Paper Tweeter Bird Robot

This is a cute robot that helps remind you of your current task. The construction of this paper robot is relatively easy and can be done within 15 minutes.

Here are the materials needed:

1 piece of paper with the printed pattern (PDF file)

1 tube of Elmer glue (use warm rice if you can't find any)

1 pair of scissors

1 Exacto knife (might be able to cheat this with the scissors)

Cut the general shapes out from the paper with the printed patterns. The shapes are the body, wings, leg, foot base, post-it holder and hashtag sign.

Shortcuts:

• The bird: fold the paper in half along the dotted line, then cut along the shape outline once through both sides of the paper. Unfold and voila, you have the bird shape.
  
  • The arc on the body where the wings insert can be sliced with an Exacto knife.
  • If you don't have an Exacto knife, simply fold the arc in half along its symmetry center, then cut along the arc line with the scissors.
• Similarly, the wings can be cut once after folder it in half along the dotted line.
• The hashtag sign: fold the paper in half vertically along its center, then fold in half again horizontally along its center. You should have a shape of a cross. Cut out along the edges, then unfold for an easy hashtag sign.

For the most part, the dotted lines are there to guide your folding. They generally created a valley fold. The reverse fold will create a mountain fold.

• Leg holder and the post-it holder: Fold along the dotted line.
• Foot base: Fold along the dotted line into a smaller square, then fold the flaps toward the center along the dotted line. You'll have a diamond shape at this point.
• Leg: This needs a little more folding.
  1. Fold along the dotted line into the center, then fold once again along the dotted line into the center. You should have a strong skinny diamond shape at this point.
  2. Reverse fold (make a mountain fold) the dotted square at the fatter end of the diamond so it will make a square base for the leg to stand up. Refer to the photos to see how this leg should look.

This is the fun and easy part.

• The wings: Slide each wing into the cut arc on each side of the body.
• The leg and foot base: Slide the leg into the foot base as if you are putting a shoe on the leg. Then glue the inside of the leg to the inside of the foot base. Together they can stand up in one piece.
• • Tip: Add a hard cardboard piece of paper at the bottom to stabilize the leg better. Glue the leg to this paper.
• The leg holder: Apply glue all around the outside. Glue the insde of the leg holder so it should look like a flattened triangular hat. Then position the leg holder between the two sides of the bird's body. See the picture as reference.
• The post-it holder: Apply glue to one side, then position the piece between the two sides near the top of the bird's head. Refer to the picture. The post-it holder should poke out a little to make a beak and fluff of hair on the bird's head.
• Put glue along the side near the post-it holder and the tail as in the picture to secure the body.
• Glue the hashtag sign near the beak.
• Slide the leg into the leg holder.

Add your own decoration or coloring to the bird's beak and outline.

You're finish! Just slide any Post-it reminder in between the bird's head into the Post-it holder pocket.