Simple origami for kids - how to make a fish out of paper

 

What you need to make an origami fish

• 1 sheet of paper
• scissors and colored pencils (optional)

How to make a fish out of paper with your own hands

1. Prepare a blank sheet of paper and let the children color as shown in the photo. Or you can come up with your color composition. You might want to help and prepare a templatesimilar to the one shown in the photo to make it easier for children to fold. Look at the first drawing, gray lines play an important role because they show where you need to bend paper. First step, you fold the paper in half.
2. Fold one of the corners into the middle of the folded paper. Then open this part and fold it in the middle, now the two extreme corners should be outside.
3. Then repeat the same steps for the other side. As a result, you should get a triangle, folded with corners inward.
4. Then fold the extreme ends, it's a little hard to explain here, so just look at photos 6 and 7. After that, it is necessary to cut off part of the lower triangle, the one in the middle - look at the lines to determine the shape.
5. That's all, it remains to turn over and here it is, yours origami paper fish.

What, children again ask you to buy an aquarium? Live fish, very cute creatures, but require careful care and considerable costs, not every family can afford such a pleasure. Suggest to do to children paper origami fish, this is an exciting experience. Let the children imagine what kind of fish they would like to have in their tank and try to stack their papers. You can find the most popular models in this article: “How to make an origami fish. Step-by-step instructions + 300 photos» https://i.expert-h.com/en/iz-bumagi/rybku-origami. Most of the models are specially selected for children, so they are very easy to fold, if you have experience in origami technique, it will take several minutes. For your kids, this will be not only entertainment, but also a good way to develop your origami skills.