There is an answer to your question: Perry Bailey's amazing squirrel.
Diagram is here
It is simply the perfect origami figure: Simple, easy (you can fold it in a few minutes), and the result is awesome.
Type in Alex Barber origami on a search engine and you will find http://origami.com easily.There's a huge selection of models all listed and easy to browse for what you might like to fold. One of my favorite sites, try it.