Origami for kids: craft making technique + video

Origami is the ancient art of folding paper without cutting, gluing or marking. This is a great way to improve the aesthetic sense of children, which contributes to their comprehensive development. Let your child unleash their creativity and make simple origami with their own hands.

Airplane

Paper airplanes are the first origami models that most children learn to make.

How to do

• Fold a rectangular piece of paper lengthwise and make a fold in the middle.
• Unfold and fold the two corners to the crease.
• Bend the corners again, but this time the folds should be longer than the previous fold. It should resemble the roof of a house with steep sides.
• Fold in the middle again, but this time outward.
• Fold the sides down so that they line up with the bottom of the object and make sharp creases.
• Lift the sides up to form the wings.

Fox

Chanterelle is very easy to make and easy for beginners.

How to do

• Fold a square piece of paper in half diagonally.
• Fold in half again.
• Open the last fold. With the long side of the triangle down, bend it so that the top and bottom points touch.
• Draw the eyes and nose.

Elephant

Help your kids get closer to nature by teaching them how to make an origami elephant in a few easy steps.

How to do

• Take square paper.
• Fold the paper in half, folding the top corner to the bottom corner.
• Press with your fingers and create a crease.
• Unfold and fold again from left to right. Expand again.
• Fold the left and right edges of the triangle towards the center fold.
• Fold both top corners and take them to the side.
• Fold the left and right corners inward.
• Flip the shape.
• Fold the elephant’s trunk, then lower it down, leaving part of the trunk folded.
• Fold the torso outward like an accordion or just like we do a fan.
• Pull the ponytail down and draw the eyes with a marker.

Butterfly

This origami butterfly is beautiful and looks very realistic.

How to do

• Take a large square piece of paper.
• Fold along one diagonal, and then unfold.
• Fold along the other diagonal and unfold again.
• Fold the square horizontally and then unfold.
• Fold the square vertically and unfold again.
• Holding the two sides, connect the center.
• Smooth out the top and bottom sides until it becomes a flat, layered triangle.
• Take the bottom corners of the top layer triangle and fold them over so they meet at the top corner.
• Flip it over and fold the top of the triangle back over the bottom edge so that the tip sticks out a little.
• Insert the tip protruding from the edge and turn the product over.
• Make a crease in the middle.

House

In this origami house, the baby can place one of his small toys.

How to do

• Take a square piece of paper with the colored side down.
• Fold the paper from left to right and unfold.
• Fold from top to bottom.
• Fold both edges, bringing each to the center fold.
• Turn it over and fold the left and right edges towards the center.
• Open the top right and left folds, turn the corners to the sides and flatten them down.
• Turn the products over and draw a door and a window.