Cute origami ideas
Origami can be used to make all kinds of things, right?
Of course, you can make children’s toys, but also wall decorations that work as interior decor, and even little containers.
In this article, we’ve gathered ideas from the wide world of origami with the theme of “cute.”
From adorable animals and characters to decorative fruits, small containers, accessories, and even toys.
It’s packed with all sorts of cute origami ideas!
If you want to make something cute with origami, be sure to use this as a reference and give it a try!
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Cute Origami Ideas (141–150)
Easy! Christmas candles
Lighting candles is a Christmas classic, so how about making a candle as a December origami idea? Place the red side of the origami paper facing up, and fold the bottom corner up to the center.
From there, roll it upward, leaving a bit of the top corner visible.
The remaining top corner will be the candle flame.
Flip the paper over, then fold both the left and right sides inward twice to make it narrow, and you’re done.
Since the folded parts can pop up if left as is, it’s safer to secure them with tape or glue.
cute Santa hat
Let’s make a Santa hat and get into the Christmas spirit.
With the white side of the origami paper facing up, fold the top left and right corners in toward the center.
Turn the paper over, fold up the bottom edge by about 1 cm, then turn it over again.
Fold both sides inward so they overlap in the center, and tuck in the corners that stick out at the bottom.
You can leave it as is, but if you fold the tip of the hat diagonally downward, it adds a cute sense of movement.
You can also stick a white circular piece on the tip to make a pom-pom.
Great for practicing glue, too! Cute snowman
Here’s an idea for a snowman with a hat and a scarf.
You’ll make it in two parts—hat and head, scarf and body.
Use two sheets of origami paper, each 15 × 7.5 cm.
We’ll start with the head, so place the paper vertically.
Fold the bottom edge up to about four-thirds of the overall height, then fold about 1 cm back down, and fold back up about 5 mm.
Turn the paper over, fold the left and right edges to meet at the center, then squash the pocketed sections into triangles.
The opened area will be the face and the remaining red area will be the hat, so shape the face into a circle and the hat into a triangle.
For the body, fold about 1 cm along one short edge to make the scarf section, then fold the paper in half so the scarf shows on the front.
With the scarf at the top, turn the paper over and fold the top left and right corners diagonally inward.
Finally, round off the lower white section to complete the body.
Glue the parts together and draw the face to finish.
An easy flat Christmas tree
Here’s a Christmas tree you can make with simple steps.
Basically, you fold straight along the creases, with just two places where you’ll do a pleat fold.
First, fold the origami paper into a triangle to make a crease, then open it.
Fold the two left edges in toward the crease.
Rotate the paper so that the newly formed point is at the bottom, then fold the bottom point up to meet the top point.
Next, make a pleat fold to fold it downward, swap the top and bottom of the paper, and turn it over.
Fold the lower triangle upward, then make another pleat fold.
Finally, fold up the bottom point by about 2 cm, and you’re done.
Draw a mesh pattern on the bottom part of the tree.
A cute cake made from a single sheet of origami
In December, lots of kids eat cake, right? This is an origami project, and you can make a very delicious-looking shortcake.
First, fold the origami paper into a triangle to make a crease, then open it up.
With the colored side facing up, place the paper so the crease runs vertically.
Fold up the bottom corner to create the strawberry part.
Turn the paper over and fold the lower left and right edges in to meet the crease.
Fold the top triangular section down, then flip the paper over and fold up the section you folded first so that about half of it sticks out at the top.
Turn the paper to the front, cut the white section in a wavy line to represent the cream, then fold the left and right corners to the back to make a rectangle.
Finally, fold the protruding top section forward to finish.
Color the strawberry red and add seeds or patterns.