[Origami Horse] A Collection of Folding Ideas to Enjoy with Elementary School Children
How about trying to fold a horse with origami? Among animals, horses have distinctive three-dimensional forms, and there are many different approaches to folding them.
The options range from simple steps that an elementary school child can fold on their own to slightly more challenging three-dimensional designs that depict the mane and all four legs.
Here, we introduce videos and guides that will be helpful when folding an origami horse.
Find a favorite horse that matches your child’s interests and preferences!
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[Origami Horses] A Collection of Folding Ideas to Enjoy with Elementary School Kids (1–10)
Three-dimensional unicorn origami
This is an idea I’d recommend for children who love fantasy worlds or are good at origami.
A unicorn, also called a “one-horned beast,” is said to be a legendary creature resembling a horse with a single horn growing from the center of its forehead.
In recent years, you often see colorful unicorns used in clothing and accessory designs.
This time, let’s make a unicorn with origami.
All you need is origami paper in your favorite color.
Since there are fine creases and complex folds, it’s a good idea to work on it together with a parent or teacher so you won’t give up along the way.
Cute Pony Origami
A colorful horse made with double-sided origami paper has a different vibe and looks really cute, doesn’t it? All you need to prepare is double-sided origami paper and a pen.
It seems that larger origami paper works better than the standard 15 cm square.
The folding steps are simple and easy to follow.
If you make crisp, firm creases as you go, you can keep it neat all the way to the end, so give it a try.
After it’s finished, it’s fun to draw the horse’s expression, too.
It might also be interesting to stick them on a wall or window to make it look like they’re running across the sky.
Origami of a Pegasus with wings
Let’s try creating a cool legendary creature derived from a horse! Pegasus, a legendary creature from Greek mythology, is said to be a horse with bird-like wings that can fly.
Some people might feel that expressing it with origami seems difficult, but let’s take on the challenge while imagining the finished piece.
All you need to prepare is origami paper.
It will require some ingenuity in the creases and folding methods, but by focusing and using your fingertips, you might cultivate perseverance and dexterity.
[Origami Horses] A Collection of Folding Ideas to Enjoy with Elementary School Kids (11–20)
Cute face of Deep Impact
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Even when making a horse out of origami, careful attention to decorative details can transform it into many different kinds of horses.
This time, let’s make the famed racehorse Deep Impact.
Prepare brown-toned origami paper, pens, stickers, and so on.
By using pens and stickers to depict the mane color and the tack and gear that suit the horse’s personality and traits, you can show how to tell horses apart through decoration, even with the same folding method.
For this project, try capturing Deep Impact’s distinctive features, making good use of thin, elongated stickers.
Local mascot character! Gunma-chan
Do you know which Japanese prefecture name uses the kanji for “horse”? The answer is Gunma.
This time, let’s make “Gunma-chan,” the beloved local mascot of Gunma, with origami.
What you’ll need: brown-toned origami paper, a pen, and hat parts.
The steps are simple and easy to follow, so it’s highly recommended.
Just don’t forget to attach Gunma-chan’s trademark mane and hat! It’s an idea that will make you grow fond of it as you create it.
Let’s try folding Galarian Rapidash from Pokémon!
It’s a fun idea to get particular about the little details when making it.
Galarian Rapidash from the hugely popular Pokémon franchise—across anime, movies, and card games—offers plenty of points to focus on, from its sharp eyes and ears to its distinctive horn-like features.
You’ll need two sheets of purple origami paper, colored pens, a black pen, and a stapler.
Carefully separating the colors is important, but it also seems to turn out nicely if you make crisp creases as you fold.
Give it a try!
Easy and cute! Unicorn face
It’s fun to get particular about colors while you create! How about trying a project like that? After folding an origami unicorn face, decorate its expression with pens and stickers.
It’s great to make together with friends or family, but also perfect for focusing and working on your own.
It’s exciting to add more friends and dive into your ideal world or a fantasy world to play.
The instructions are easy to understand and simple, so it’s highly recommended! Be sure to suggest it to children who love cute things.