How to Make an Easy Origami Boat

This is the most classic model of a traditional origami boat. The best childhood memory for centuries. Let’s transfer a piece of paper into a boat within 10 minutes.

If you want a sailboat, check our sailboat step by step instruction. You can combine those origami boats with sea creatures to make a baby mobile with the theme of sea.

If you are new to origami, start here from our beginner guide to know the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.

Folding time: 8 minutes
Paper: 15×15 cm
Difficulty: Easy, Beginner friendly

Material

Get a 10*15 cm origami paper, one blue and one white side, and you will get a 4*7 cm boat, you can choose other colors of paper to create different boats.

Easy Origami Boat Video

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Start with the blue side of the paper facing up, and fold it in half horizontally.

Step 2

Fold it in half vertically, crease it well then unfold.

Step 3

Fold the two bottom edges divided by the vertical crease to align the middle vertical crease.

Step 4

Fold the top edge of the top layer down along the edges you just folded in the previous step.

Step 5

Flip it over.

Step 6

Repeat this for the top edge, make the folded part align with the part you made in step 4.

Step 7

Fold the bottom left and bottom right corners of the blue rectangle up along the dotted lines diagonally.

Step 8

View it from the top, pull the top and bottom edges to open the pocket, and push the left and right corners toward the center until they meet, getting a pocket with a vertical opening.