Easy to fold! Dragon origami that kids can enjoy at daycare and kindergarten
Fun origami that nurtures children’s creativity and concentration in nurseries and kindergartens.
Dragons, with their powerful and cool image, are especially popular with kids.
Here, we introduce easy dragon origami instructions that even nursery and kindergarten children can fold.
There are plenty of simple step-by-step ideas.
Find your favorite dragon and have fun folding together to create your very own original dragon.
Enjoy quality time with children through origami!
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Easy to fold! Dragon origami (1–10) that kids can enjoy at daycare and kindergarten
Child dragon
This is an origami dragon characterized by short limbs and a long tail.
Why not try making a dragon you can stand up and display once it’s finished? Using a single sheet of origami paper, fold it step by step, then shape the face, limbs, and tail at the end.
When it comes to layers of paper that are tricky to fold, it’s a good idea for a teacher or guardian to lend a hand.
Finally, draw eyes in the center of the face with a pen to complete a cute baby dragon.
By changing the colors and patterns, you can create all kinds of different dragons with this origami.
dragon costume
Flip it open and a face appears inside! This is an adorable origami dragon that looks just like it’s wearing a dragon costume.
You’ll make the dragon’s base and two horn pieces separately.
Attach the horns to the back of the base, draw the face inside the central flap when you lift it, and draw the dragon’s eyes on the outside.
Add dragon-like details such as patterns and sharp claws, and your costume-style dragon is complete! The expressions kids draw inside will show their personalities, so it’s exciting even before you start making it.
A dragon with a long tail
Let’s try making a dragon out of origami that looks like it’s about to soar up to the heavens! The key to this method is to make the whole figure appear wavy.
Focus on the neck, ears, face area, body, and tail, layering folds and tucking folds inward to add a wrinkled texture and sense of motion.
There are many fine steps and it may look complex, but what matters most here is a “moderate looseness”—folding intuitively while keeping overall balance in mind.
Don’t get too hung up on making every crease perfect.
Instead, try moving forward without overthinking it, like, “If I make this part a bit more wrinkly, it might look more realistic!”
Easy to fold! Dragon origami that kids can enjoy at daycare and kindergarten (11–20)
Dragon face
Let’s try making a dragon face with impressive, branched horns.
Use a single sheet of origami to create the base for the dragon’s face, and separately make the branched horns from strips of origami cut into small rectangles.
Attach the horns to the back, then draw in parts like the eyes, nose, and whiskers to finish! You can draw the eyes with a pen, but combining white and black round stickers makes perfectly round eyes that give the dragon an irresistibly cute look.
You can glue it onto construction paper where you’ve drawn the body, line it up with dragons made in different colors, and try all sorts of creative variations.
Front-facing dragon
We’ll show you how to fold a front-facing dragon with an adorably curled tail that sticks out to the side.
Fold the left and right edges of the origami paper toward the center line, then shape it like a boat by bringing the top and bottom toward the center.
Continue with detailed folds so the top becomes the face with horns and the bottom becomes the body with a tail.
Flip it to the front, draw in the facial features, and you’re done.
The plump, rounded shape is super cute, and by adding gentle curves to the horns and tail, you can even transform it into various other animals.
A dragon flying in the sky
This is an origami dragon with rippling wings that look as if they’re flapping—truly eye-catching.
Up to a certain point, the folds are the same as for a crane, but just before opening into a diamond shape, make a small fold on the triangular section to create a crease, then unfold everything once.
After that, fold along the creases into a pentagon-like shape, and while opening, tidy it into a diamond.
From there, form the wings, head, and body by folding each part.
Open the wings and use accordion folds to create a wavy effect, adjusting the spread as you like, and you’ll have a dynamic, lifelike dragon.
Enjoy watching your three-dimensional dragon take shape as you fold.
A dragon you can make with a single sheet of origami paper
This is an origami dragon featuring distinctively curved, twisty horns.
First, crease the paper with a cross and diagonals, then collapse it into a square base along the crease lines.
With the open end pointing downward, fold the left and right corners inward so they meet along the center line, and repeat the same folds on the back side.
Flip the top layer down as if turning a page, fold the newly revealed ear sections outward, then fold the bottom section up to form the dragon’s face.
Depending on how you draw the eyes and nose, it can look cute or cool—so enjoy adding the final touches!