There's something irresistibly cheerful about a little paper sheep standing on your desk—and the best news is that you can make one from nothing but a single square. This twelve-step model is a notch above the very basics, but don't let "medium" scare you off; it's really just a handful of familiar folds lined up in a clever order.

You'll meet a pocket fold and an open-and-flatten move along the way, and the whole thing ends with the most important step of all: drawing on a happy little face. Let's fold your first (of many) paper sheep.

Here's how to fold a paper sheep that's every bit as cool as it looks. Grab a square sheet, follow the steps one at a time, and in just twelve folds you'll have your very own paper sheep.

I'd rate the difficulty as medium. Don't worry, though—stick with the instructions and you'll finish it without trouble.

STEP 1.

Fold to make creases, then fold back.

STEP 2.

Fold the bottom-right corner up so it meets the crease.

STEP 3.

Fold the right edge backward along the crease, as shown below.

STEP 4.

Fold the top section backward along the center line.

STEP 5.

Fold both the top-left and top-right corners to the middle, then unfold.

STEP 6.

Make a pocket fold along the dotted line.

STEP 7.

Open at the arrow and flatten, as shown below.

STEP 8.

Fold along the dotted line.

STEP 9.

Fold along the dotted line, as shown below.

STEP 10.

Fold the bottom-left corner of the under layer behind, along the dotted line.

STEP 11.

Fold the bottom-right corner of the under layer inward.

STEP 12.

Draw a face and you're finished!

Now you know how to make a paper sheep!