Animal Origami Tutorials

animal origami tutorials

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Kids love these cute origami animals, which can be made in all sizes from huge (use them as masks) to tiny. We list them roughly in order of difficulty, with the simplest models first. At the bottom of the page you will also find origami videos suitable for children featuring an assortment of animal origami tutorials .

Ideas for using these animal origami tutorials:
Make a greetings card... dress them up with ribbon, bows, accessories, backing paper as appropriate
Tape them to a wooden spoon and use as puppets
Make with a very large piece of paper and turn into masks
Create a farm or other animal scene, sticking the models to a large piece of paper and drawing in the background
Make a mobile by stringing the models up with thread
Turn into a fridge magnet to give as a home-made gift
Fold a mini animal and use as a pencil topper
Stick to a strip of card to make a bookmark - another cute gift idea
Use as "pieces" in a home made board game
Frame your own picture (instructions coming soon)
Decorate a notice board at home or at school
Jazz up your breakfast boiled egg by adding an origami animal with double sided sticky tape (perfect at Easter!)
Make adult and "baby" animals by using different sizes of origami paper

Origami Bat
This origami bat is a straightforward model - but it does cheat by using a pair of scissors, which is not strictly allowed! The traditional origami bat model is quite tricky to fold so we have simplified it to produce this one which is great for children to fold but still very effective.

Origami Bunny
This very cute origami bunny is fun to make all year round, but particularly appropriate at Easter time!
Origami Cat
This cute origami cat is probably the easiest of our origami animals, so it is perfect for beginners.

Origami Cat 2
We have quite a collection of these little cats flying around on the front of our fridge on broomsticks at the moment! They make the perfect witch's cat for Halloween, but are cute enough to be enjoyed all year round.