[Childcare] Let's make toys you can play with using origami!

9 years of experience as a nursery school teacherShibata Risa
I am an active nursery school teacher with 9 years of experience. After graduating from university, I worked at a daycare center. The time I spent happily with children—playing piano, singing songs, and doing finger-play—are priceless memories to me. Currently, while raising three children of my own, I work at an after-school day service, engaging with children and providing individualized developmental support. Drawing on my diverse experiences as a childcare worker and as a mother, I hope to express and convey my thoughts through writing.

Traditional origami play has long been popular across a wide range of ages, from young children to the elderly.

Origami helps develop dexterity and concentration, and gives kids a sense of accomplishment when they finish a piece—benefits that positively support their growth.

In this article, we’ll share several ideas for origami-made toys that will make origami time even more fun.

From nostalgic creations you probably made at least once as a child, to models with amusing motions, to surprising toys that make you say, “You can make that with paper?”—there are plenty of exciting ideas to spark joy!

Make them with your family or friends and have a blast together.

Give them a try and enjoy playing with everyone!

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Plump goldfish

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You can enjoy goldfish scooping too! Let’s make plump little goldfish! First, start by folding using the origami balloon method, and complete the front side just like the balloon.

Once that’s done, turn it over and fold the left and right corners down to meet the center line.

Fold up the lower-left corner, apply glue over one side, then fold it in half and stick it together.

Attach round stickers for the eyes.

There’s an air hole on the tail side, so use a straw to blow air into it and inflate.

And there you have it—a plump and cute goldfish! Put some lily-of-the-valley tape (suzuran tape) in a basin to look like water and enjoy playing goldfish scooping!

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In conclusion

This time, we introduced ideas for toys you can make with origami.

What did you think? The great thing is that you don’t need any special materials—just origami paper! It’s also fun to change the size of the paper depending on what you want to make, so I recommend trying that.

Draw pictures or add stickers to decorate, and enjoy making a one-of-a-kind toy to play with.