Origami for Kids

Origami is a fascinating and creative craft for kids,
especially if you can find origami models appropriate to their age. Not only
will children
get a real sense of satisfaction out of making these fun origami models, but
they will be getting practice at following instructions, increasing their manual
dexterity, and producing a fun and decorative end-product.
To follow traditional origami diagrams and instructions you must learn,
and be able to follow,
various symbols and techniques. Our testers found them difficult to understand.
So, to make our origami as clear as possible for children, we have
photographed our models each step of the way. We hope that you and the
kids can follow along easily!
Please note: the instructions come in pdf format so that you
can read them online, save them to your computer, or print them out. You will
need Adobe Reader, which can be downloaded free from
www.Adobe.com.
See article:
Why Is Origami So Good For You? Read This If You Are The Parent Of A Kid Who
Would Like To Learn Origami
See also: Make An Origami
Scrapbook or Ring
Binder
See our latest Origami video - watch Tilly make an easy
Origami booklet
NB: Please do not allow children to browse video sharing sites unsupervised.
All Origami Videos
"I found this site just today as my children
asked about learning origami, not my favorite subject as in the past
10 years, I've purchased three different 'origami for beginners'
kits and have never managed to complete a single (simple!) project
Today, I made my first origami 'basket' --
whilst my 8 and 9 year olds made their first fleet of ships,
flowers, a zoo full of origami animals and more. The instructions
are excellent - by far the best I've seen and the projects are
great. What a great way to spend a rainy day and the children
enjoyed it immensely... as did I for once"

Origami Models by Category

Origami Objects
Lots NEW!
Instructions for origami sailing boats, baskets, boxes, hearts,
booklets, a very
useful envelope and
more!

Origami Animals
Kids love these cute origami animals, which can be made in all
sizes from huge (use them as masks) to tiny.
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Origami Birds
Some of the oldest, traditional
origami models are of birds - the most well-known being the crane. But we have
all sorts of birds, traditional and modern, in this section.

Origami Flowers
Origami flowers
are perfect for decorating home-made cards and as gift tags, but they also look
good on the fridge, lining the window-sill or bordering a notice board. We have
flowers for all seasons here.

Origami Fish and Other Sea
Creatures
Origami fish are fun to make - and there are so many different
kinds, you could end up with a very full aquarium!

Recycling Origami
Ideas for large origami projects using newspaper, magazine paper
or gift wrap.

Traditional Japanese Origami
Try your hand at an origami crane, samurai helmet, and more!

Wearable
Origami for Kids
Sometimes your children want to dress up but you don't have the right props to
hand. Perhaps they can help you fold what you need?

Origami Buildings
NEW!
Make an 3D origami village or use these origami buildings to create a scene on a
large piece of paper.
Origami Models by Holiday

Origami Advent Calendars

Christmas Origami

Chinese New Year Origami

St Patrick's Day Origami

Father's Day Origami

Thanksgiving Origami

St Andrew's Day Origami
Origami Basics
Making a square
How to cut a square out of newspaper, gift wrap, magazine paper etc
Origami
bird base
Use this in the origami crane and origami owl 2
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