ORIGAMI How-To Videos & Articles

Follow these origami tutorials to learn all about origami with WonderHowTo's collection of free how to articles, like Make an Origami Sailboat, Fold an Origami Envelope, and Fold an Origami Star (Shuriken).

You'll also find several great arts & crafts tutorials in the Arts & Crafts category.

How To Make an Origami Sailboat

Make an Origami Sailboat

Interested in adding a sailboat decoration to your desk, or perhaps creating a gift tag? This article sets out how to make an origami ...more

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How To Fold an Origami Envelope

Fold an Origami Envelope

Have you ever wanted to send a letter to somebody, perhaps a small gift or hidden message? Of course, it is best to have something to put it ...more

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How To Fold an Origami Star (Shuriken)

Fold an Origami Star (Shuriken)

You don't have to go to a weapons store to have your very own "ninja star" (also called a shuken or shuriken). You can make one or several ...more

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How To Fold Eternally Opening Origami

Fold Eternally Opening Origami

Here is a delightful origami project. This may seem to experienced folders to be very similar to the 'Bird Base', and it is. It only needed ...more

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Written 5 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 1
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How To Make a Fat Origami Rabbit

Make a Fat Origami Rabbit

Part of what makes people love rabbits is that they're cuddly, but if you're making an origami rabbit that jumps , it's going to be a little ...more

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How To Make a Very Simple Origami Photo Frame

Make a Very Simple Origami Photo Frame

Need a picture frame but don't want to buy one? Make one! Find a square piece of paper. If it's colored on one side, put the colored side ...more

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How To Make an Abstract Origami Lotus

Make an Abstract Origami Lotus

Here is the easy way to make an origami flower, the lotus. Since all of the folds are fairly straightforward, this is a great project for ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
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How To Make an Origami 8 Point Star

Make an Origami 8 Point Star

If you're becoming pretty good at origami and you're looking for a new project that challenges you, this star is fairly difficult. It's not ...more

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How To Make an Origami Balloon

Make an Origami Balloon

With a square piece of paper, you can make a three-dimensional ball that you can actually blow up like a little balloon. You can even fill ...more

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Views 1,115

How To Make an Origami Bunny

Make an Origami Bunny

This origami hopping bunny it's cute, and it's also fun. You can show it off to your friends, and it is very easy to make. You can draw on ...more

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How To Make an Origami Cat Face

Make an Origami Cat Face

Some origami projects are more approachable than others. If you don't have the patience to fiddle with an eight point star or a flying bird ...more

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Views 158

How To Make an Origami Dog Face

Make an Origami Dog Face

It's simple, it's fun, it's origami! By following these instructions, you can make a very easy, very cute puppy dog face. Get yourself a ...more

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How To Make an Origami Flying Bird

Make an Origami Flying Bird

While there are many instructions for making the traditional Japanese paper "peace" cranes , these instructions will make a flapping bird - ...more

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How To Make an Origami Jumping Frog

Make an Origami Jumping Frog

With nothing more than a piece of paper, you can construct a frog. Throughout these instructions, the dotted lines are where you will fold ...more

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Views 1,471

How To Make an Origami Pinwheel

Make an Origami Pinwheel

A pretty paper pinwheel! Obtain a square piece of paper. If it's origami paper, start with the white side up. Fold it in half diagonally ...more

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How To Make an Origami Pocket Heart

Make an Origami Pocket Heart

This origami heart fits in your pocket, and has a pocket in it! You can put a little note in it, or a little trinket (perhaps a piece of ...more

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Views 2,368

How To Make an Origami Reindeer

Make an Origami Reindeer

This origami reindeer is a simple design, and can be attempted by a paper folder of any level. It's great for using up unwanted murky brown ...more

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Views 510

How To Make an Origami Samurai Helmet

Make an Origami Samurai Helmet

You may not be able to make a good sword out of paper , but you can at least make a distinct samurai helmet. This particular project is ...more

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How To Make an Origami Turtle

Make an Origami Turtle

This "abstract" turtle is easy to make from a standard 8 1/2 x 11" sheet of paper. It's an easy origami project because it doesn't involve ...more

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How To Make Origami Paper Claws

Make Origami Paper Claws

If your Halloween costume needs some claws or you're just feeling a little fierce, you can make paper claws that'll slip over each finger ...more

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How To Assemble a Senbazuru

Assemble a Senbazuru

Senbazuru have become strong symbols of world peace with the story of Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who died of leukemia following the bombing ...more

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How To Fold a Dime in a Dollar Bill

Fold a Dime in a Dollar Bill

These instructions will teach you how to fold a dime in a dollar bill. For these instructions you will need a crisp bill and a dime. Take a ...more

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How To Fold a Dollar Bill to Make a Finger Ring

Fold a Dollar Bill to Make a Finger Ring

Looking for an easier way to impress people with your money? Try folding your dollar bill into a finger ring. This ring will put the number ...more

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How To Fold a Dollar Into a Heart

Fold a Dollar Into a Heart

Have you ever received a dollar bill as change and did not want to use it? Fold it into a heart and keep it in your wallet or give it to a ...more

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How To Fold a Japanese Brocade

Fold a Japanese Brocade

The Japanese Brocade is a traditional modular origami model. Six squares of paper are joined together to form a cube, which is then tweaked ...more

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How To Fold a Paper Crane

Fold a Paper Crane

The Origami crane is perfect as a gift or gift tag, as a decoration, or as the first step to making a senbazuru . The cranes are delicate ...more

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How To Fold a Paper Rose

Fold a Paper Rose

One of the perennial symbols of romance and love is the rose. If you don't have the time or the money to stop by the florist, or if you want ...more

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How To Fold a Penultimate Module

Fold a Penultimate Module

Modular origami is so related to geometry , it could easily be used for a math fair project. This simple unit can create many, many ...more

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How To Fold a Square of Paper Into Thirds

Fold a Square of Paper Into Thirds

This a handy trick, if you do origami, when a 3x3 grid is needed as base for a model. The following method takes all the guesswork out of it ...more

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How To Make a Cootie Catcher

Make a Cootie Catcher

A cootie catcher goes by many names: a 'scrunchie', fortune teller, chatterbox, and so on. Whatever you call it, you'll likely recognize one ...more

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How To Make a Kusudama Flower

Make a Kusudama Flower

A pretty kusudama flower can be made by folding five or six square pieces of paper. If you make twelve flowers, they can be assembled into a ...more

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How To Make a Paper Boat

Make a Paper Boat

Using a piece of regular office paper you can fold a boat that floats on water. Fold a Letter sized (8.5" by 11") piece of paper in half ...more

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How To Make a Paper Hat

Make a Paper Hat

Take a piece of newspaper and a dollop of imagination and you can become someone else entirely! Well, maybe not, but making a paper hat can ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 1,407

How To Make a Paper Ship

Make a Paper Ship

Paper ships are a toy that many a child has made since the creation of paper. They are easy to make and they can be "sailed" on any small ...more

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How To Make a PHiZZ Unit

Make a PHiZZ Unit

The PHiZZ unit, by Tom Hull, is a fascinating and extremely simple unit to make and assemble. However, the structures that can be made from ...more

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How To Make a Pop Up Water Lily Card (Robert Sabuda Method)

Make a Pop Up Water Lily Card (Robert Sabuda Method)

Water lilies are beautiful and exotic flowers which float on the ...more

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Views 835

How To Make a Reverse Fold

Make a Reverse Fold

In many origami folding projects, you're asked to make a reverse fold. It's a basic skill that, when mastered, will make your origami look ...more

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How To Make a Shirt out of a One Dollar Bill

Make a Shirt out of a One Dollar Bill

In this step-by-step walk through, you will learn how to make a very detailed collared shirt out of a one dollar bill . This makes for a ...more

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How To Make a Sonobe Unit

Make a Sonobe Unit

The sonobe unit is the base of modular origami . You can make a wide variety of geometrical shapes just by putting these little Sonobe units ...more

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How To Make a Square Sheet of Paper

Make a Square Sheet of Paper

Ever want to fold Origami but find yourself all out of square paper? This is a way to cut a paper of any size into a perfect square. Take a ...more

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How To Make a Turtle out of a Dollar Bill

Make a Turtle out of a Dollar Bill

Have you ever wanted to give someone a gift, but were not sure what to get them? The answer is simple: Moneygami! Moneygami is a fun ...more

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How To Make a Water Flower from a Plastic Bag and Straw

Make a Water Flower from a Plastic Bag and Straw

Japan Cut the handles off a plastic bag. Cut the bag open and flatten ...more

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How To Make a Waterbomb

Make a Waterbomb

The waterbomb is a type of origami. You can make one and fill it with water if you don't have a water balloon on hand. Get a square piece of ...more

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How To Make the Hornet Paper Airplane

Make the Hornet Paper Airplane

The Hornet is a very fast paper airplane and similar to the Jet Stream, but a little less complex. Fold the top two corners of a piece of ...more

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How To Fold a Paper Box

Fold a Paper Box

An origami box is a simple project and it makes a great hiding place for small treasures. With a pair of boxes, you can use one as the box ...more

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Eat Your Way Through the Periodic Table (Yum! Cupcakes)

Science geeks behold, the perfect dessert. The cupcake Periodic Table. Pretty simple to do-it-yourself. Start with basic cupcakes in a square mold and decorate! Previously, Knit the Periodic Table ...

Freehand Circle Drawing World Champion

Wait for it, wait for it... it happens really fast... at right about 1:05. Okay, maybe he's not a world champion, but a very cool party trick nonetheless. Here's one way to do it (not quite as perfect ...

Launch Cars Off Cliffs For Fun

More redneck fun. Bob Moravitz plus family and friends have created an 8 hour event of propelling vehicles off cliffs. Held yearly, admission is free but donations are encouraged (to cover insurance ...

Pimp Your Bike

That's right, cars aren't the only mode of transportation worth customizing. Dekochari, the Japanese art of pimping your bicycle: "Dekochari is a form of art bike indigenous to Japan dating back ...

Deadly Crossbow (Made With Newspaper)

Mythbusters decided to test whether an inmate could "kill another inmate across the hall using a crossbow made of newspaper": "Jamie and Adam built separate crossbows for the myth and ...

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bird crick commented on Eat Your Way Through the Periodic Table (Yum! Cupcakes) 41 seconds ago

and how vivid the frosting colors are.

bird crick commented on Eat Your Way Through the Periodic Table (Yum! Cupcakes) 1 minute ago

the coolest part of this is the square-shaped cupcakes

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