Origami teaches patience and gives amazing rewards. Your kids are going to LOVE this list of easy origami crafts!
Easy Origami Ideas for Bigger Kids
I don’t think there is an adult anywhere who doesn’t remember making origami boxes as a child. Or stars. Or maybe even the notes that would be passed around class.
These 25 Easy Origami Ideas for Bigger Kids are a fun way for you to get your kids involved in origami even if they are a beginner. Making origami shows kids that taking the time to do something well will give them something amazing in end.
These easy origami crafts are truly incredible, and the origami tutorial instructions are all easy to follow…better stock up on some paper (most don’t need special origami paper), because you’ll have tons of fun crafts all over your house before you know it. Enjoy!
1. Fold an Origami Bow
Your kids will love decorating presents, decor for their room, even their little siblings with these origami bows once they learn how to make them.
2. Fold a Simple Origami Boat
Via Kids Activities Blog
How awesome is this origami boat? It floats on water and is perfect for holding trinkets, snacks, well, anything fun.
Or check out how to make a paper boat with simple folds.
3. Create an Origami Eye that Blinks!
Via Kids Activities Blog
Check out this origami blinking eyeball. Yes, that’s right. This eye actually blinks.
4. Fold Paper Birds that Can Flap Their Wings
Via Creative Jewish Mom
These origami birds are cheep to make and your kids are going to love watching them come to life.
5. Transform Black Paper Into Bats!
Via A Girl and a Glue Gun
This fall, decorate your home with origami bats. They’re hauntingly fun.
6. Fold Paper Boxes
Via Origami Mommy
Origami boxes are a rite of passage for any young origami fan. Plus, how cute are these?
7. Cluck, Cluck Origami Fun
Via Kroteck
Chickens, chickens everywhere…now that your kids know how to make them using easy origami folding techniques.
8. Fold Paper Diamonds
Via Minie
These origami diamonds are colorful, shapely, and will be so much fun to make. Who knew you could make diamonds out of paper?
9. Designer Origami Dress Craft
Via How About Orange
This origami dress is super adorable, and would be awesome for anyone wanting to dress their paper dolls.
10. Origami Elephant for Kids to Fold
Via Birdee Mag
A herd of origami elephants are headed toward your house. But don’t worry…they don’t eat much.
11. Fold a Fish
Via Childhood 101
Origami fish are easy to make and an awesome starter project for any would-be origami enthusiast. This origami fish project is one of the simplest DIY ideas for even younger kids.
12. Origami Flower Kids Can Fold
Via Try It Like It
An entire bouquet of homemade flowers are a lovely gift for anyone.
13. Origami Hearts by the Dozen
Via Minie
Make these folded origami hearts and give them to someone you love.
If you are looking for an even easier origami heart for your kids to fold, check out Kids Activities Blog where two simple versions are shown with step by step instructions.
14. Jumping Frog Origami
Via Kids Activities Blog
Leaping lizards! No, wait…leaping frogs! These origami frogs can actually jump! This is one of the more popular origami ideas for kids because it turns into a toy.
15. Folded Stars
Via Red Ted Art
You never can have enough lucky stars. Which is good, because these lucky stars are easy (and totally addicting) to make and perfect for so many occasions.
16. Origami Books You Can Make
Via How About Orange
How cute are these origami folded books? The end result is that your kids could make their own and write the tinniest novels ever.
17. Fold a Ninja Throwing Star
Via All for the Boys
These ninja throwing stars are awesome to throw…but never at people (or animals). Perfect idea for so many kids!
18. Fold a Shark
Via Kids Activities Blog
Let your kids make bookmarks that are truly unique! These shark bookmarks are an awesome way to bite into that reading list and unique designs for a book mark!
19. Star Wars X Wing Plane Origami Pattern
Via Union
Any Star Wars fan will go nuts for this x-wing origami. May the force, of paper folding, be with you through the origami instructions!
20. Fold Whales!
Via Rusty and Rosey
Make an army of whales to explore the ocean with and this is one origami project that works well for young kids too because it is a great one for origami beginners.
21. Dinosaur Origami for Kids
Via CP
Origami t-rex might have short arms, but he’s definitely not short on fun.
22. Fold a Changeable Origami Star
Via What Do We Do All Day
These transforming stars change from stars to circles and back again. It’s like magic!!
23. Make an Origami Star Wreath
Via Make and Takes
When your kids make this origami star wreath, not only will they end up with an awesome decoration for their room, but a cool skill to show all their friends.
24. Fold Paper Shirt & Ties…How Cute!
Via Jillian in Italy
Origami shirts and ties are perfect for kids who want to give their dads a special homemade gift.
25. Fold a Shark Cootie Catcher
Via Easy Peasy and Fun
This shark cootie catcher is dangerous! Dangerously adorable, that is for fortune tellers!
Oh, and here is the easiest way how to make a cootie catcher!
More Origami Folding Fun for Kids
- Easy origami animals for kids
- Easy origami dog that even preschoolers can make.
- Let’s make paper heart crafts!
- Learn how to fold a snowflake with these easy paper snowflake patterns.
- How to make a paper rose…over 20 fun ways!
- Easy origami flower for kids…so many ideas.
- Try some owl origami because it is fun.
- And so much more easy origami for kids of all ages and adults.
Which easy origami idea are you going to try first?