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Origami for Beginners

First origami models for kids: a few big folds with square paper and no scissors or glue.

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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

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