This duck can be used to decorate personal greeting cards or even to just put on a shelf or to make your kids happy. You don’t need any previous experience in folding to make this as it is suitable for beginners. I will write the steps below but I also prepared a video for you to make things easier. Any type of paper will do as long as it’s a square.

Step 1: Fold in half, corner to corner. Crease and unfold.

Step 2: Fold the lower edges to the center, forming an ice-cream cone shape.

Step 3: Fold the narrow bottom corner up to the top corner.

Step 4: Fold the narrow corner down, in line with the cut edges at the top of the cone. This is the head fold and will become the back of the Duck’s head.

Step 5: Fold the top corner down to the head fold.

Step 6: Unfold the head fold.

Step 7: Fold the narrow corner down to a little past the head fold, or approximately one-third the height of the triangle.

Step 8: Fold the narrow corner back up so that it extends past the last fold, forming a small pleat. The part that protrudes will be the Duck’s beak.

Step 9: Refold down on the existing head fold.

Step 10: Rotate the paper so that the head points left.

Step 11: Mountain-fold in half, folding the top half behind the bottom half.

Step 12: Push on the front edges to raise the neck upward to the position shown in the video. Pinch the base of the neck to set it in.

Step 13: Hold the beak firmly to prevent it from moving. With your other hand, push on the back edges of the head, causing the forehead to rise higher than the beak.

Step 14: Lift the beak slightly and pinch the front of the head to set the beak in the new position.

Step 15: Mountain-fold the back of the neck. Repeat behind.

Step 16: Fold the short bottom edge up to lie along the top edge of the body. Repeat behind.

Step 17: Mountain-fold the right edge to the interior, at a suitable angle. Repeat behind.

Step 18: You should have a cute finished folded duck in your hands.

Here is the video to help make things easier. It is my own video that I shot to help you achieve this design. And it is important to remember that while folding, patience goes a long way. So there is no point in getting frustrated. Take it easy and enjoy!