Easy origami animals
Easy origami cat
What you will need for the easy origami animals
You need only a few simple things to make these step-by-step origami animals. Before starting make sure that you have –
1 – Square pieces of paper. You can use pretty much any kind of paper that you like, from store-bought origami paper to plain white printing paper, it doesn’t really matter. The essential thing is that you start with a perfectly square piece of paper.
Actual origami paper has the advantage of being square and colored on one side. You can always cut to shape and pre-color plain sheets of A4 paper. Another option is to color the beginner’s origami animals once they are completed.
2 – Crayons, pencils, and markers. These are needed to add the finishing touches to your origami artwork. A marker or black pen is required to draw the eyes, nose, whiskers, and so forth on your animals.
The examples on the printable instructions here are rather simple. With colored pens and crayons, along with a little creativity, you can add more details to your origami art to make it one of a kind.
3 – Scissors. These are only necessary to make the turtle in this paper-folding craft set. They can however be handy to add extra touches to the completed animals if you feel like going that extra mile.
You can cut out separate things like whiskers, skin patterns, and noses to stick to your origami and give it a more 3-dimensional effect. This of course will also require you to have some glue on hand.
Easy origami pig
Easy origami ladybug
Easy origami rabbit
Easy origami killer whale
Easy origami bear
Easy origami turtle
A brief history of origami
The art of origami or paper folding has a somewhat blurry origin. It has been practiced in various forms around the globe at different times in history. The Japanese version of the craft is where the word origami comes from and can be directly translated as folded (ori) paper (kami).
Originally called orikata (folded shapes), origami began to be practiced in Japan after the introduction of paper to the country sometime in the 6th century. The art form really took off and became popular in Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Prior to this paper was quite an expensive commodity so the craft was not easily accessible to the average person.
