Welcome to the world of origami! This index page includes all of our origami step-by-step origami instructions and tutorials. If you don’t know what to fold, browse and find your idea or search for the object in mind. Happy folding. In addition, we also have a lovely start out tutorial for those who are just beginning the journey of origami.
Origami Animals
Animal creatures are the most popular models in origami. From easy and simple-to-follow models to complex ones, you can find lots of fun and engaging in making origami animals with paper. We include sea creatures, land animals, and other cute ones.
Origami Animal Face
Sometimes, you only need the lovely face or head of an animal, like eggplants or cut dogs, for an origami gift card idea; check the following list. Almost all of the animal faces are super easy to fold. You can also draw some lovely eyes and mouths to make them personalized.
Origami Vegetables and food
Vegetables and food are another popular origami group. Most of the steps are super easy. If you need to do some lovely homework for your children, check this list.
Origami Ornament and Decorations
This is my favorite part, as are the origami ornaments and decorations. If you get the right papers, you can be creative in this part.
Origami Rings
Have you ever considered making wearable accessories with paper? This list includes lots of lovely origami rings, from very basic models like butterfly rings to combined rings like four-leaf clover rings.
Origami Boxes
One realistic use of origami is to make different types of containers or decorations. Boxes are the most popular ideas among all containers and packages. Following are our origami box ideas. They can be folded as a gift box with lovely patterned papers.
Origami Clothes and Origami Hats
Do you love three-dimensional garments made by folding? Most of the origami clothes on our list are easy. How about making a lovely dress and framing it as a gift for your daughter’s birthday?
Origami Flowers and Plants
If you love flowers, don’t miss our origami flowers. You can start with the flat origami flowers and then move on to advanced flowers like lotus root flowers.
Origami Bookmarks
Origami bookmarks offer a creative alternative to traditional bookmarks. They can make reading more enjoyable. You can send them as a handmade, charming gift for book lovers.
Origami Toys
Want to have some family origami activities? How about making some origami toys?
Origami Christmas
Adding Christmas elements to origami Christmas gifts or gift cards is a brilliant idea if you want to present unique gifts or gift cards.
Origami Furniture
Don’t miss our origami furniture if you want some house-playing paper ideas.
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Notice the little pelicans?
They are my difficulty rating: 1 Pelican is very easy, great for beginners, 2 is still easy, but there might be a challenging fold in there somewhere… and 3 is getting a bit harder.
The hardest is 5 pelicans though, so the 3 pelican rating should still be achievable by beginners… give it a go!
I’m putting up new diagrams all the time, so keep checking back for great new origami ideas!
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Origami Birds
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Crane |
Bird |
Flapping Bird |
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Pelican |
Twirling Bird |
Owl |
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Origami Flowers
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Blossom |
Lily |
Tulip |
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Flower Stem |
Flower |
Rose |
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Lotus |
Origami Boxes
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Box |
Triangle Box |
Star Box |
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Rectangle Box |
Candy Dish |
Traditional Box |
Origami Insects & Animals
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Jumping Frog |
Butterfly |
Ladybug |
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Dragon Head |
Tortoise |
Talking Dog |
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Horse |
Sitting Dog |
Puffy Bunny |
Origami Stars
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Lucky Star |
Modular Star |
4-Pointed Star |
Origami Objects & Toys
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Fortune Teller |
Heart |
Pine Tree |
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Drinking Cup |
Monkey Mountain |
House |
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Sail Boats |
Boat |
Bar Envelope |
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Gift Bow |
Cross |
Snapper |
Origami Hats
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Crown |
Samurai Hat |
Hat |
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Welcome to the wonderful world of paper and creativity! We’re excited to show you how to make some cool origami animals with our easy step-by-step instructions. And the best part? You don’t have to be an expert to get started! Our tutorials are perfect for beginners and kids, so grab a sheet of paper, and let’s get folding!
Most Popular Origami Animals
Simple Origami Mammals
Creating your own origami animal is so much fun! With our easy origami mammal diagrams, you’ll be able to bring to life cute paper versions of your favorite warm-blooded animals, from the forest to the savannah. Just follow our step-by-step instructions and enjoy the process!
Easy Origami Birds
Are you ready to spread your creative wings? With our simple origami birds, you can experience the joy of crafting while creating beautiful birds that are perfect for all ages. Our clear and easy-to-follow instructions will guide you through the process of creating a variety of birds, from familiar backyard species to exotic ones.
Origami Fish and Sea Creatures
Plunge into the ocean depths with our origami fish and sea creatures tutorials. Easy to follow, these diagrams will have you folding an array of aquatic friends, making it a splash hit for beginner paper artists and young enthusiasts alike.
Origami Reptiles and Amphibians
Slither and hop into the world of origami animals with our reptiles and amphibians tutorials. Our step-by-step guides provide a fun and easy way to create nature’s most fascinating creatures.
Origami Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures
Travel back in time with our origami dinosaurs origami. These easy instructions are designed to help beginners craft their own ancient animals for a roaring good time.
Origami Insects
Buzz into the fascinating world of origami insects, where beauty is achieved through simplicity. Our easy-to-follow guides will help you create a collection of charming paper creatures, ideal for children and beginners.
Easy origami animals
Origami is a wonderful art that can be made by people of all ages. Some paper folding can be extremely complex but here we are looking at very simple origami designs that can be accomplished by anyone. These easy origami animals require a small number of basic steps to complete and leave you with cute paper creatures.
Each of these craft activities has step-by-step instructions with pictures to follow making the process a complete piece of cake! Kids and young learners will absolutely love making the easy origami animals which they can later take home or use to add to larger projects.
The actual folding process of these paper animals only takes a few minutes so it can be a good idea to make several of these creations in one sitting or class. Once learners know how to make origami animals, further time can be spent decorating them and making the pieces look extra special.
The free printable origami instructions below are ordered by difficulty. The animals with the fewest number of steps are at the top of the page while the harder ones with more steps can be found at the bottom.
Note that in the origami instructions, a dotted line represents a crease or fold. Arrows show the direction in which to fold the paper. An arrow with a loop simply means you should turn the piece of origami over to its other side.
Easy origami cat
This simple origami cat has only 6 steps to follow. Once completed you will want to add whiskers and other facial features with a pen.
A fun thing you can do with this and other pieces in this simple origami animal set is to draw the rest of the body or a background scene on another sheet of paper.
After that, take the finished cat and stick it to the new background layer to create a more stunning visual!
What you will need for the easy origami animals
You need only a few simple things to make these step-by-step origami animals. Before starting make sure that you have –
1 – Square pieces of paper. You can use pretty much any kind of paper that you like, from store-bought origami paper to plain white printing paper, it doesn’t really matter. The essential thing is that you start with a perfectly square piece of paper.
Actual origami paper has the advantage of being square and colored on one side. You can always cut to shape and pre-color plain sheets of A4 paper. Another option is to color the beginner’s origami animals once they are completed.
2 – Crayons, pencils, and markers. These are needed to add the finishing touches to your origami artwork. A marker or black pen is required to draw the eyes, nose, whiskers, and so forth on your animals.
The examples on the printable instructions here are rather simple. With colored pens and crayons, along with a little creativity, you can add more details to your origami art to make it one of a kind.
3 – Scissors. These are only necessary to make the turtle in this paper-folding craft set. They can however be handy to add extra touches to the completed animals if you feel like going that extra mile.
You can cut out separate things like whiskers, skin patterns, and noses to stick to your origami and give it a more 3-dimensional effect. This of course will also require you to have some glue on hand.
Easy origami pig
Another cute animal with just a few basic steps to complete. This art activity works well to complement children’s lessons that are all about farm animals.
Easy origami ladybug
This origami ladybug is quite cute once it has been decorated. You might want to add some legs or even wings to finish it of!
An interesting way to use this piece for teaching is to make several lady bugs with different amounts of big black dots on their backs. This way the ladybugs can be used in activities and games to help kids learning numbers and how to count.
Easy origami rabbit
A happy origami bunny that is perfect for Easter-themed classes. To make this one really cool, try cutting out some extra large teeth to stick to its face.
You may even want to draw and cut out a nice orange carrot for the rabbit to eat.
Easy origami killer whale
This killer whale or orca will benefit from some extra skin patches on its back. You can use it o create an underwater scene or just for a fun filler activity for lessons about ocean animals.
Easy origami bear
This bear is brown in the example but it isn’t a rule. All the origami animals here can be colored in any way you or your students see fit.
Try adding some extra colors to the animals such as pinks and reds for the inner parts of the ears and the mouths. If you feel like it go completely technicolor and make some psychedelic rainbow creatures!
Easy origami turtle
This origami turtle is one of the hardest pieces on this page. It has nine steps to complete and even requires scissors at one point.
once you are done making it you will want to use pens and crayons to add some nice details to the shell on its back
A brief history of origami
The art of origami or paper folding has a somewhat blurry origin. It has been practiced in various forms around the globe at different times in history. The Japanese version of the craft is where the word origami comes from and can be directly translated as folded (ori) paper (kami).
Originally called orikata (folded shapes), origami began to be practiced in Japan after the introduction of paper to the country sometime in the 6th century. The art form really took off and became popular in Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Prior to this paper was quite an expensive commodity so the craft was not easily accessible to the average person.
Easy origami chick
This easy chick looks somewhat like a duck. You can try this paper-folding craft with students learning about farms or birds.
Note that the arched lines in step 7 just mean that the creases and folds should be exactly in the middle of that part of the paper.
Easy origami koala
The lovely koala is one of the most iconic Australian animals. To add more to this origami art, try making some gum leaves for the koala to eat or a tree it can sleep in.
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If you love folding paper into cool things, you’ve come to the right place. This page lists free origami instructions sorted by category. You can find everything from animals, flowers, birds, vehicles, boxes, stars, jewelry, and more. Click the picture to get started.
Airplanes
Animals
Birds
Bookmarks
Boxes
Butterflies
Cars
CD Covers
Dogs
Dragons
Dinosaurs
Easy Origami
Envelopes
Origami Fish
Flowers
Golden Venture
Horses
Insects
Jewelry
Mice
Jewish
Modular
Monkey
Money
Music
Napkin
Paper Crafts
Peace Crane
Origami Pigs
Polyhedra
Rabbits
Reptiles
Rings
Roses
Sea Creatures
Stars
Star Wars
Toilet Paper
Origami Toys
Wedding
Zodiac
Holiday and Seasonal Folds
Calendars
New Year
Valentine’s
Woven Hearts
Patricks Day
Easter
Palm Weaving
Father’s Day
4th July
Halloween
Christmas
Ornaments
Santa
Wreaths
Trees
Winter
Xmas Theme
Information Pages
Action Origami
Business Card
Candy Wrapper
Crease Pattern
Dollar Bill
GVF
Modular Origami
Paper Magic
Palm Weaving
Pure & Pureland
Origami Quilts
Red, White , Blue
Strip Folding
Tessellations
Toilet Paper
Wet Folding
Origami Fringe
Tea Bag Folding
Fabric Folding
Quilling
Kirigami
OA
Iris Folding
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