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 (71–80)
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.
How to fold a jack-in-the-box
We’ll use two boxes to make a drawer and put a spring with a pasted-on rabbit inside to create a jack-in-the-box.
For the spring, we’ll use accordion-folded origami.
To make the box, first fold the top and bottom corners of the origami to the center, then overlap the top and bottom and fold it into thirds to create crease lines.
Next, fold in the left and right sides to form the box shape.
The drawer part is basically made the same way, but if you use origami of the same size, it won’t fit, so first fold about 1 cm along two edges to reduce the size, then fold it.
Since we also want to add a handle, when folding in the right corner, fold it so that a flap sits on the top of the side as a handle.
This is a house-shaped version, so let’s also make a roof using a half sheet of origami.
An origami box with a cute lid
A small box made of origami is perfect for holding little items.
This one comes with a lid, so it won’t get dusty and you can easily store things you don’t want to lose.
Crease all four edges of the origami paper toward the center.
Fold along the creases to complete the bottom part of the box.
Fold the top part slightly differently from the bottom to create an opening mechanism.
Combine the two pieces, and you’ll have a lidded trinket box.
The petite size made with origami is really cute.
Why not use your favorite colors or patterned origami paper to make a one-of-a-kind little storage box?
That irresistibly puffy feel! A star-shaped box
Let’s try making an origami box with a fun shape: it has a small opening and a plump, rounded interior.
The puffy shape looks cute, and the overall star-like form makes it even more adorable.
After folding to a certain point, use scissors to cut about halfway.
When you unfold the cut piece, it becomes a pentagon.
Fold this pentagonal origami into the shape of a box.
Adjust the opening and the bottom, and you’ll have a plump, star-shaped box.
You can put in small items, of course, as well as little treats like candies or chocolates.
Also as a small item holder! Origami box rabbit
What a cute idea to make the rabbit’s body into a box.
Since the creasing steps are important for this idea, let’s proceed carefully.
First, fold the origami paper in half to make a crease, open it, and then fold it into a triangle twice.
Next, from here, make three evenly spaced creases above and below, parallel to the first crease.
Using these creases and the diagonal creases, fold in the two left corners to make the ears.
On the opposite side, add one more crease parallel to the outside of the diagonal crease and make an inside reverse fold in an M shape.
From here, fold in the sides and finish forming the box shape.
Origami cat trinket box
This is an origami box with cute, perky cat ears.
First, fold the paper into a triangle, then open it and make a cushion fold to create creases.
Fold the top and bottom edges inward by about 1.5 cm, aligning them with the center of the X-shaped crease.
Next, fold the left and right edges together in half.
Then fold the top and bottom together in half.
Open the pocketed sections and squash them to make two triangles.
Rotate or flip the paper so that the folded parts are inside and the triangles point downward.
Pull down the two top corners on the front-facing side, and fold the top edge to align with the center line.
Then fold the left and right corners to the center line, and tuck the two corners just below into the triangle.
Fold the back side the same way.
The white parts that remain will become the ears, so open it from the top into a box, making sure those parts stand up as ears.
Three-dimensional and cute! Pig box
Let’s customize the classic origami box and make a pig-shaped box.
Place the origami with the white side facing up, and first fold the bottom two corners to meet at the center.
Flip the paper over, and fold the remaining corners the same way.
Then flip the paper over once more and fold all four corners to the center.
You should now see two white squares on the back; fold both of them into triangles to make the ears.
After making three equal folds to crease the paper, unfold two of the four corners you brought to the center—the two that are not two-toned—and then refold them inward to finish shaping the box.
A box with a cute bunny-shaped face
Here’s an idea for making a box with a rabbit’s ears standing up.
First, fold the origami paper into a square and a triangle twice each to make creases.
Then do a cushion fold, and using the creases, collapse it into a square with the corners on the outside.
Open the central slit of the square and squash it into a rectangle; repeat on the other side.
Flip layers so that the folded parts end up on the inside, then fold the left and right edges of the revealed face to the center line.
These will be the rabbit’s ears.
Fold the back side the same way, then open it out from the center to complete the box.
Stylish star box
Fold the origami paper in half, then fold the right edge to align with the top and bottom edges to make a crease.
Fold the left corner to the center point of the crease, then fold it back along the crease.
Next, align the right bottom edge with the folded-back crease and fold, then fold the paper in half so the shapes overlap neatly.
Using scissors, cut off the excess along the lowest diagonal line to make a pentagon.
Open the paper and fold all the pentagon’s corners inward, then fold the newly formed corners in the same way.
Turn the paper over, make creases by folding along the straight lines that connect each corner, and use these creases to raise the sides and form a star shape.
Easy! How to Fold a Cute Box
Even beginners at origami can make this! Here’s an easy way to fold a box.
First, flip the paper over, fold it into a triangle twice, and open it.
Fold each corner toward the center.
Open it up, then fold all four corners to the center along the crease lines.
After folding to the middle, lift one layer and fold it upward.
Keep folding along the lines, lift one layer, and fold it up.
Fold the triangular flaps to the back, then open it out so it forms a box shape.
Adjust the shape and you’re done! You can use it in many situations, so try making it to match the season.
