It moves! You can play with it! Fun origami. How to make origami toys.
Origami is one of those essential activities in early childhood care: it helps develop children’s dexterity and concentration, and lets them experience the joy and sense of achievement that comes from completing a project.
This time, we’ll show you how to make moving toys using origami.
We’re focusing on toys you can make using only origami paper, so there’s very little to prepare—another nice bonus.
You’ll find lots of origami toys with unique, kid-pleasing movements that will spark their curiosity and keep them fully engaged.
Pick the ones that catch your eye, make them, and have fun playing with them!
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It moves! You can play with it! Fun origami. How to make origami toys (11–20)
munch munch
Let’s make a fun chomping toy that’s completed using just origami and offers lots of ways to play.
Once you learn how to fold it, you can enjoy playing with friends and family anytime, anywhere with just a single sheet of origami, so be sure to master it.
The folding steps are simple, so both young children and older adults can make it.
When it’s finished, you can make it chomp with one hand, or use both hands to open and close it.
If you write a few questions and answers on each face, you can also play a little psychological game with it.
Whirl-Whirl Fruit
Introducing the “Kurukuru Fruit,” which is fun because it spins as it falls.
First, fold the origami while creasing firmly as you go.
If you make crisp creases at this stage, it will be easier to fold later on.
Once you’ve formed it into a rectangular prism, the key step is to lift the inner triangle and fold it up.
Take your time and work carefully.
For small, hard-to-fold sections, use your fingernail to press in firm creases.
Finally, neaten the shape and you’re done! If you hold it with the bulging part down and let go, it will spin around and fall.
You can make it with just a single sheet of origami paper, so give it a try!
A well-spinning top made with two sheets of origami!NEW!
How about a spinning top made from two sheets of origami, with a beautifully twirling form? For the first sheet, fold it in half into a triangle twice, then fold all four corners toward the center.
Flip it over and again fold the four corners toward the center.
Flip it over once more and repeat the same steps.
Then, make reverse folds from the center out toward the outer corners to complete the base.
Use the second sheet to make the spinning component and combine them to finish.
Spinning tops are toys that people of all ages, from children to adults, can enjoy.
Please try making one together and enjoy a fun time.
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Here’s a spinning-top toy you can make using three sheets of origami paper of the same size.
The folding method is easy to follow, so as long as you proceed carefully step by step, everyone from young children to older adults can enjoy making it.
If you use three different colors of paper, the finished top will be very colorful.
It looks beautiful when it spins, so pick your favorite colors.
After folding each piece, stack the three parts and assemble them.
Having a bit of weight helps the top spin well.
Once it’s finished, try spinning it and playing with friends or family.
paper balloon
Let’s try folding a paper balloon—one of the classic toys you can make with origami.
The traditional origami paper balloon has many steps, but if you go through them one by one, you’ll get it done.
If you’ve ever wondered, “How do you make a paper balloon?” and didn’t know the method, don’t worry—take your time and you’ll finish it, so both children and older adults can give it a try.
Once it’s complete, gently blow into it and it will puff up softly.
You can display it, toss it around like a little ball, and enjoy how cute it looks—be sure to make one!