Q&A for How to Make an Origami Turtle

Yes, most origami requires a perfectly square sheet of paper. If it's not a perfect square, the other side can show, or the design might be crooked.

Don't give up. If you don't succeed at first, try again. Maybe you could find videos online to help you.

Yes, as long as you are able to do all of the folds.

Blow on the part that has the hole and keep blowing on it until it inflates. Remember try it on the inflatable turtle only.

It means that, like on a paper airplane, you take the corners of the diamond and fold them in so it lines up to the vertical line in the middle.

If you're a beginner at origami, you might want to find an easier one to start with. You can also go to YouTube and look at tutorials; sometimes it's easier if you can see someone doing it.

Circular paper won't work, as you will not be able to fold it correctly. Square origami paper works best.

Fold all the corners of your paper and make it look like a irregular rectangle.

It's possible, but due to their small size, it's going to be really hard to do. For the basic one (the second one), you will have to cut the sticky part off; for the harder one, you won't have to cut at all.

Yes A4 or letter size is standard printer paper and will work just fine for this.

When you start to form the mountain folds in step 9, your coloured side does need to be up. When you start to form the general shape and body of the turtle, it is even more important to do so.