Origami Frogs
These little frogs are really fun to make as well as fun to play with. These frogs are one of the easy origami toys that can be made out of just paper, and can engage the attention of a little one for hours. As the steps are not very complicated, invite a younger sibling or some young friends to make these with you and see the joy on their faces when they manage to make their origami frog hop. So, hurry up and start folding!
Difficulty: Medium
Items needed:
- 1 sheet of origami paper / paper cut into a perfect square
Method:
1. Place the origami paper with the coloured side down.
2. Fold the origami paper by folding the left side over to the right.
3. Take the left corner and fold it over to the right, creating a point at the top right corner. Crease the fold and immediately unfold.
4. Repeat step 3 but fold from the right to the left.
5. Fold back where the two diagonal creases meet. Crease the fold and immediately unfold.
6. The top of the paper should now have these creases.
7. Use these creases to fold the top half of the paper into a triangle as shown.
8. Fold the bottom half of the paper in half towards the top triangle.
9. Fold the 2 corners of the top layer of the top triangle up at an angle to create the frog's arms.
10. Fold the right side of the bottom rectangle in half towards the center.
11. Repeat step 10 with the left side of the bottom rectangle.
12. Fold the bottom rectangle in half towards the frog arms.
13. Fold the left and right corners of the top layer of the bottom rectangle towards the center.
14. Unfold the previous two folds.
15. Spread out the bottom two corners to create a boat like shape.
16. Fold the boat like shape down towards the arms and crease the fold.
17. Fold the two corners of the boat like shape down at an angle to match the arms.
18. Fold the bottom legs up so that the arms and the legs meet.
19. Fold half of the bottom legs back down.
20. Flip the paper over and place the frog on its arms and legs.
21. Draw 2 eyes near the pointy part of the origami frog.
22. Press on the rear of the frog to make him jump.
And your origami frog is complete. Happy Crafting!
