[Origami] She’ll love it if you fold these! Simple ideas for girls
Introducing how to make origami accessories, clothing, and small items that are super popular with girls! You’ll find lots of easy projects, like an adorable heart necklace you’ll want to wear right away, a stylish dress, and a delicious-looking cake.
Many can be made with just one sheet of origami paper, and if you use your favorite colors or patterned paper, they’ll look just like real accessories! It’s also fun to play pretend or host tea parties with your finished creations, or give them as gifts to delight your friends.
Making them together as a parent and child will surely be a wonderful time!
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Characters/Animals (1–10)
seal
Here’s an introduction to an adorable, plump-looking origami seal.
At aquariums, you can often see them swimming in the water or performing shows where they skillfully handle balls.
Let’s fold this popular aquarium animal from a single sheet of origami paper.
There are some intricate steps to create a rounded body.
But thanks to that, you’ll end up with a super cute, highly finished seal.
Once it’s done, draw on the eyes and mouth to make it even cuter.
It seems like a design that would be especially popular with girls.
It would also make a delightful gift for a friend.
Chiikawa
If you make Chiikawa, a character that’s super popular with kids, out of origami, they’re sure to love it! Prepare a sheet of white origami paper and fold it into Chiikawa’s shape.
You can make both the head and body from a single sheet! Be careful when folding the small ears, hands, and feet, as the work gets a bit delicate.
Once you’ve folded it into Chiikawa’s shape, draw the eyes, mouth, eyebrows, and more with a pen to finish! After you complete Chiikawa, try making other characters like Hachiware and Usagi too.
bear
Bear-themed goods and stuffed animals are popular with everyone from children to adults.
Many girls probably also like cute bear origami.
When you make a bear’s rounded face and body with origami, some designs can involve complicated steps.
At times like that, folding together with your child can become a nice time to bond.
There’s a wide range of bear origami designs, including teddy bears and Rilakkuma.
Try searching online or in books for bear origami you like and give it a try.
Totoro
Here’s an introduction to Totoro origami, still popular thanks to the film.
There are three sizes of Totoro, and each can be folded from a single sheet of origami paper.
Which size of Totoro is most popular with girls? Try making your favorite Totoro! It also sounds fun to fold acorns and corn from the movie out of origami.
My Neighbor Totoro is a film enjoyed by people of all ages, and it makes a great topic to share with children—so folding Totoro origami can be a nice way to communicate while you create together.
Tsum Tsum Mickey
Let’s make Mickey from the popular smartphone game “Tsum Tsum”! The Disney characters are deformed into cute, round shapes in Tsum Tsum.
To make Mickey, use a total of five sheets of origami: one for the head, two for the ears, one for the face, and one for the hands.
Use smaller origami for the ears and hands.
Once you’ve folded each part, attach them with glue or tape.
Finally, draw Mickey’s eyes and nose, and you’re done! Try making other Tsums as well.
panda
How about making a panda, the star of the zoo? Using two sheets of origami paper, we’ll create the panda’s head and body.
To show the panda’s white areas, the key is to fold with the colored side facing down.
The black ears are formed as you go by folding parts back.
For the body, start folding with the white side on the inside.
Once you’ve folded both the head and body, glue or tape them together to finish.
Don’t forget to draw the panda’s eyes and mouth with a pen!
Characters and Animals (11–20)
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 Dokin-chanNEW!
Let’s make a cute Dokin-chan with orange origami! Fold the paper into a triangle to make a crease, then rotate it so the crease is vertical.
Fold the top two edges to the crease to make additional creases, open it up, and fold the lower parts of the left and right corners to the creases you just made.
Fold along the diagonal creases and return it to shape, then flip the paper over and fold the bottom corner up.
Fold it up just enough so a little bit of orange shows on the left and right.
Fold the top corner of the folded-up section down to create Dokin-chan’s facial pattern, then flip the paper over and fold the lower left and right corners inward to refine the outline.
Next, make a stepped fold on the top corner, and narrow the left and right edges toward the center line while flattening the stepped section into a triangle to complete the horn! Make two slits on each side, then round off the horn’s tip to finish.
How to fold Rollpanna-chanNEW!
A reliable big sister to Melonpanna-chan! This is an origami piece of Rollpanna-chan.
The simple steps make it a great idea for kids to try! Place a light orange sheet of origami paper with the colored side facing up, then fold up the bottom edge about 1 cm.
Next, fold the paper in half into a square twice to make crease lines.
Once the creases are made, unfold back to the state with the bottom edge folded, and fold the left and right edges diagonally toward the center point where the creases intersect.
The remaining triangular section will be Rollpanna-chan’s face.
Finally, fold the three corners to the back with the outline in mind, and you’re done! Draw the face with a pen to finish.
A slightly more detailed way to fold cheeseNEW!
A dog named Meiken Cheese who lives in a bread factory.
You can make this origami idea with a single sheet, but since there’s one place where you need to make a cut, please prepare scissors.
First, fold the left and right edges of the origami to meet at the center to make a rectangle.
From there, create multiple horizontal crease lines and make two valley-mountain step folds to divide the paper into three sections: ears (top), the upper head, and the lower head.
The top section will be the ears, so make a cut at the center and split it into left and right.
While folding the left and right edges of the ears inward, squash the four lower corners into triangles.
Then, overlap the folded edges and tilt them diagonally to complete Meiken Cheese’s distinctive ears.
For the middle section, follow the same steps to form the outline, but fold the edges so they flare outward from the step line.
Finally, fold the lower left and right bottom corners of the bottom section into triangles, and you’re done!