The steps for mermaid origami are as follows:

Preparation materials: colored origami, tape, and adhesive paper.

1. First, prepare a piece of brown origami paper, fold it in half, unfold it, and fold it in half again from the other side.

2. Fold the origami paper diagonally.

3. Unfold and press the diagonal creases inward to form two overlapping quadrilaterals.

4. Fold the two sides of the origami paper inward to form the shape of the mermaid’s face and draw the facial features.

5. Next is the mermaid’s body. Take another piece of origami paper, fold it in half from both directions and unfold it.

6. Fold both sides in half towards the middle.

7. Next, fold out the shape of the Little Mermaid’s arms.

8. Mermaid’s body.

9. Then the mermaid’s tail is folded with green origami paper.

10. Put the tail on the body.

11. Don’t forget to add beautiful hair to her and cut out the hair shape with red cardboard.

12. Glue the mermaid’s head and hair together with tape.

13. Finally, use a pen to draw the five features of the small fish, and a vivid mermaid is completed.

Tips of mermaid origami

1. Prepare square origami: use colored or double-sided colored square origami. You can choose from different sizes of origami paper, choosing the right size based on your preference and difficulty level.

2. Be proficient in basic origami skills: Before making origami mermaids, it is important to be familiar with some basic origami skills. For example, basic origami skills such as mountain folding, valley folding, origami line alignment.

3. Find tutorials on origami mermaids: There are many tutorials and illustrations on the Internet about origami mermaids. Find a tutorial or diagram that works for you and follow the step-by-step folding process.

4. Practice hand flexibility: Origami requires a certain degree of hand flexibility and accuracy. Before folding the mermaid, you can relax your hand muscles and improve your hand flexibility by doing some simple finger stretches and wrist activities.