Kids will love it! Easy origami ideas—great as gifts too!
How about creating a special moment with a moving origami gift that makes children’s eyes light up? Shake it and—pop! We’ll introduce origami ideas that look like ordinary paper crafts but are packed with playful surprises, like a cracker that makes a popping sound when you shake it, a top that spins smoothly, and cherry blossoms that bloom when sprinkled with water.
These moving origami creations are easy to make yet guaranteed to delight kids, perfect for birthdays and celebrations or even for a small everyday surprise.
Craft a heartfelt gift and enjoy a fun time together!
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Origami of Popular Characters, Creatures, and Foods (11–20)
bear
Bears are a classic motif among animals and are often turned into characters.
Let’s focus on that bear-like cuteness and make a mascot out of origami.
The most important thing is to shape the whole piece into a rounded form while adding the ears to give it a soft look.
The face and ears are clearly separated, which also creates an overall sense of three-dimensionality.
Once the overall shape is complete, you attach the facial features separately, and this is where you can bring out originality depending on how you design it.
dinosaur
How about making dinosaurs with origami? Kids love dinosaurs, and these are easy to make and sure to delight them.
A Tyrannosaurus appears in an adorable form.
If you decorate it with felt or beads, you can turn it into a one-of-a-kind original dinosaur.
You can also use the finished dinosaurs for imaginative pretend play and create your own stories.
Give it a try!
jellyfish
https://www.tiktok.com/@mybtdr3m1/video/6991833806625836289Let’s make a jellyfish out of origami—a favorite with kids! First, fold into a triangle twice and open it, then fold into a square twice and open to make crease lines.
Fold along the creases and, once it’s a square, fold both sides to meet the vertical center line, and fold the top down a little.
Flip it over and fold the same way, then open it back to the original square.
Next, pinch the center of the paper and fold along the creases you just made.
With the opening facing down, tuck the layers inside; repeat on the other side.
Make inside reverse folds on both sides, and do the same on the back.
Finally, fold the corners to round the shape like a jellyfish, then snip slits with scissors to create the tentacles.
Fold the tentacles to give it a jellyfish look, and you’re done!
ice cream
Let’s make a delicious ice cream that’s perfect for summer.
We’ll use one sheet of origami paper to make the base ice cream.
For the scoops you stack on top, prepare pieces that are half the size of a standard origami sheet.
For the base, fold the paper in half by matching edge to edge, rotate it, and fold in half the same way again so that when you open it, you have a cross-shaped crease.
From there, continue folding along the creases.
Even if the folds aren’t super crisp, it will still turn out as a cute ice cream, so I think even younger children who find origami tricky can make it.
The scoops on top are also easy to fold, so you can make lots and have fun playing ice cream shop or stacking the scoops into a tall tower!
cat
This is a cat origami that soothes you with its cute look.
Using a single sheet of origami paper, you’ll make just the cat’s head.
Once it’s folded, draw the eyes, nose, whiskers, and mouth to finish.
You can also add patterns for a unique coat or vary the facial expression to enjoy different styles.
Instead of drawing the facial parts, you can use stickers as well—go with whichever you prefer.
Face-part stickers are available at 100-yen shops and similar stores.
Unicorn
Unicorns, though imaginary creatures, are familiar to children because there are lots of cute, character-style goods featuring them.
Let’s make a unicorn face using a single sheet of origami paper.
Once you’ve formed the face and ears, create the unicorn’s mane by making cuts with scissors.
It’s best to draw in parts like the eyes later with a pen.
Try using origami paper in various colors to make a unicorn with a colorful mane!
strawberry
Let’s make strawberries, a sweet-and-tart spring treat! Prepare a sheet of red origami paper, fold it into a triangle twice, then open the pocket and squash-fold it into a square on both sides.
Next, fold in the extra corners to shape it like a strawberry, and create the calyx at the top—done! Color the calyx with a green pen, add the strawberry seeds with a black pen, and it’s complete.
You could also try making white or pink strawberries, not just red ones.
Use them as part of a spring wall display or for pretend strawberry picking!