Origami Heart Rings

Bloomize has a wonderful tutorial for how to make origami heart rings for Valentine's Day.  What's really neat is the two colored paper matches with the base and the front of the ring to make it two toned.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bloomize.com/sweet-origami-hearts/

Origami Stacking Cats

Krokotak shows how to fold increasingly smaller paper cat shapes and color on cute cat features.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://krokotak.com/2013/07/koteshki-matryoshki/

Nearly crafty makes these too.

Get the instructions here:
http://nearlycrafty.com/paper-nesting-cats/

 

Origami Beads

It's a makkie has a really unique post on how to make paper beads using origami paper.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://itsamakkie.blogspot.it/2012/03/wensjes-in-balletjes-zo-maak-je-het.html

Minie co creates paper beads out of origami paper.  She uses triangle shapes to start.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.minieco.co.uk/paper-beads-2/

Origami Sheep Round Up

Origami guide shows how to make a sheep in 10 steps.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.origami-guide.com/origami-sheep.html

Origami kids has an sheep folding video demonstrating another way to make sheep.

See the video here:
http://www.origami-kids.com/gallerie-video/superhero-1/how-to-make-an-origami-sheep-kirigami-A3JoFLAa_bd8.htm

How to origami shares a 3-dimensional sheep.

Get the instructions here:
http://how-to-origami.com/origami-sheep.html

Origami Birds

Storm the castle provides a video for their simple origami bird lesson.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.stormthecastle.com/origami/simple-origami-bird.htm

Origami instruction has an 18-step origami bird.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-bird.html

Origami way shares an 8-step origami owl.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.origamiway.com/origami-owl.shtml

Origami fun has a 10-step origami pelican.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.origami-fun.com/origami-pelican.html

 Origami make shares directions for a kid friendly origami crane.

Get the instructions here;
http://www.origami-make.com/kids-origami-crane.php

Origami Stars

Pysselbolaget has a very detailed tutorial for how to create origami stars.  The instructions are in Swedish but she includes step-by-step photos for explanations.

Good for ages 12 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://pysselbolaget.se/2012/11/23/julstjarnor-i-origamiorigami-paper-stars/ 

Hello wonderful uses white paper and paints the stars once they're folded.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/painted-origami-star-ornaments

Origami Pokemon

The meta picture shares a tutorial for how to fold an origami Pikachu perfect for Pokemon lovers.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://themetapicture.com/origami-pikachu/

Origami Butterflies

Go origami has a beautiful origami tutorial for how to fold a delicate butterfly. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://goorigami.com/single-sheet-origami/origami-butterfly/3006

Emma owl uses paint splattered textured paper.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.emmaowl.com/origami-butterflies/

Mini Origami Stars

Minna may shares a cute way to make stars from long strips of paper.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.minnamayblog.com/2012/06/origami-stars-tutorial.html

Minieco makes her cut and fold paper stars colorful gift boxes and shares a free downloadable version.

Get the template here:
http://www.minieco.co.uk/cut-fold-paper-stars/

Mood kids uses muted colors.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.moodkids.nl/diy/2014/04/18/origami-sterren-vouwen

Origami Foxes

Bloomize hosts the directions for making a cute family of foxes out of folding paper.  She draws on some cute faces.  These are also great for imaginative play, you could even take them outdoors.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.bloomize.com/in-a-company-of-cute-foxes/

Origami Play Houses

Tuts plus shares simple folding instructions for making play houses for kids to color and play with. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://hub.tutsplus.com/tutorials/make-an-adorable-origami-doll-house--craft-9221

Origami Kaleidoscope

Minieco turns multi-textured Japanese folding paper into a kaleidoscope type toy. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.minieco.co.uk/kaleidocycle-aka-folding-paper-toy/

Angry Bird Origami Boxes

Jobbx hosts a variety of colorful and useful angry bird folding boxes.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the templates here:
http://www.joybx.com/entry/18079.html

Origami Animals

Martha stewart shares a quick tutorial on how to make many origami animals including a dog, bear and buny with one technique and different folds for the ears. 

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/269662/origami-finger-puppet-and-flowers

How to Make an Origami Boat

Bloomize has instructions for making several types of origami boats. They've added paper hearts to each but they could be made without the hearts as well.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bloomize.com/a-fleet-of-origami-love-boats/

Captain crafty has a different version of a folded boat.   Using crayon scribbled paper for the design.

Get the instructions here:
http://captaincrafty.com/2011/05/rainy-day-toy-boat-tutorial/

Origami Ball and Cup Game

Pre k and k sharing reinvents the classic ball and cup game with origami folding paper, twine and tin foil. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://prekandksharing.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/introduction-to-paper-folding-crafts.html

Fish Origami Envelopes

Zakka life has really cute and functional fish folded envelope.  A cute way to send a message in a lunch box or to tuck a napkin in. 

Good for ages 8 and up.  

Get the instructions here:
http://zakkalife.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/origami-fish-envelopes.html

Paint Card Boxes

Duitang has a great idea for how to make the paint cards you find in a hardware store into origami boxes. Kids will have fun picking out all of the paint cards and combining colors and even finding items to store in them.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here (not in English):

http://www.duitang.com/people/mblog/23965104/detail/

Origami Halloween Boxes

Mom o mushy has a free template to create cute origami boxes to hold halloween treats.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the template here:
http://momomushy.blogspot.com/2010/10/printable-halloween-origami-box.html

Nina seven shares a free printable Halloween box template featuring all of the favorite Halloween characters such as a witch, Frankenstein, a ghost, Dracula and a skeleton.

Get the template here:
http://ninaseven.blogspot.com/2010/10/free-printable-halloween-treat-boxes_26.html

Print this today has a variety of printable Halloween treat boxes including ghosts and spider webs, jack-o-lanterns, and a haunted house.

Get the templates here:
http://printthistoday.com/free-printable-halloween-favor-box-templates/

Free Origami Animal Templates

First palette has free printable folding templates to make a complete animal zoo. They even have a template for a zoo habitat where the animals can coexist.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the templates here:
http://www.firstpalette.com/Craft_themes/Animals/Folding_Instructions/Folding_Instructions.html