In almost every Japanese childhood there's a little white, ghost-like doll made of paper or cloth, dangling by the window with a single wish attached: please let tomorrow be sunny. That's the teru-teru bozu—and folding one turns out to be every bit as cheerful as the charm is meant to be.

Grab a square of paper and we'll build the round little head and body in just nine relaxed steps. By the end you'll have a tiny companion ready for a happy face—and, with any luck, a sunny day to go with it.

STEP 1.

Make a crease at the position shown in the photo.

STEP 2.

Make a crease at the position shown in the photo.

STEP 3.

Turn the paper over.

STEP 4.

Fold at the position shown in the photo.

STEP 5.

Fold at the position shown in the photo.

STEP 6.

Fold at the position shown in the photo.

STEP 7.

Turn the paper over.

STEP 8.

Fold at the position shown in the photo.

STEP 9.

Fold it inward at the position shown in the photo.

Complete!

Your teru-teru bozu, with a little face drawn on, is now finished. Hang it by the window and make a wish for clear, sunny weather!