make a hypothesis and devise an experiment to test it! Record your findings in a science journal.
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Use paper folding and cutting techniques to make a body for your cute dog face. Add a tail! How can your dog's tail wag?
