Cool origami that boys will love and want to fold
When it comes to origami that boys love, cool vehicles and weapons are definitely the most popular! One of the best parts is that once you finish making them—like airplanes, trains, swords, or kunai—you can play with them right away.
In this article, we’ve gathered special ideas that will make boys who are tired of ordinary origami light up with excitement.
You’ll find lots of creations that tickle the hearts of boys who love cool rides and epic battles.
Once you’re done, have fun playing with friends or displaying them in your room!
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Moving mechanisms and playable toys (1–10)
Menko
Menko is a game where you compete to flip your opponent’s pieces.
Why not make your own cool, original menko using origami? Prepare two sheets of origami paper—you can mix different colors if you like.
Fold a sheet into a rectangle to make a crease, then fold both sides in toward that crease.
Fold the corners back diagonally, tuck the protruding parts to the back, then fold in half to crease it.
Continue folding so it forms a diamond shape.
Flip it over and crease both side corners toward the center.
Combine it with the other sheet folded in the same way, and you’re done! Make them with your friends and give the game a try.
clock
Isn’t a wristwatch the perfect item you can wear and show off to everyone? Believe it or not, you can make one with origami! It has a three-dimensional finish and you can actually wear it on your wrist, so give it a try.
You’ll make both the band and the watch face from a single sheet of origami paper.
The folds are mostly basic, but there are a few slightly tricky parts, so if it’s difficult, ask a parent or guardian to help.
Once you draw the numbers and the hour and minute hands on the face, it’s complete! Using double-sided origami paper or decorating the band would make it look even nicer!
Moving mechanisms and playable toys (11–20)
Origami like fireworks
Kids will be absolutely captivated! Here’s an origami that looks just like fireworks.
You’ll use eight sheets of origami paper to make it.
Bring the four corners to the center to form a square, then fold all the corners inward again.
Flip it over, bring the corners to the center once more, open it up, and squash it flat into a heart-like shape—one part is done! Make eight identical parts, stack and glue them one on top of another, and finally glue the first and eighth pieces together to finish.
It’s very simple, so it’s easy for kids to try.
It’s a toy they’ll want to play with over and over, so give it a try!
Spinning origami
This is a fun origami activity where pieces spin as they fall while catching the wind.
The first is a ring-shaped piece that looks like glasses, the second is a fish-shaped piece, and the third is a curious boomerang-shaped piece.
Each one catches the wind and spins differently, so it’s fun to observe.
It’s great that all you need is origami paper, glue, and scissors.
The tasks of cutting with scissors and applying glue are simple, so even young children can enjoy the sense of accomplishment of making their own original creations.
Propeller
Do you remember the first piece of origami you ever folded? The memory might be a bit fuzzy, but I think everyone has folded a paper airplane at least once.
Watching a plane you made fly through the air—it was exciting, even moving, wasn’t it? So let me introduce an origami model that’s one step up from the paper airplane: the “propeller,” which some people call a “paper copter.” Once you make it, be sure to play with it together with friends.
In addition to the propeller shown in this video, there are various kinds of propellers and paper copters—like the spinning bamboo-copter type and a box-shaped type that spins a lot.
Have fun and give them all a try!
Push Pop
Push pops, with their bumpy look and the satisfying popping sensation when pressed, captivate children.
Another charm is that kids can use their fingers a lot and focus while enjoying various ways to play.
How about making such push pops with origami? Since it requires fine work and some slightly tricky steps, please have an adult make them.
It’s also fun to make many and connect them together.
We can’t wait to see the kids’ reactions when they see the finished creations!
A frog that jumps well
The frog that jumps up energetically when you flick it with your finger is a classic origami model, and the way it’s constructed changes how it jumps.
This frog has independent back legs and uses many small, repeated folds to increase stiffness.
To make it jump well, it’s important to keep the left and right sides symmetrical and to pay attention to how firmly you crease.
As the overall size gets smaller, the folding becomes more difficult, so using tools to sharpen the creases is a good option in those cases.
