Origami ideas boys will want to make!
We’ll introduce origami ideas and instructions that boys will love, including playable origami toys, favorite creatures, and items perfect for pretend play.
Many of these can be made with just one sheet of origami paper, so even young children can give them a try.
Once you master the folds, try making them in different colors and patterns, or draw eyes and designs with a pen to add your own originality.
If you draw a picture on construction paper and paste your origami on top, it will add a three-dimensional feel and make a wonderful piece of art.
If you’re a boy who wants to try origami, have fun and give it a go!
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Origami ideas that boys will want to make! (31–40)
A spinning top with a helmet-like shapeNEW!
An origami spinning top you can make and play with! Please prepare three sheets of your favorite origami paper.
The inside of the top and the handle can be made simply by repeating the “zabuton” fold.
The outer part adds helmet-like decorations along the edges, so the steps are a bit more detailed, but if you can fold a crane by yourself, you should be able to complete it without any problem.
In the end, you’ll assemble the parts you made to finish a single top.
Using different colors of origami paper for each part lets you enjoy the color effects when it spins.
Be sure to have fun with top battles, too!
How to fold a spinning top using two sheets of origami paperNEW!
Here’s how to fold a spinning top that twirls with just a light touch.
First, fold into a triangle twice to make crease lines.
Fold all four corners to the center to set the creases.
Turn the paper over so a corner faces you, then fold that front corner up to the top crease.
Open it and turn to the front, then use the “Kannon” fold to make guiding creases.
Fold the corners along the creases so they overlap into a square.
Shape it into a three-dimensional form like a spinning top—this completes the shaft.
Using another sheet of origami paper, start from the “zabuton” fold to make the body.
Finally, stack the two pieces together and you’re done!
How to fold a playable spinning topNEW!
Here’s a simple spinning top idea made with two sheets of origami paper.
If you can do the “zabuton fold,” where you fold all four corners toward the center, you can make it.
Use the first sheet for the body of the top and the second sheet for the handle.
For the body, do one zabuton fold, then flip the paper over and fold the same way.
Flip the paper over once more and do another zabuton fold.
Then fold the four corners that have gathered on the back outward into triangles, and the body is done.
For the handle, do the zabuton fold three times in a row without flipping, then valley-fold along the diagonal and press it flat.
Insert the handle into the inner, folded-back section of the body to complete the top.
Cute 3D box penguin
Here’s an idea for making a 3D penguin from a single sheet of origami paper.
Fold the corners toward the center of a square, and treat those corners as the beak and hands as you continue.
First, crease the paper to create a 3×3 grid, then do a “zabuton fold.” Next, make a stepped fold on the top corner to form the beak, and use the left and right corners to form the hands.
Then mountain-fold along the vertical creases to create the head and body, and sharpen the two bottom corners to make the feet.
You’ll mainly be folding along the crease lines, so take care to make the creasing steps neatly.
Use black origami paper and cleverly make use of the white color on the back side as you work.
A cool and realistic Hercules beetle
The Hercules beetle, renowned as the king of rhinoceros beetles.
If you fold it with black and gold origami paper, the result will look so realistic you’ll wonder, “Is it real?” This will definitely thrill not only small children but also middle and high schoolers! First, use the black paper to fold the head and horn.
You can start with the method for folding an origami crane.
Sharply fold the crane’s wings and shape them into the horn.
You’ll also make the legs from the same sheet; the trick to making it look more realistic is to fold sharply and firmly.
For the gold paper, start by folding it into a square and then fold it diagonally as well, so later steps are easier.
Have fun folding while picturing the finished piece!
Monster Ball
Many people love Pokémon, known from the anime and games.
One fun recommendation is an origami Poké Ball.
The idea is to use the front of a red origami sheet to represent the red part of the ball and the back side for the white part.
If you use purple paper, you can make a Master Ball; use blue to create an Ultra Ball.
The folding method is simple, so making a bunch and lining them up like in the series would look great.
You could also display them alongside Pokémon figures.
Easy! How to fold AnpanmanNEW!
Let’s make Anpanman, a character hugely popular with children, using origami.
Fold the paper in half to make a crease.
Open it up, bring the bottom-right corner to the center line and fold it diagonally, then rotate counterclockwise and position the corners to shape the face.
While checking the overall face size, fold the corners to round it out and keep the balance.
Once you glue on the parts—the nose, cheeks, and mouth—your Anpanman is complete.
You can easily make Anpanman with a single sheet of origami, so try making it together with your child and have fun!
How to fold ShokupanmanNEW!
Dokin-chan’s crush! This is an origami model of Shokupanman.
Fold the origami paper in half into a square twice to make creases, then open it.
Fold the top and bottom edges to the center crease to make additional creases.
Fold the upper left and right corners toward the center to create diagonal creases, then refold the corners along those diagonal lines.
Next, fold the bottom edge up to the lowest crease.
Then fold the left and right edges to the central vertical crease.
Open up the slanted sections and squash-fold them to form Shokupanman’s shape.
Finally, fold the left and right corners into small triangles to finish.
How to fold Dadandan No. 2NEW!
Dadan-dan has No.
1 and No.
2, and this is No.
2, the one with four antennas on its head.
First, fold the left and right edges of the origami together in half, make a crease, and open it.
Next, while aligning the lower-left corner with this crease, fold so that the right corner becomes sharp.
Then fold the lower-right corner up to meet the folded left corner, and also fold the right edge to align with the first crease you made.
In the end, fold all the corners and edges inward to form a hexagon, and create the antennas by making cuts with scissors.
The antenna folding itself is simple, but the positions of the cuts are fixed, so be careful not to make a mistake as you proceed.
How to fold a Pac-Pac AnpanmanNEW!
Here’s an idea to adapt the classic origami “fortune teller” into Anpanman.
First, do the blintz fold twice and complete the fortune teller.
Then paste a slightly smaller piece of red origami paper inside the fortune teller, fold it into a triangle twice to create an X-shaped crease.
Apply glue to the top and bottom two of the four triangles formed by the creases, fold it in half along the vertical center line, and press firmly to secure.
This creates Anpanman’s mouth.
Finally, round off the edges of the finger holes on the back, attach the facial parts, and you’re done!