Erin and I really enjoy Origami as long as it is a simple anough design that we can follow, it is a lot of fun:) So we were very excited when we found this little origami frog in our Readers Digest Crafts and Hobbies book and this is our attempt at making him. This is such an amazing book to own, it is just filled with beautiful projects. I have an old edition that my mom-in-law gave to me a few years ago and love it! Some of the photos are a little blurry in my tutorial, but if that doesn’t bother you too much, he really is a sweet craft to make:)
Materials:
Ruler
Scissors
Pencil
Pretty paper
Flat surface
Measure out 8cm by 13 cm on a piece of paper and cut out your rectangular shape.
Fold left side of your paper over.
Then right side of your paper.
It should look like this.
Fold over in the centre of the cross.
Push in both sides and top of your paper in the folds.
Press flat.
It should look like this.
Fold right side over to the left.
Fold left side over to the right.
They should look like this.
Bend right flap over.
Bend left flep over for the legs.
Here are his legs.
Fold over the left side.
Do the same with the right side.
Fold over the bottom for the legs.
Like this.
Press down so that the legs are firmly underneath. If you press lightly down, he will actually hop. They can even have hopping races.
There they are:)
Enjoy!
I went origami crazy when I was in about Grade 4…I still remember how to make a piano, a crane, and a “turban”….the one I liked best was a “water bomb” which was a 3-D cube that you blew into to inflate…origami is wonderful! The frogs are so charming, and perfect for this time of year!
We love Origami around here! That little frog is so cute, we’ll have to try it!
I LOVE origami! We made these awhile ago, but I’m thinking we may just be due for some more Origami frogs! I had a girl who was visiting from Japan get me into Origami. She not only taught me the folds, but then left me all of this authentic, cute, Japanese origami paper! Bliss!
xo maureen
How adorable! A little while back I was searching at every craft store for some kite paper to make waldorf window stars, but all I could find that was square was these rainbow origami papers. So now that I’ve made a few starts, I’m left with all this paper but I had forgot all about it. I must dig it out to make these, they are just so cute!
Stephanie xx
How cute! I remember making one of those as a child.
hop, hop!! loving it!
Love the frog! We are limited with resources here in Kenya, but this is a great, simple idea that could entertain my girls for quite some time! We will give it a try! Thanks for sharing!
A very adorable little frog 🙂 I haven’t done origami in a while. This post has inspired me to pull out the paper with the wee ones. Thanks and I’ll be linking on Facebook!
Cute frog! The kids are loving this 🙂 Thanks!
Oh, Linda – did my comment get lost again? Drat. It was a nice one.
Oh my goodness! My husband and boys love origami. They like the kind that turns your eyeballs inside out though. Too complicated for me. As soon as my eyes start to go crossed eyed from the strain of all the little folds I know turning inside out comes next.
What charming paper!