We would like to show you a master class of a very simple and beautiful fish that can be made from colored paper. The fish turns out voluminous.
How to make a paper fish
The fish can be of completely different sizes, but they are all made from a rectangle in which one side is twice as long as the other. How to implement this in practice? Very simple. First cut out a square. We bend it in half so that we get 2 rectangles. Cut along the fold line.
Each rectangle will make 1 fish (that is, the square is enough for 2 fish). Fold the rectangle in half lengthwise long side. We cut on one side along the bias, on the other we get roundness.
Let's expand. We make cuts for weaving the ponytail.
We place the strips on top of each other one by one and glue them at the intersection point.
The fish is almost ready.
We draw the eyes of the fish and decorate it at our discretion. Now you can stick these fish on a sheet of blue paper, glue paper algae and we will have a very beautiful aquarium. What if the whole class or group gets together? kindergarten, and make a lot of these fish, it will be an excellent and impressive group craft!
In this article we have collected the simplest origami fish models. Of course, only the first fish based on a triangle is suitable for four-year-old children. The remaining options are for children from five years old. But you can try making them with little ones too if you are teaching them the art of folding. And, of course, with your active help, children even four years old will be able to cope with any models. At first glance, the last two models look very simple. But make no mistake! The simplicity of operations is deceptive. After all, it is not at all obvious at what angle you need to bend the paper. And although this angle is quite flexible, it is not at all arbitrary. Finished fish can be placed in an “aquarium”. For example, stick a picture of the seabed on a poster. Or make a three-dimensional aquarium out of paper.
A simple origami fish based on a triangle for children from 4 years old.
Fold the square of paper diagonally. Let's make a “kerchief” from the “handkerchief”.
Then fold the triangle in half again.
For children four years old, you can stop at this stage. Decorate the fish - draw its fins, eyes, scales. The picture below shows what fish you get from plain paper.
Simple origami fish based on a triangle for children from 4 years old. With kids older job we can continue. Mark the lines of the fin and tail with a pencil or felt-tip pen. Cut them out.
The fish is almost ready. All that remains is to draw her eye.
Simple origami fish based on a triangle for children from 5 years old.
Double-sided origami fish for children from 5 years old
This is a very beautiful and uncomplicated model that allows you to fold two not similar friends on each other fish. For this model, it is best to take paper that is colored differently on both sides. Fold the square sheet diagonally and turn it into a triangle.
Fold the corner to the bottom line of the triangle. Then return it to its original position.
Bend the top corner to the line outlined in the previous operation.
Now let's bend the top side along the already marked line and turn the figure over.
This is what the figurine looks like so far: reverse side.
Bend the top corner down. The line should be lower than the previously bent corner on the back of the figure.
Fold the sides of the figure towards the center.
Let's make two small cuts.
Bend back the triangles from the cuts.
The fish is ready. All that remains is to draw the eyes.
Origami fish for children from 5 years old. But that is not all! You can turn the fish over. And then it will look like this. Attention! In order to make such a fish, the small triangles from the cuts must be folded to the other side.
Origami fish for children from 5 years old. Second side.
Origami goldfish for children from 5 years old
Fold the square diagonally into a scarf and unfold it back. We only need to mark the center line.
Let's bend one corner of our square about a third from the center of the sheet.
Fold the figure in half along the previously marked line.
Fold the top corner down.
Bend the bottom corner-tail upwards.
The origami goldfish is ready. All that remains is to draw her eyes and fins
Origami goldfish. Craft for children from 5 years old.
Simple origami fish. Craft for children from 5 years old
We make a fish from a square piece of paper. It is better if the paper is different colors on both sides. Fold the square diagonally into a scarf. But not corner to corner, but with an offset.
Now fold approximately along the line indicated in the figure.
It will turn out something like this. Now let's turn the craft around.
Here is our origami fish. But to make her even prettier, let’s draw her eyes. To make the eyes easier to see, we first glued a white circle.
Origami fish for children from five years old.
Simple origami fish for children from 5 years old
Let's fold the square in half, but not straight, but offset. Then fold the workpiece in half, approximately along the indicated line.
Make another fold fold.
Check the result and turn the figure over.
The fish is almost ready, all that remains is to draw the eyes, fins, and gills.
Origami fish for children from 5 years old.
You can make the models a little more complex. Watch master classes on making origami fish with children aged 6-7 years.
Tools and materials Time: 10 minutes Difficulty: 3/10
- colored paper various shades and preferably double-sided;
- scissors;
- pen or pencil;
- ruler;
- stationery glue or PVA.
As you know, the art of paper origami allows you to make real masterpieces from the most ordinary available materials. Try it too!
Step-by-step instructions with photos
Our origami fish is not completely flat, as its fin is directed slightly upward. Depending on the paper you use and its folding capabilities, you may want to place a little glue under the top fin and close the craft.
Create a charming sea-themed applique with your kids using origami fish made from hand-folded paper! Without a doubt, this will be a gorgeous composition!
Step 1: Cut out a square
Cut out squares from colored paper at the rate of 1 square for 2 fish. How large sizes you make squares, the larger your fish will be.
Step 2: Cut the Squares
Fold the square in half horizontally and cut it into 2 equal rectangles. You can make one fish from each rectangle.
Step 3: Fold the Paper
If your rectangle only has one colored side, place it on top. Fold and straighten the rectangle horizontally and vertically.
Step 4: Fold the Corners
Fold the top two corners down to create a triangle.
Unfold the paper.
Unbend it back.
Step 5: Form a Center Square
Turn the model over to the other side.
Lightly press the folds together at the top center point and bottom center point.
Then flatten the model. You should not make any new folds.
Step 6: Fold a Square
Turn the model “mouth” to the left.
Fold the two corners from the right side to the left. Smooth out the wrinkles well.
Turn the model over to the other side.
Step 7: Fold the Fish
Fold the top right and bottom right corners towards the central horizontal axis. Smooth out the wrinkles well.
Open the two flaps under the right side of the model upwards.
Fold the top flap to the left.
Fold the bottom flap to the left.
Fold the top left flap over the fishtail and your fish is ready!
The shield will remain sticking up slightly. If the model opens too much, place a little glue under the bottom of the top flap and close it.
We hope you liked our origami paper fish. This is a very simple model with a small amount steps, but she looks very cute with her fin pointing upward and tail fanned out! You can fold and stick your origami fish onto blue paper and then hang them on the wall or window, etc. If you are using bright colors, you can make very colorful decorations for your bedroom, auditorium, etc.
Let's look at an example of a very simple paper craft. Such crafts are of greatest interest to parents who have children preschool age. It will be easy for a child to make such a fish out of paper, but in the process of creating it for small child There is one difficult, but very instructive moment. It is as follows: when we make all the necessary bends of the paper square, we must turn it out so that we get a triangle. This is not very easy for a small child, so he needs to repeat this point several times to reinforce it.
It is important to note that many paper crafts are based on this folding of paper. Further, there is nothing complicated in creating this fish, and it is with this that we advise you to start teaching your child simple models - after all, the fish will turn out almost immediately as soon as he completes this exercise.
After the child learns how to create such fish, be prepared that you will have a whole lake on the floor, teeming with fish of different colors and sizes, and while the child is fishing with a toy fishing rod, you can take a real feeder and go fishing.
We are forced to note that, unfortunately, there are very few such simple models on the Internet, and adults often teach the child right away complex crafts, and sometimes they can be really difficult for a small child. In the near future, we will try to publish a whole series of crafts aimed specifically at preschool children - experts highly recommend such exercises for developing logic in children.
An interesting craft that middle-aged children can make is an origami paper fish. Thanks to the upper part cut into strips, the fish can wriggle in all directions, like a living one.
Materials for work:
- Colored paper of any shades;
- A little white paper for the eyes;
- Scissors, glue, black felt-tip pen, pencil.
How to make an origami fish out of paper
To work you will need a sheet of paper square shape. To do this, fold a standard A4 sheet from the short side to the long side. Cut off the remaining unused strip.
Unfold the paper, which is now in a square shape. But a fish from a square of this size will turn out to be quite large; if you need a smaller one, you can use a ruler or a triangle.
Fold the sides along the fold line so that the top corners of the paper meet on it. Press the side folds well.
Open the paper and fold it in half, but this time corner to corner. The result is a triangle with folds clearly visible on it, which will be a kind of indicator of where and how many cuts need to be made.
Without changing the position of the paper, cut it from the folded side into small strips. But you need to cut to the fold line and to the very corner. This way you will have cuts on two pieces of paper at once.
Open the paper and overlap the outer, uncut triangles of the sides.
You will get a complete tummy and a cut back.
Cut off the resulting sharp tip, making the fish's face flatter, which it is, at least on most fish.
Cut out circles for the eyes from white paper. They can be quite bug-eyed. Cut out fins and a tail from colored paper. It is better to make these details of the fish in a different color for brightness, but they may well be the same as the whole craft.
Use a black felt-tip pen to draw pupils on the eyes, stripes on the fins and tail.
Glue all the parts, add eyelashes to the fish. But the work is not finished yet; there is a missing detail on the lower part of the fish’s head.
To do this, cut out a slightly elongated semi-oval.
You can put a fish on a piece of paper and draw a semicircle of the required length and width with a pencil, guided by the size of the fish. If necessary, cut off any exposed corners.
Glue the part, the jaw, probably, to the bottom of the head, you will get an open mouth for the fish.
That's it, the paper origami fish is ready. Interesting craft and a fun, moving toy for children. After all, something made with your own hands is often much more interesting than something purchased.
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A paper fish is one of the most simple crafts using the origami technique and if your child is still unfamiliar with this type of creativity, then perhaps start with this photo lesson. Just one square sheet - and your baby will have a new paper toy or even a decoration element that will fit perfectly into a nautical or summer theme. When the child can freely and easily make such a craft, move on to new ones, mastering all the subtleties and secrets of origami.
- Black marker
- Square shaped sheet of paper
Step-by-step photo lesson:
Place the square in the shape of a diamond. Apply right side to the left.
Let's reveal.
Fold the top of the square down. Let's expand.
Now let's place the sheet in the form of a square. Bend down.
Let's expand.
Then you should bend the sheet of paper in half to the left.
We open it and get 4 auxiliary folds, which will help in the future to fold a beautiful fish.
We bend the square sheet in half and press the sides together with our fingers.
It turns out like this triangle.
We bend the first layer of the lower triangle upward at a slight angle. The first fin is ready.
Now bend the top corner. We overlap the first fin made.
We turn the craft over and get a finished paper fish using the origami technique. You can use a marker to add eyes and beautiful patterns on the surface of the body. Since she have flat shape– it can be used to decorate a postcard, album or even a room by gluing it to interior items with double-sided tape.
Video lesson
Creativity - required condition for education in many ways developed personality. This is why it is so important to work with children and make various crafts.
Origami art
Origami is Japanese look creativity, which involves folding a sheet of paper in a certain way to obtain a figure of interest to a person. Nowadays, origami has become popular all over the world, although initially it was of a purely religious nature.
Thanks to simple schemes, you can make anything, from fruits to complex vehicle models.
The easiest way to make a paper fish
Below we will look at how to make a fish out of paper. For this you will need a square shaped sheet.
Here's how to make a paper fish in the easiest and simplest way in a fast way. A child can make such a fish on the first try, as it is very simple and understandable.
There are many ways to make a paper fish, each of them is interesting in its own way and gives the desired result.
Colored fish
Let's try to make another model. This time it will be a fish made of colored paper. You don’t have to paint it, you just need to glue a ready-made or homemade eye.
You will need a square piece of paper in the color you like.
Now the craft is ready. The paper fish turned out believable and very cute.
The positive aspect of doing origami
Now you know how to make a paper fish.
A child can play with such a fish and practice making new figures. Origami classes allow you to develop accuracy, precision of movements, and spatial imagination. There is no limit to your creative impulse.
In addition, you can complicate your task each time by choosing more complex circuits for making fish or other figurines. It's fun and interesting and doesn't require much time.
