Moving origami is fascinating! A collection of easy ideas that both kids and adults can enjoy

A spinning top with a helmet-like shape

It spins well! A spinning top made with 3 sheets of origami

An origami spinning top you can make and play with! Please prepare three sheets of your favorite origami paper.

The inside of the top and the handle can be made simply by repeating the “zabuton” fold.

The outer part adds helmet-like decorations along the edges, so the steps are a bit more detailed, but if you can fold a crane by yourself, you should be able to complete it without any problem.

In the end, you’ll assemble the parts you made to finish a single top.

Using different colors of origami paper for each part lets you enjoy the color effects when it spins.

Be sure to have fun with top battles, too!

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Let’s blow and play! How to fold a blow-top (spinning top you spin by blowing)

Origami Top (Koma) / How to Make a Blowing Spinning Top from Origami

This is a fun blow-top origami that spins when you blow on it.

First, prepare two square sheets of origami paper, and place one with the colored side facing down.

Fold it in half into a triangle, then fold it into a triangle once more.

Open it up, then fold it in half into a square and continue with the “zabuton” (cushion) fold.

Using the closed side as the axis, fold up the left and right edges on both sides.

Fold down the triangles on the two faces.

Make two of these and fit them together.

Try blowing on it with a “fuu—.” Blow strongly or gently and enjoy the differences in how it spins!

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One sheet of origami! How to fold a spinning top you can display and play with

[1 Sheet Origami] How to Fold a Spinning Top You Can Display and Play With | Origami: How to Make a Spinning Top

This is a spinning top you can make using steps similar to the classic crane.

Please prepare a toothpick-like twig for the handle and axle.

Prepare one sheet of origami, fold it into a triangle twice, then squash the pocketed part into a square.

Next, crease and change the shape into a diamond.

Up to this point, it’s the same as the crane, right? Turn a layer of the paper to change the face, then fold up the bottom corners on both sides to make the origami into a triangle.

Now that you should have four triangles on the sides, make a mountain fold along each triangle’s center line and collapse it sideways, flattening it so each triangle becomes half its size.

When it looks like a pinwheel, flip the origami over and fold the collapsed sections inward to create a spiral pattern.

Insert the toothpick-like twig into the center, and it’s complete.

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How to fold a spinning top using two sheets of origami paper

[Origami] Spinning Top Made from Two Sheets of Origami Paper (Pre-Improved Version)

Here’s how to fold a spinning top that twirls with just a light touch.

First, fold into a triangle twice to make crease lines.

Fold all four corners to the center to set the creases.

Turn the paper over so a corner faces you, then fold that front corner up to the top crease.

Open it and turn to the front, then use the “Kannon” fold to make guiding creases.

Fold the corners along the creases so they overlap into a square.

Shape it into a three-dimensional form like a spinning top—this completes the shaft.

Using another sheet of origami paper, start from the “zabuton” fold to make the body.

Finally, stack the two pieces together and you’re done!

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How to fold a Pac-Pac Anpanman

How to make a simple Anpanman “pakupaku”

Here’s an idea to adapt the classic origami “fortune teller” into Anpanman.

First, do the blintz fold twice and complete the fortune teller.

Then paste a slightly smaller piece of red origami paper inside the fortune teller, fold it into a triangle twice to create an X-shaped crease.

Apply glue to the top and bottom two of the four triangles formed by the creases, fold it in half along the vertical center line, and press firmly to secure.

This creates Anpanman’s mouth.

Finally, round off the edges of the finger holes on the back, attach the facial parts, and you’re done!

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Charizard That Moves Its Mouth!

Chomping and Moving! How to Fold Charizard [Pokemon Origami] ORIGAMI Tonkaten

Charizard, the final evolution of the first-generation starter Charmander, who was a major star under Ash in the anime.

Let’s fold a Charizard face you can chomp open and close after finishing.

Prepare two sheets of orange origami paper of the same size: use one for Charizard’s mouth and the other for the face above the mouth.

When making the upper part of the face, be sure to draw Charizard’s facial features partway through the process.

Use a stapler to fasten each part.

Shape it as you go to give it a three-dimensional finish.

Once it’s done, hold both corners of the mouth and move them to make the mouth open and close with a chomp!

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