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Origami for Kids

Origami is folding only: one square of paper, no scissors and no glue. Blue dashed lines fold toward you (valley folds); pink dash-dot lines fold away (mountain folds).

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  • A brown origami dog face with two floppy ears, a white snout, two eyes and a black nose.

    Dog Face

    Starter (level 1 of 5) 5 min Ages 4–8 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A gray origami cat face with two pointy ears, a flat chin, two eyes, a small nose and long whiskers.

    Cat Face

    Starter (level 1 of 5) 5 min Ages 4–8 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • An orange origami fox face shaped like a diamond, with two tall ears, two eyes and a black nose at the bottom point.

    Fox Face

    Starter (level 1 of 5) 6 min Ages 4–8 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A blue origami whale facing right, with a big square head, a flat belly, a tail folded up at the back and a drawn eye and smile.

    Flat Whale

    Starter (level 1 of 5) 7 min Ages 5–9 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • An opened pink origami cup seen from the front, with a white triangle flap folded down over the front and an oval opening at the top.

    Folded Paper Cup

    Starter (level 1 of 5) 5 min Ages 5–9 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A green paper tent standing on a table, with a pointed top and an open door made by folding back the front corners.

    Mini Paper Tent

    Starter (level 1 of 5) 5 min Ages 4–8 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A folded red paper hat with a pointed top, a white band around the bottom and a yellow star drawn on the front.

    Paper Hat

    Easy (level 2 of 5) 10 min Ages 5–9 Origami A sheet of newspaper (or large construction paper) No scissors No glue
  • A blue paper boat seen from the side, with a pointed sail in the middle and a white stripe along the bottom.

    Paper Boat

    Easy (level 2 of 5) 15 min Ages 6–10 Origami Sheet of printer paper (Letter or A4) No scissors No glue
  • A green and white paper dart airplane seen from above, with wide triangle wings and a flat, folded nose.

    Soft-Nose Paper Airplane

    Easy (level 2 of 5) 10 min Ages 5–10 Origami Sheet of printer paper (Letter or A4) No scissors No glue
  • A red folded paper heart with a crease down the middle and softly rounded corners.

    Folded Heart

    Easy (level 2 of 5) 8 min Ages 5–9 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A purple folded corner bookmark with a smiling face, shaped like a square with a pocket at the bottom.

    Corner Bookmark

    Easy (level 2 of 5) 8 min Ages 6–10 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A flat paper house with a red folded roof, a round window in the roof, white walls, a brown door and two blue windows.

    Flat Folded House

    Easy (level 2 of 5) 6 min Ages 4–8 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A flat black and white origami penguin with a white tummy, black flippers, an orange beak and two eyes.

    Flat Penguin

    Easy (level 2 of 5) 10 min Ages 5–9 Origami Square of origami paper, black or dark on one side and white on the other No scissors No glue
  • A green paper frog seen from above, with a triangle head, round eyes, a smile, two front legs and a short body.

    Jumping Frog

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 15 min Ages 6–12 Origami Rectangle of stiff paper or thin card, twice as long as it is wide No scissors No glue
  • An open square paper box in orange-red, seen from above at an angle, with four walls and a flat bottom.

    Open Square Box

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 15 min Ages 7–12 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A flat green paper windmill with four slanted sails around a square middle with white and green triangles.

    Flat Folded Windmill

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 10 min Ages 6–11 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A red origami tulip with two pointed petals on a thin green stem with one long leaf.

    Tulip

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 15 min Ages 6–11 Origami Square of red (or pink, yellow, purple) origami paper for the flower No scissors No glue
  • A red folded paper shirt with a pointed collar, two short sleeves and a button line in the middle of the neck.

    Folded Shirt

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 10 min Ages 6–11 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A blue folded paper envelope with side flaps and a pointed top flap tucked under the bottom flap.

    Envelope

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 10 min Ages 6–11 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A red origami crane with a pointed head on a long neck, a tail and two wings raised.

    Traditional Crane

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 30 min Ages 8–14 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A pink origami lily with four petals curling outward from a long, pale, narrow base.

    Traditional Lily

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 35 min Ages 9–14 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A puffy pink origami rabbit shaped like a small box, with two pointed ears standing up and a drawn face.

    Three-Dimensional Rabbit

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 20 min Ages 8–13 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • An orange origami butterfly with two pointed upper wings, two wide lower wings and a folded body down the middle.

    Butterfly with Shaped Wings

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 15 min Ages 7–12 Origami Square of origami paper No scissors No glue
  • A square red paper box with its matching lid being lowered onto it.

    Box with Fitted Lid

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 25 min Ages 8–14 Origami Square of paper for the box No scissors No glue
  • An origami cube built from six folded units in blue, orange and green, each face showing a pattern of colored triangles.

    Six-Unit Modular Cube

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 50 min Ages 10–14 Origami Squares of origami paper, two in each of three colors No scissors No glue
  • A flat eight-point paper star made of eight folded triangles, alternating gold and blue around the center.

    Eight-Point Modular Star

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 30 min Ages 9–14 Origami Small squares of paper, four in each of two colors No scissors No glue

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