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 for Accessory and Gift Use (21–30)
Making flowers with yarn
Those soft, fluffy petals are so cute! Here are some ideas for making flowers out of yarn.
When you hear “flowers,” many people probably picture fresh blooms, but this time let’s try making adorable flowers with yarn.
All you need are your favorite colors of yarn, a yarn needle, and parts like pearl beads.
They’ll look lovely arranged as hair ties, keychains, or brooches.
You can make the petals just by wrapping the yarn around your finger, so even elementary school kids can give it a try with ease.
Origami of Popular Characters, Animals, and Foods (1–10)
soft serve ice cream
Sweet, cold soft-serve ice cream is a food that many children love.
You can make a three-dimensional soft serve by folding origami into a square twice, opening it into a triangle, adding fine creases, and giving it a little swirl like real soft serve.
If you make soft serve in various colors, you can play pretend as an ice cream shop or in a make-believe kitchen.
It’s also recommended to make flat soft-serve pieces and stick several onto construction paper to create a single artwork.
Rainbow Candy
Candy is a popular snack for children.
You can’t eat candy made from origami, but if it’s rainbow-colored, just having it might lift your spirits.
So, let’s make a rainbow candy! Create eight identical parts and assemble them together.
When putting them together, use glue or double-sided tape and attach them one by one.
Insert a stick at the end to secure it, and you’re done! Regular origami paper works fine, but using colored transparent origami will give it a cute finish and make it even more delightful.
Sanrio character(s)
Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin—Sanrio has so many adorable characters that kids love.
How about making some Sanrio characters? Choose origami paper colors to match each character—white for Hello Kitty or Cinnamoroll, yellow for Pompompurin, and so on.
Once you’ve shaped the face, cut and paste small parts from other pieces of origami paper, or draw them with pens.
It’s also a great idea to make your friend’s favorite character and give it as a gift!
Cat trinket box
Would you like to fold a cat-shaped origami that turns into a small container? Start by making creases: fold a square twice, a triangle twice, and do one “zabuton” (cushion) fold.
As long as you make these creases firmly, the rest is just aligning lines and corners and folding, so even kids can make it easily! Just be careful at the final opening step so the folded parts don’t come undone.
The cat shape alone is cute, but it’s even cuter if you draw a face.
It’ll make a delightful gift if you put some sweets inside!
Let’s try folding winter fruit, the mikan (mandarin)!NEW!
When it comes to classic winter fruits, mikan (mandarins) are the best! Their sweet, delicious taste makes it hard to stop at just one.
So here’s an origami idea to enjoy in February: how to fold a mikan.
First, fold the paper into a triangle twice to create creases.
Open it up, then fold all four corners inward into triangles to give the mikan a rounded shape.
That’s it for the folding steps.
Turn the paper face up and attach a stem using a small green circular sheet.
Finally, draw the surface oil glands with a pen, and you’re done!
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!