15 Easy Yet Beautiful Origami Paper Crafts For Kids

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Engage your child in creative and fun activities with our list of origami crafts for kids. If your child is fond of watching origami tutorials and making new things, you have come to the right place. Origami is a fun activity made by folding paper in different ways. You can teach your child to make various shapes such as animals, flowers, trees, boxes, and other decorative items with the help of simple techniques. This activity is safe for children as it does not require them to use scissors, glue, or stapler. So, explore the numerous ideas of paper folding listed below and start crafting.

1. Origami Boat

How To:

1. Take a rectangular origami paper and fold it in half.

2. Then fold it partially, to make a crease on top.

3. Fold the two upper corners to form a triangle.

4. Now fold both the bottom layers ofthe paperupwards. It will give you an origami hat.

5. Now bring the corners of the brim of the hat towards each other.

6. Take the lower corner of the square and fold it upwards. Reverse and do the same for the other layer. You will get a folded triangle.

7. Now pull the side outwards and flatten the piece. It will form a square.

8. Finally, pull the top parts outwards to make a boat.

2. Origami Dog

How To:

1. Take a square origami paper and fold it to make a triangle.

2. Then fold the two top corners of the triangle to make the dog’s ears.

3. Fold the upper layer of the bottom corner up to make the dog’s nose.

4. Then makethe eyes, nose, and tongue to complete the dog’s face.

3. Origami Hat

How To:

1. Take a rectangular origami paper and fold it top down. Then fold the bottom edge and crease well.

2. Then fold the two corners towards the center.

3. Fold the upper layer of the bottom layer up to the base of the triangles.

4. Fold the same layer once again and crease well.

5. Turn the paper over and do the same with the other layer.

6. Open it out to form a hat.

4. Origami Santa Claus

How To:

1. Take a 15-centimeter square of red origami paper.

2. Using a pencil, draw the crease on the white side of the sheet. The crease should be 1.75 cm from the bottom left of the edge and 5.5 cm from the top right edge. Fold the paper along the dotted line.

3. Then, draw a line approximately 2.5 cm from the bottom right edge.
4. Rotate the paper clockwise. Can you spot Santa?

5. Origami Fortune Teller

How To:

1. Take a 6-inch square origami paper and fold it to make a triangle.

2. Then fold it again to make a smaller triangle. When you unfold everything, you will have a paper with an X crease.

3. Fold each corner toward the center of the square. You will end up with a smaller square.

4. Flip over the paper and fold the corners to the center of the square.

5. Then fold and unfold the bottom edge up to the top and the left edge to the right.

6. Lastly, write the names of the colors on the outside flaps. Write the numbers and fortunes on the inside flaps.

6. Origami Fan

How To:

1. Take a 6-inch piece of bright origami paper.

2. Fold 1 cm of the paper from the white side up.

3. Flip and fold 1 cm of the paper again. Make sure that the edges line up at the bottom.

4. Repeat the steps until you fold the paper completely.

5. Open up the fan and get some cool air.

7. Origami Airplane

How To:

1. Take a rectangular origami paper and fold it down the middle. Unfold it to make a crease.

2. Now fold the corners towards the ridge line.

3. Fold along the crease line to form the body of the airplane.

4. Now fold the wings down, one by one.

5. Finally, unfold to create your paper airplane.

8. Origami Yacht

How To:

1. Take a square origami paper and fold it to make a triangle.

2. Fold it again to make a smaller triangle. Now unfold the paper.

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4. Now fold the paper in half, along the vertical crease.

5. Now fold the lowest half toward the center.

6. Open the top half and fold it along the vertical crease.

7. Fold the bottom half under to get the flat bottom of the yacht.

9. Origami Bear Face

How To:

1. Take a 6-inch square origami paper and fold it toward the bottom.

2. Now, fold the paper in half. Crease well and then unfold.

3. Fold the left and right tips of the paper towards each other.

4. Now again fold the left and right tips upwards at an angle. It will form the ears.

5. Now make two more folds, folding the tips back slightly.

6. Fold the upper layer of the bottom tip to form the chin.

7. Flip over and then fold the bottom tip again. Now fold again to make the bear’s mouth.

8. Drawthe bear’smouth, nose and eyes with a black felt tip.

10. Origami Pinwheel

How To:

1. Take a 6-inch square origami paper and fold it in half along both the horizontal and vertical axis. Crease well and then unfold.

2. Fold the left and right sides towards the center.

3. Now fold the top and bottom to meet at the center. You will get a small square.

4. Unfold the top fold and make two diagonal folds.

5. Bring the top part down and press the paper flat.

6. Now rotate the paper 180 degrees.

7. Lastly, make two diagonal or quadrant folds and your pinwheel is ready.

11. Origami Bird

How To:

1. Fold a square origami paper of any color to form a triangle.

2. Fold the tip to the base of the paper.

3. Fold the paper in half. Rotate it 90 degrees.

4. Now fold both the flaps to form the bird’s wings.

5. Unfold the wings so that the paper bird can sit horizontally. Your origami bird is ready.

12. Origami Shirt

How To:

1. Take a rectangular origami paper, preferably 8.5×11 inches.

2. Fold 1.5 inches from the top.

3. Make two cuts on each side, about two inches long.

4. Now flip over the paper and fold both sides towards the center. It will form the collar of the shirt.

5. Make two diagonal folds to make the shoulders.

13. Origami House

How To:

1. Take a square origami paper and fold it in half to make a rectangle.

2. Unfold the paper.

3. Fold the top and bottom halves to make them meet the crease in the center.

4. Now fold the paper in half to get a small square. Unfold the paper.

5. Flip over the paper and fold both the sides to make them meet the center crease.

6. Open the top two corners and press to make a triangle.

7. Now color and decorate your house any way you like.

14. Origami Star

How To:

1. Take a 6-inch square origami paper and fold it to form a triangle.

2. Now fold the upper layer to meet the vertical line.

3. Flip over the paper and fold it in half.

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5. To make the other half, take another 6-inch square paper.

6. Fold the origami paper in half to form a triangle.

7. Now again, fold the paper to form a second triangle. Put a drop of glue in the middle of the paper.

8. Open the first half of the first part and slide the second half.

9. Stick both the parts, and your star is ready.

15. Origami Whale

How To:

1. Take a square origami paper and fold it to form a triangle.

2. Then unfold the paper and fold the left and right sides again to make them meet at the center crease.

3. Now fold the top to make it meet the middle.

4. Fold the entire paper in half and rotate it 90 degrees.

5. Now fold the tail from the left side and your whale is ready.

Remember, to give your child colorful origami papers for this art activity.

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