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Origami Penguins for Ages 3 and Up: A Parent-Child Folding Guide

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Here are some simple penguin origami projects you’ll want to try together with your three-year-old.

They’re all designed with easy steps so kids can enjoy making them.

Among them, the especially cute penguins with little flippers sticking out to the sides, and the round, chubby penguins will warm your heart just by looking at them.

You can paste the penguins you make onto construction paper with drawings of ice and the ocean, or display them as a parent-and-child set alongside smaller penguins.

There are lots of ways to enjoy them depending on your ideas.

Please use this as a reference and have fun!

[For Ages 3 and Up] Penguin Origami! Folding Instructions Parents and Children Can Enjoy (31–40)

A penguin made by connecting parts

[Origami] How to make a penguin

A penguin made by connecting parts

This is an adorable penguin finished by taping or gluing together three separately made parts.

The first is the penguin’s head, the second is the face, and the third is the body.

Attach the oval head piece to the body piece with the little flipper-like hands sticking out, then add the face piece made using a heart-fold technique in the center.

Draw in the eyes, beak, and a bow tie to complete it.

The detailed look—something you can’t achieve with a single sheet of origami—makes it especially appealing as an origami project! The folding steps are fairly complex, so it might be best to have children help with assembling the parts and drawing the eyes and beak.

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A sideways penguin

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A sideways penguin

This is a sideways penguin you can make in just a few steps.

With the colored side facing up, fold in half into a triangle, then unfold halfway on both the front and back to create partial creases.

Fold the head section at a right angle, open the back once, and tuck it in so a clean surface shows on the head.

Shape the body and beak in the same way, and finish by drawing the eyes.

The tucking steps might be a bit tricky for kids, so it’s fine to leave them as-is or complete them together with the teacher.

Give it a try!

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Parent and child penguins

[Origami] Super Easy Cute Penguins You Can Fold with Your Kids

Parent and child penguins

If you make the parent penguin with standard-size origami and the baby penguin with mini-size origami, the cuteness doubles! Starting from a sheet folded in half, fold inward to create the head, beak, feet, and tail parts, and you’ll have a standing penguin base ready to display.

Then, place them on construction paper or fabric that suggests ice or the sea to complete a scene of a penguin parent and child playing in a winter landscape! Drawing the eyes makes them even cuter, but if the space is too small and tricky, black round stickers are recommended.

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In conclusion

Origami penguins can be enjoyed at any developmental stage, from simple designs with few steps to elaborate and detailed expressions.

Drawing eyes and cheeks, or dressing them with ties and buttons, also enriches children’s imagination.

Be sure to create wonderful pieces together with the children.