This is an easy origami shark for children! Compared with our detailed and 3D origami shark, it has a super cute appearance, large and powerful fins, and a super long tail.
Our easy to fold shark
If you want to draw the eyes, make the eyeball near the outside ring. With a small face, this is a kid-friendly origami shark.
We have a collection of cute sea creatures like this origami crab waving its pincers, an origami seahorse with an elegant body shape, and a paper whale with a super large head swimming in the ocean. You can mix them to create an origami sea creature story book.
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
Use a 15*15 cm origami paper, with different colors on each side, and you will get a 10.5*19 cm lovely shark.
Easy Origami Shark Video
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Start with the white side of the paper facing up and fold it in half horizontally, crease it well then unfold.
Step 2
Fold it in half vertically, crease it well then unfold.
Step 3
Fold the top right edge to the center to meet the vertical crease.
Step 4
Fold the top left edge to meet the vertical crease.
Step 5
Fold the top corner down diagonally to the bottom, crease it well then unfold.
Step 6
Fold the top corner down diagonally again to meet the bottom edge of the blue triangle, crease it well then unfold.
Step 7
Fold the top corner down diagonally for the third time, to meet the crease you made in Step 5, crease it well then unfold.
Step 8
Cut it along this diagonal crease and unfold this small triangle.
Step 9
Cut a bit from the top along the middle crease, and fold the left and right flaps to their respective sides.
Step 10
Rotate it 90 degrees clockwise.
Step 11
Fold the bottom part up along the middle crease.
Step 12
Fold the top layer of the tail fin down.
Step 13
Now draw the mouth and eyes for this origami shark, create special expression for it.
What’s next
Now this ocean shark is finished, now you can move on for more classic origami ideas like our origami crane or find other ideas friendly to kids.
