Simple origami that can be folded from a single sheet
Origami is a type of recreation that people of all ages—from young children to seniors—can enjoy together, and it’s fun whether you’re in a group or on your own.
You may not remember the very first origami you folded as a child, but in this article we’ll introduce ideas that are easy to fold and can be made with just one sheet of paper.
No cutting or gluing needed—these are all simple designs that you can complete with a single sheet of origami paper.
They’re perfect for kids trying origami for the first time, and also great as a warm-up for anyone who hasn’t folded in a while!
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Simple one-sheet origami (61–70)
Cute 3D box penguinNEW!
Here’s an idea for making a 3D penguin from a single sheet of origami paper.
Fold the corners toward the center of a square, and treat those corners as the beak and hands as you continue.
First, crease the paper to create a 3×3 grid, then do a “zabuton fold.” Next, make a stepped fold on the top corner to form the beak, and use the left and right corners to form the hands.
Then mountain-fold along the vertical creases to create the head and body, and sharpen the two bottom corners to make the feet.
You’ll mainly be folding along the crease lines, so take care to make the creasing steps neatly.
Use black origami paper and cleverly make use of the white color on the back side as you work.
Very easy! Flat sunflowerNEW!
This is a sunflower you can fold from a single sheet of origami paper, easy enough for children to make.
It’s flat rather than three-dimensional, so it’s perfect for wall decorations.
Prepare a sheet of yellow origami paper, fold it twice to make a small square, then unfold.
Fold all four corners toward the point where the center creases intersect, and make step folds.
This part will become the sunflower’s petals.
Draw a pattern in the center on the front using a pen and a ruler to finish.
Coloring the patterned area brown will make it look even nicer.
That irresistibly puffy feel! A star-shaped boxNEW!
Let’s try making an origami box with a fun shape: it has a small opening and a plump, rounded interior.
The puffy shape looks cute, and the overall star-like form makes it even more adorable.
After folding to a certain point, use scissors to cut about halfway.
When you unfold the cut piece, it becomes a pentagon.
Fold this pentagonal origami into the shape of a box.
Adjust the opening and the bottom, and you’ll have a plump, star-shaped box.
You can put in small items, of course, as well as little treats like candies or chocolates.
Almighty! A handy boxNEW!
Here’s a very simple way to fold a box using a single sheet of origami paper.
Take a 15 cm square sheet and fold it in half twice to make a smaller square.
Fold all four corners toward the center, then fold each of the four edges toward the center as well.
Open it up once, then keep folding along the crease lines.
It’s amazing how easily a box comes together this way! Once you learn the steps, even small children and older adults can make it easily.
It’s handy for holding small items, so why not try making one with origami paper in your favorite color?
Also as a small item holder! Origami box rabbitNEW!
What a cute idea to make the rabbit’s body into a box.
Since the creasing steps are important for this idea, let’s proceed carefully.
First, fold the origami paper in half to make a crease, open it, and then fold it into a triangle twice.
Next, from here, make three evenly spaced creases above and below, parallel to the first crease.
Using these creases and the diagonal creases, fold in the two left corners to make the ears.
On the opposite side, add one more crease parallel to the outside of the diagonal crease and make an inside reverse fold in an M shape.
From here, fold in the sides and finish forming the box shape.