I made this teddy bear pop up card for the new baby of a friend of mine, but it would also make a good birthday card.

I found this tutorial really hard to photograph so please refer to the diagram below for a key to the folds.


I cut out the bear and folded it lengthways with a mountain fold then a valley fold (Fold 1). I unfolded the bear and made a horizontal valley fold (Fold 2) about a quarter of the way up the bear.

Then from the point where the two folds cross, I made two diagonal valley folds (Folds 3 & 5) and two diagonal mountain folds (Folds 4 & 6) above the horizontal fold.



Then I glued the section below Fold 2 to the card, lining up the central folds of the bear and the card.

