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Origami & Paper Crafts for Kids

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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 blue folded greeting card with a red, a yellow and a green paper balloon glued on the front, with drawn strings tied in a bow.

    Folded Greeting Card

    Starter (level 1 of 5) 15 min Ages 4–9 Paper craft Card stock or construction paper Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A rainbow paper chain of seven linked rings, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and pink, hanging in a gentle curve.

    Paper Chain

    Starter (level 1 of 5) 15 min Ages 4–9 Paper craft Strip sheet, printed Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A paper collage of a tree on light blue paper: a torn brown trunk with two branches, a bushy top of torn green pieces with red apples, crayon grass and a yellow sun.

    Torn-Paper Tree Collage

    Starter (level 1 of 5) 20 min Ages 3–8 Paper craft Sheet of paper for the background No scissors Glue
  • A 3D paper rainbow on light blue paper: six arches from red on the outside to purple on the inside, with a white paper cloud at each end.

    Paper-Strip Rainbow

    Starter (level 1 of 5) 20 min Ages 4–9 Paper craft Rainbow strip template, printed Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • 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 paper butterfly with big orange and white striped wings, small yellow wings, a purple body and two curly antennae.

    Accordion Butterfly

    Easy (level 2 of 5) 20 min Ages 5–9 Paper craft Square of colored paper for the big wings Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A blue paper fish with orange, yellow, green and red strips woven through its body in a checkerboard, with a big eye and a smile.

    Woven Paper Fish

    Easy (level 2 of 5) 25 min Ages 5–9 Paper craft Printed template on printer paper (Letter or A4) Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A green paper caterpillar made of six loops in a wavy row, with a round smiling face, pink cheeks and curly antennae.

    Paper-Loop Caterpillar

    Easy (level 2 of 5) 25 min Ages 4–8 Paper craft Printed template on colored printer paper (Letter or A4) Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • 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 white six-point paper snowflake with diamond-shaped holes on every arm and a small hole in the middle.

    Six-Point Paper Snowflake

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 20 min Ages 7–12 Paper craft Thin printer paper, printed with the template Scissors No glue Adult help suggested
  • A pink pleated paper flower with rounded petal edges and a yellow center on a green rolled-paper stem with a leaf.

    Accordion Paper Flower

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 30 min Ages 6–11 Paper craft Strip of pink (or any color) paper for the flower Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A small square paper basket with yellow spokes and blue strips woven over and under around its sides.

    Woven Paper Basket

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 40 min Ages 7–12 Paper craft Template A (spokes) printed on yellow paper or thin card Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A paper lion head with a brown pointed mane with curled tips, an orange scalloped mane, a yellow face, round ears, eyes, a nose, a smile and whiskers.

    Paper Lion with a Layered Mane

    Growing (level 3 of 5) 30 min Ages 5–10 Paper craft Template 1 (outer mane) printed on brown or dark orange paper Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • 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
  • A white paper cube with an orange circle, a purple diamond and a yellow star on the three faces you can see.

    Cube from a Net

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 30 min Ages 7–12 Paper craft Card stock or thick paper, printed with the template Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • An open pop-up card standing like an L, with a green paper tree on a pop-up step, a yellow sun and a white cloud on the back wall.

    Pop-Up Tree Card

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 30 min Ages 7–12 Paper craft Card stock printed with both templates Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A blue paper mat woven with yellow strips that make diagonal stripes, framed by a blue border.

    Patterned Woven Paper Mat

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 40 min Ages 7–12 Paper craft Colored paper printed with the mat template Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • Three rolled paper roses in red, pink and yellow with green leaves, sitting on top of a blue paper tube vase.

    Rolled Spiral-Flower Arrangement

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 45 min Ages 7–12 Paper craft Paper printed with the flower template Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A standing paper rocket with a white body, a round blue window, a red nose cone and three red fins.

    Paper-Roll Rocket

    Confident (level 4 of 5) 35 min Ages 7–12 Paper craft Card stock or thick paper printed with the rocket template Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • 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
  • A pink paper flower with five cupped petals, a fringed yellow center and a green rolled stem with two leaves.

    Five-Petal Paper Flower

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 45 min Ages 9–14 Paper craft Sheet 1: petals, back circle and center, printed on paper Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A paper geodesic dome made of yellow and blue triangles, standing on a table.

    Geodesic Paper Dome

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 60 min Ages 10–14 Paper craft Card stock printed with sheet 1 (pieces 1 to 4) Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • An open pop-up card: a brick tower with a clock and two lower wings stand up from a green lawn in front of a blue sky.

    Pop-Up Building Card

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 40 min Ages 9–14 Paper craft Card stock printed with the pop-up page Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A sea-scene card with an orange fish in front of a slot; a yellow PULL tab sticks out on the right.

    Pull-Tab Swimming Fish Card

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 45 min Ages 9–14 Paper craft Card stock printed with sheet 1 (front panel, fish, connector) Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A paper landscape with a fan-shaped window in the sky showing a sun; a yellow cap marks the pivot and the colored wheel peeks out below.

    Rotating Weather Wheel Scene

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 45 min Ages 9–14 Paper craft Card stock printed with sheet 1 (front panel, cap, pivot strip) Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A paper street with a cream house with a red roof, a yellow bakery and an orange clock tower with a blue pointed roof.

    Mini Paper Town

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 75 min Ages 9–14 Paper craft Card stock printed with sheet 1 (house walls, house roof, street mat) Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A paper diorama: a sky with mountains at the back, hills with a deer, trees with an owl in a hole, and a fox and rabbit on the grass in front.

    Layered Woodland Habitat Diorama

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 70 min Ages 9–14 Paper craft Card stock printed with sheet 1 (layers 1 and 4) Scissors Glue Adult help suggested
  • A paper bridge with gray folded beams and red and white curbs spanning the gap between two stacks of books, with an eraser on the deck.

    Folded-Beam Paper Bridge

    Challenge (level 5 of 5) 45 min Ages 9–14 Paper craft Card stock or printer paper printed with sheet 1 (two beam strips) Scissors Glue Adult help suggested

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