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Origami Animals for Kids

Fold a dog, a cat, a fox, a frog that jumps and a traditional crane, with clear diagrams for every fold.

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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
  • 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
  • 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 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

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