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 (21–30)
Cute winter fairy
Here’s an idea for making a little fairy using two sheets of origami paper.
The face takes 7 folds and the body takes 4 folds to complete! Let’s start with the face.
Place the paper with the white side up, fold it in half by matching the left and right corners, crease well, then open it.
Next, fold the top left and right edges in to meet the center crease.
Flip the paper over, fold the bottom corner up into a triangle, then fold it up again so the whole paper forms an isosceles triangle.
Flip it over, fold the bottom two corners inward, and the face is done.
For the body, follow the same steps up to making the creases and folding the left and right edges to the center.
From there, fold the bottom corner up to form an isosceles triangle, and the body is complete! Glue the parts together, then draw the face and hair to finish.
How to fold socks (also works as ornaments!)
Perfect for Christmas decorations! Let’s make a stocking with origami.
First, place the origami paper color side up and fold down the top edge by about 2 centimeters.
Flip the paper over, then fold the left and right edges inward by about 2 centimeters as well.
Next, fold the bottom right corner outward, then fold up the bottom edge by about 1 centimeter.
Turn the paper back to the front, and your stocking is complete! If you’re using plain origami paper, you can decorate it afterward by adding stickers or drawing patterns with crayons.
Cute Origami Ideas (31–40)
Cute Santa you can make with a single sheet of origami!
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoiku.labo/video/7306401992216268034When it comes to Christmas decorations, you just can’t leave out Santa! You can easily make one with a single sheet of red origami paper, so give it a try and put it on display.
First, crease an X diagonally, then fold one corner toward the center crease and make five small accordion folds upward.
Next, take the opposite corner and fold it up in a large flap, then fold a small portion back down to reveal a white edge.
Flip it over, fold both sides toward the center line and open them, then fold the sides in again along the creases you just made.
Shape it neatly and you’re done.
Don’t forget to draw Santa’s face with a pen!
A snow rabbit that folds in 4 + 5 steps!
Prepare one sheet of white origami paper and two sheets of green origami paper that are each 1/4 the size of the white one.
With just four folds for the white paper and five folds for each green piece, you’ll have a snow rabbit! First, fold the white paper into a triangle.
Then fold one of the long, sharp corners down deeply and the other one down more shallowly.
Fold the remaining corner slightly downward as well to complete the snow rabbit’s body.
Next, fold a green piece into a triangle and open it; fold both sides in toward the crease you made.
Where any white shows, also fold those edges toward the center crease.
Make two of these and attach them to the body you made earlier to create the ears, and you’re done! Don’t forget to draw on the eyes and mouth.
A snowman that folds after 7 times plus 4 times
Let’s make seven snowmen and four hats.
For the hats, use origami paper that is one quarter the size of the snowman’s paper.
We’ll start with the snowman: with the colored side facing up, fold the paper in half by bringing the top and bottom edges together, crease well, then unfold.
Next, fold the bottom edge up to the crease, and fold the top edge down so it aligns about 1 cm above the crease.
Flip the paper over, fold the left and right edges together to make a center crease, then fold both the left and right edges in to meet that crease.
Finally, fold all four corners inward, and the snowman is complete! Now for the hat: fold the paper into a triangle.
Fold the top corner of the triangle down to meet the bottom edge, then fold both the left and right edges up to align with the top edge.
That completes the hat.
Glue the two together and draw a face on the snowman to finish.
Cute and easy reindeer
Reindeer origami, perfect for Christmas decorations, can be made with two sheets of beige origami paper.
First, for the reindeer’s head, fold the paper into a triangle twice, then open up the second fold.
Fold the large top corner downward, and fold both side corners toward the center crease.
Next, fold both sides in toward the middle again, then fold the top section diagonally to form the antlers, and the head is complete.
For the body, do the same as with the head: fold into a triangle twice and open the second fold.
From the large top corner, fold down only the top layer so it sticks out slightly at the bottom, then fold both sides toward the part you just folded down.
Fold the remaining white section into a long, narrow strip, then fold the whole piece in half to finish.
Combine it with the head, draw the reindeer’s face, or add stickers, and you’re done!
Cute! Christmas tree ornament
A small, cute Christmas tree made of origami is easy to display and also handy as a tree ornament! First, fold the origami paper into a triangle and open it.
Fold both sides in toward the crease you made.
Then fold the remaining white sections in toward the same crease to cover them.
Place the paper vertically with the most recently folded sections on the bottom.
Fold up from the bottom to the center once, then fold up again toward the top.
Fold the excess back down so it sticks out slightly, then adjust the shape so that this section forms a neat square, and you’re done.
Finish by adding a star made from another piece of origami paper, or decorate with round stickers or pens!