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 vessel 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.
Don’t miss this Origami Canoe too if you are making sea-themed origami project.
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.
Step 9
View it from the left side and place it flat.
Step 10
Take the top corner of the top layer, and fold it down to the bottom diagonally.
Step 11
Flip the paper over.
Step 12
Fold the top corner down diagonally.
Step 13
Now view it from the top, repeat step 9.
Step 14
View it from the left side and place it flat.
Step 15
Take the left and right corners on the bottom, and pull them to open the model, place it to make the opening up, and you get a lovely boat.
What’s Next
This is the final shape of the origami boat, there is another origami boat: origami sailboat, which is easier, check if you like.
We also offer other easy origami tutorials, you can explore freely. Enjoy folding!
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