Folding Instructions
YOU MUST FOLD DARTH PAPER! Here are Harvey’s Darth Paper Instructions!
These are Dwight’s instructions for folding a simple Origami Yoda finger puppet as told to Tommy and illustrated by Kellen.
Start with a quarter of a piece of paper. (Cut it in half, then cut one of those pieces in half.) If you can find paper that’s green on one side, start with the green side down.
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conor wrote @
I am getting it tommarow because im going to Disney. If you like this book you may want to read Diary of a wimpy kid Books. I HATE starwars but want oragomi yoda! AND IM ALMOST 10 YEARS OLD
Greedo wrote @
seriously? conor, HOW THE TOGRUTA DO YOU HATE THE STAR WARS?! but i used to hate star wars, so that WOULD have had more emphasis.
origamiyodamaster622 wrote @
the dark side is very, very, very, very, VERY strong in you for hating star wars
Mark wrote @
well I used to brown not, brown brown like, brown Star Wars, brown but know i like Star Warz
Luna wrote @
Wow! I have that book and I made an origami yoda and it was SOOO COOOL! it’s just I would like to make a real good one instead of the simple one.
Zacariah wrote @
I got in trouble for bring one to school here is the story: I was grounded cause I was kicked off the bus and I had to do something funny fast to keep my reputation alive so I brought the origami yoda I made with darth paper but then a buly took it made and made a mean joke that I won’t tell and ripped them so my friend made me better ones and I got in a fist fight cause I got mad and punched him in the face and now I’m grounded again
theanalyticalcookie wrote @
dude, this is the cutest thing i’ve ever seen. i heart star wars. thanks so much for the instructions!
naruto wrote @
hi, there i just read this and the book is awesome but the instruction’s are hard My favourite is when everybody does the twist but part i don’t like is when harley writes his comment’s because he say’s stuff that i even can’t believe?!
Kyra wrote @
It’s HARD! Great instructions! First Yoda was not good at all. My problem: It would’ve been perfect if I knew how big the paper should be! Thanks!
marvin martinez wrote @
dear author,
i was very impressed on the book.i finished reading it today and was thrilled reading every page of this origami yoda book.if you can send me a list of other good stories like the one i read.
sincerely,
marvin martinez
[…] Here are the book's instructions for making a fairly simple Yoda finger puppet. […]
Neil Singh wrote @
Harvey’s instrux are actually the Van Janhke yoda. I have made one but as Harvey said,” I had figure out some really hard parts.”
Greedo wrote @
Actually, if tom was right, and that was the Van Jhanke design, then he would need permission.
Melissa and Doug Dollhouse wrote @
I love origami! It is so much fun to try the new folds although I will admit many are beyond what I can do!
Little pluto wrote @
I can do the wtc (World Trade Center), The Empire State Building The Chrylster Building and Yoda!!
Gen wrote @
i would of done better but his ears were tiny little stubs and he was way to big and i didn’t have any tape….ya
nathan wrote @
This model of Origami Yoda is awesome! I think ages 7-11 can make this.At school, students ask me to make one,but I ran out of paper. If your not ready for the Yoda on the fron cover of the book, I suggest you make this one tons of times first.
uncle female wrote @
I read this book and laughed like a maniac it was hilarious I suggest this for everbody
josh benson wrote @
this is like the best origami book known to man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Will wrote @
I made a yoda and it is sooooooooooo cute i even took it to school and made my own yoda voice and gave out advice (some of wich actually worked!) i also decided to draw the doodles of yoda from the book!!!!!!
Only one problem this kid named davion (hes like the wanna be wresteler version of harvey)
anyways davion keeps trying to crumple him
dwight wrote @
so get this… my name is Dwight i made the hard yoda and i give out advice at school… and my friend henry [sounds like harvey] dosen`t believe in him! cool huh?
Tom Angleberger wrote @
That’s amazing, Dwight! Nice to meet you… I hope you don’t mind me using your name in the book…
superfolderorigamiTyler138 wrote @
wow!The life of yoda came to real life! Is there any body that sounds like Tommy or Kellen?
Will wrote @
could you maybe draw the instructions for the hard yoda? i cant tell how to do it with the pictures (my grandma thinks its because your hands are in the way)
thanks
asher ammons wrote @
Hey Tom how did you come up with the book of origami yoda? It’s actually a really good book. I couldn’t stop reading it. Do you mind coming up with a graphic novel. Like um….. A book about origami star wars! Like a copy of the star wars and their only origami mini figures, that would be AWESOME!
Tom Angleberger wrote @
Great idea! Maybe I’ll get to do that someday! Of course I’ll have to learn to draw better first!
Dorian Saisse wrote @
Dear Tom
I’d love to make this Yoda, but I don’t know where to get the green and beige paper, any suggestions?
Thank you.
Tom Angleberger wrote @
I use green wrapping paper, which is brownish on the reverse side. Sadly, I’m running out and having trouble finding more…!
Ben da man wrote @
If you just color the paper green on one side and brown on the other,it works fine
Paul wrote @
i have the book. it was the best but the insturctions were just so dang hard I finished My yoda today but it didnt look right so i crumpled it up and throwed it out yoda died
Tom Angleberger wrote @
Oh no! Try the easier 5-fold Yoda. It’s my favorite to fold and a lot less tricky than the others…
zack doland wrote @
hi i love your book and i was wondering how do i put a picture of my origami yoda on here oh and im making a book about how somebody told you our stories and that our stories are similar to yours when it done ill send it to you how do i email you do you have a yahoo ps how did you do the crinkle effect on your pages can you tell me i dont have any fancy software so can you help me
Tom Angleberger wrote @
I’d love to see your Origami and your read your story. Just email them to me at tom@origamiyoda.com!
Tom Angleberger wrote @
Just email me the photos or the story… tom@origamiyoda.com … I’d love to see them!
The crinkle “effect” was caused by Kellen leaving the casefile in the bottom of his locker for a couple of weeks…
joshua benson wrote @
um tom if u r wanting to make a movie of the strange case of origami yoda i would play dwight or some one for FREE!!!!!!!! un paid
Tom Angleberger wrote @
Well, no one is making a REAL movie right now. But some kids have made their own Origami Yoda movies…. Why don’t you borrow a camera and give it a shot!?!
Matthew wrote @
I am doing the 1000 origami yoda contest. For a while I thought I only had a day to do it! Thank goodness I have a year!
Little pluto wrote @
Don’t tell me that it is going to take a full year to make a origami Yoda. Because it took me a year to make a big origami of the Empire State Building. And it was really hard to make. Yoda should thake you only about one hour or so.
josh benson wrote @
hey tom i bet you could youse our school cause i have a camera i have to just find it though because my school has just the right people. i know a kid named daniel cruis who is just like harvey. and i could be tom or dwight.
josh benson wrote @
hey tom i need to know the EXACT date of the new books arival so i can get ready!!!!
Tom Angleberger wrote @
I don’t know the exact date yet either. I’ll post it when I know it! it could be as early as August!
AustinM wrote @
August is good cause then if it comes out in early August I could get it for my birth day
josh benson wrote @
hey thats cool……………. Austin……..AUGUST its kind of simaler to your name thats cool i wish i could have a name similar to a month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AustinM wrote @
Hey Tom wanna know what’s funny….. My parents wanted to name me Aniken. Ps sorry if I misspelled it.
Tom Angleberger wrote @
I’m glad they didn’t name you Aniken! Anakin would be bad enough… (I’ve he heard he may be a bad guy…)
AustinM wrote @
No like Anakin from Star Wars! I misspelled it earlier! They named my Austin because they thought people would call me Annie!
Origami Yoda Expert wrote @
Tom, I know this ay be like the millionth time someones told you this, but, you really should try and make a real movie. If it worked, i would probebly go to it mor thn once! That seriously would be a great moneymaker and it would get the book more publicity. I mean come on, I am dyng to see what dwight would look like in eral life. Plz take at least make a small video.
Tom Angleberger wrote @
I want a movie, too!!! But it’s out of my hands. All sorts of people would have to agree to it. Someday, I hope they do!
joshua benson wrote @
hey tom good news i have decided how we can do this movie thing: i have a video camera so i could make it at my school it wont be exactly like the book because it will be like burglary or something but any way in the credits we will have your name as the creator. then ill go to walmart and get it on dvd or somethin the ill send it to u to post it on this web site does that sound good to u tom???
jacob erdody wrote @
hey, Tom i finshed the book today. LOVED IT! I tried folding Yoda but i could not do it! got angry. looked at simple yoda. It did not look like yoda.(no afence)bye!
Greedo wrote @
Tom, I would like to tell you that they are all awesome folds. What is the release date for “Darth Paper Strikes Back”?
joshua benson wrote @
i made a darth paper and its toms version except for the part were i ripped most of the helmet of and the half of his side including the leg and i drew anikans face on
Darth Paper wrote @
after the sequel, you should make another!!! It could be called, return of the EMPAPER!
Darth Paper wrote @
“JOIN ME IN THE DARK SIDE AND WE CAN RULE THE GALAXY AS FATHER AND SON!!!”- DARTH VADER
Darth Paper wrote @
Get dis, my friend is wierd and he made an origami yoda and i made a darth paper and now we hate each other!
OrigamiMaster101 wrote @
when I brought my origami yoda to school I wrote about it its called the Amazing origami Yoda!
joshua benson wrote @
hey guys go to you tube and type in lil boy has devil in him watch him appear out of nowhere it is HILLARIOUS.
Dorian wrote @
Hi Tom, I’m the same person who asked you where to get paper that’s green on one side and brown on the other. It’s been a year since I asked, so do you have any news? Please Tom, you’re my only hope! (Star Wars line :P
P.S. I love you books
Dorian wrote @
That’s ok, but if you get any, please let me know because I REALLY want to make an origami yoda with that kind of paper!
Skylar wrote @
thank you!also,you can tell the people that are having a hard time on how to make origami Yoda like the one on the cover,that the have a tutorial on how to make it!just go on YouTube and put:how to make origami Yoda like the one on the cover.Have a great Halloween!
Kirk Edward Mcdougall wrote @
you know i think own desighn origami yodas have powers like a day before a field trip i brought my own desighn yoda two school and my friend sean asked a question about the field trip.he asked if the field trip would be good and i thought the field trip would stink but yoda said it would be great and he was right i couldent belive it!! can you guys?!?
Origami Yoda wrote @
my friends yoda was put in his scince book then it disappeared into another pg. in his science book
Ethan wrote @
Hi Tom. This is Ethan. Once last year I showed everyone in my class how to make a yoda like this and a day after it was crazy!! There were pink yodas,TV yodas,fat yodas, skiny yodas, even FLYING yodas!!! I was sure everyone loved making these!!! Thank you!!!
edwin / origami lover wrote @
hey tom,
canyou send me some directions for a easy darth paper.
i would love it.
Edwin
ultra 22 wrote @
Hey, I think when it comes to harvey, the only thing is is that no one can accept his opinion. they never thought enough about darth paper to see if he is real or not. mainly, harvey is misunderstood
OrigamiYoda wrote @
Tom i have the green and Brown paper but when i fold the 5 fold it makes the same color so i end up with a brown or green yoda not both can you tell me how to fold the one on the home page?
you can email me at:kev3004@yahoo.com
Tom Angleberger wrote @
Before you fold it, fold the bottom up a bit. This will make his robe brown and his head green.
OrigamiYoda wrote @
oh Kewl thanks! oh and if you decied on making a newq book i made my OWN R2-D2 ITS IT LOOKS EPIC alsow i made up a word…Koof
its Kewl and stuff put together KOOF
OrigamiYoda wrote @
Ok 1 more thing! which side do i start on because i still ended up with a brown or green yoda >.<
Diego wrote @
Hey, my 11th birthday is coming up… Can you send me a hard one, I just can’t master it and also, I can’t find origami paper :( please send it to me, and a paper or something that you can sign your name? If you can’t it’s ok.
[…] Go ahead. Try it yourself. […]
Mateo wrote @
tom pleases please show us how to make origami yoda (exactly!) like the one on the cover! pppppllllleeeeeaaaaassssseeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
whats up doc217 wrote @
1 time i tried putting an origami obi wan in a paper airplane that had the same design as his jedi starfighter from episode ll. it was epic! im thinking about having both the jedi starfighter and a vulture droid flying at the same time!
sailor14 wrote @
Omg I already knew how to do that but this time it came out looking way more ah-mazing
Calvin Lewis wrote @
Oops forgot to put not in the middle and add on that you are awesome, talkin to friend
joe wrote @
hey tom whats up i told every 1 how 2 make origami yoda and the loved it ive made about a thousand yodas rock on tom
Starwars Princess wrote @
Hey Tom! Is it ok if we have till the 30th to make Jodieo Rodeo? PLZ!
I have been watching Starwars since I was like 5 I think!
DARTH PAPER1234 wrote @
I made 5 fold origami Yoda into 11 fold (and rip) origami Yoda, now new and improved with feet ( and a big head). Try to make one Tom!
Yoooooooooooooooooooooooda wrote @
Tom can you send me a dulux origami yoda? Figure it out I cannot.
origami boy wrote @
hey you can use the back of this yoda and fold a head and follow the head parts of the deluxe yoda and fold a hand and you get the cover yoda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
Robby wrote @
I FINNALLY FIGURED IT OUT YES!!!! P.S. I figured out how to make an Origami Yoda harder to rip: glue all flappy parts down very good then let dry then Yoda’s Immortal!!!
Kungfutyla wrote @
Awesome yoda! Really good!, already made one for school but it’s getting a little worn and torn, so I’m making this one! Wish me luck!
JOHN wrote @
I am sooo sad because I have made all the Yodas (including fish-goths and Kawahatis) and remember them all off by heart. now i can make kawahatis in about 10 minutes. I need something more complex. can anybody recommend something that’s actually difficult???
imran goran wrote @
the strange case of origami yoda is sick and i love it but sadly i don’t have it yet. when i get it i will leave a message behind to the fans.
Origami Yoda wrote @
Tom my fav character from yor books is origami yoda yoda is also my fav character from all 6 movies.(in May 2015 there will be a star wars 7.)
Origami Yoda wrote @
i memorized this OY and i know how to make a cover yoda(my version anyway)
1.start with 1/4 of paper. 2.fold top a little more than half3.fld where u folded up to mke mouth then crinkle top for eyes4.fold entire head up then fold in body make sure yodas right is above his left5.on right side fold the thing down so u get that rectangle thing.You are done!
origanifanman wrote @
Darth Paper+Origami Yoda+Backup Yoda+Fortune Wookie+Han Foldo=TOTALLY STOOKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Harvey, however=totally pik pok pete)
bob wrote @
ditto, origamifanman. Harvey is PIKPOK PETE!!!!!!!! Origami yoda is TOTAL ROCKETS and STOOKY and JELL-O and PLASTIC DINOSAURS!!!!!!!!! Han Foldo and the Fortune Wookiee too.
Dante Snyder wrote @
PLEASE MAKE MORE ORIGAMI YODA BOOKS AFTER ART2-D2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sara Bolt wrote @
Who will the next book be about? If its Luke i totally figured out how to fold gr8!
Mr trololo wrote @
Look @ the yoda i made he is kirigami: http://twitter.com/JohnRambo655/status/319837538187608064/photo/1
Craftingyoda wrote @
I have most of the books and so far they are REALLY good. Origami has to be my favorite thing in the universe. Tom, may I suggest for the fifth book (if there is going to be one) Dwight and Harvey work together to fix problems a bully is causing. Causing using a KIRIGAMI GENERAL GRIEVOUS!
Ethan wrote @
By using this design you can make a deluxe yoda. Before making the ears make a pleat and continue making yoda. Instead of putting the robe on an angle make it straight and fold head down. If you want make a pleat at the bottom of the head and then you have a mouth! “Practice lots and gain super folder wisdom, you will.”
Bluedragoon27 wrote @
Pikpock Pete has 2 definitions
1. Something that is TOTALLY unstooky or not awesome
2. Harvey
matthew wrote @
yoyo tom thanks for sighning my book it was awesome and i made a custom yoda! so did my freind :).
matthew wrote @
stooky : awesome
stooky : you are saying some one is awesome tater tot and cheto hog !
cooladin wrote @
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ricardo rojas wrote @
I really wish insted of those instructions they would have the front cover origami yoda instructions
Clone1625 wrote @
This Yoda always ends up really tall when I make it ( I probably used the wrong style of folding) but I love it.
Doodlegami master kyle wrote @
tom its kinda hard to read what kellen writes can you tell him to write a little neater in the next case file?
OrigamiYoda 
hi how can i print this
If you click on the images to see them full size, your browser should then let you print them out as you would any other image or Webpage. (Such as clicking on the printer icon or typing ctrl-p.)
Tom, i dont have the book, but who my friend came over, he did, and he is a really heavy sleeper, so i stole the book from him and read it all in one night. purple.
oh yeah i also put it back. purple.
Tom is there going to be a thired book in the origami yoda series if not I can give a little help the next one should be about kellen made chubaca maybe
Oh by the way my email is icebat9@yahoo.com
hey gyz whenz the next contest?
Hey Tom do you have to crinkle the ears
f you click on the images to see them full size, your browser should then let you print them out as you would any other image or Webpage. (Such as clicking on the printer icon or typing ctrl-p.)
dear somebody if you want to print this hit a right click and then click on print picture happy folding
is there a origami chew baka
folds
I got both of my books at a school fair and I enjoyed both of the books. So what are you going to make next I hope its cp3o