Lovely childcare

[For 3-year-olds] A fun collection of easy origami fish to make!

20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.

By the time children are three years old, they tend to become interested in all kinds of living creatures—those around them and those they see in picture books and encyclopedias.

Fish, in particular, are often kept at daycare or at home, and when you peek into a river during walks or outdoor activities, you can see them gliding along so comfortably.

This time, we’re sharing an idea for making those fish with origami.

We’ve included lots of simple folding methods suitable for three-year-olds, so please give them a try.

When displaying them in a room, use fishing line and place them in a real or mock aquarium—they look absolutely adorable!

[For 3-Year-Olds] Fun and Easy Origami Fish: A Special Collection of Simple Folds! (21–30)

A goldfish you can make by folding six times

Origami easy goldfish folding method/how to make

A goldfish you can make by folding six times

This goldfish is one of the easiest origami goldfish to make.

Most goldfish origami usually starts by folding into a triangle, but this one is a bit unconventional because it begins with a square fold.

First, fold the paper in half to make a rectangle, then fold it diagonally along the diagonal.

After that, fold down the white section—this will become the tail fin.

Then make a small fold for the head, and it’s already done.

It’s an avant-garde style of origami, almost like a painting by Matisse or Picasso.

Raise the rankinglower

Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

Report a problem

Goldfish you can make easily

How to Fold an Origami Goldfish: Easy Origami Folding How-To Video Series [ORIGAMing]

Goldfish you can make easily

Let’s make it with four folds of origami! Here’s an easy goldfish idea.

All you need is one sheet of origami paper in your favorite color and a pen.

It’s a simple method for making a goldfish! The charm is that the goldfish shape is complete after just four folds of a single sheet of paper.

Add eyes and patterns with a pen to make your goldfish more unique and appealing.

This idea is perfect for beginners, great for kids who feel unsure about origami, or for a quick activity in your spare time.

With just a few materials and an easy process, it’s a delightful project to finish quickly.

Raise the rankinglower

Report a problem

In conclusion

We introduced fish origami.

There were plenty of ways to fold many different kinds of fish—ones familiar to children and those featured in picture encyclopedias.

If you use the fish you made to create an aquarium corner, it looks like it will expand the ways they can play.

Please use the ideas in this article as a reference and have your three-year-olds make lots of fish that showcase their free, creative thinking!