ButterflyHeart Card

Use paper that is thesame color on both sides.Bring the bottom cornerup to the top and pinch inthe middle as illustratedin step 2.

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This makes a great first model to teach to a large classbecause it’s easy and exercises the imagination.When teaching it, I ask the students at each step whatthey think the model looks like.

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Now it’s time to exercise theimagination. Here we have apointy mountain. (See cloudabove.) Still pinching asshown, slide the front peak ofthe mountain to the right andthe back peak to the left.

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It’s a volcano. Slide thepeaks apart farther.

Or, it could be a babybird’s beak. Open andclose it and say, “Feed me!” Or, it could be a fish head.

Close and open the fish’s mouthby sliding the two points backtogether and then sliding themapart again.

It’s a cowboy hat.Slide apart farther.

Here we have a stegosaurus.Slide the peaks apart even more.

Valley-fold the model in half.

Rotate the model 45°counterclockwise.

Reverse fold the left corner,i.e., push it in. Round offthe other three corners bymountain-folding theminside the card. Repeat themountain folds behind.

The Butterfly Heart Card hasemerged, ready to spread joywherever it goes. To reveal thebutterfly, hold the bottom cornerfirmly with one hand and open thecard with the other hand.

Or, it could bethe ears of a cat.

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To make thebutterfly flap,push downrepeatedlyas shown.

Or four mountainson a half moon!

Or a sunrise!

Here we have a sunset.Now flatten the model.