If you love to transfer origami paper into lovely boats, there is an alternative to the traditional origami boat: our canoe boat.
This lovely origami boat has an arched part in the center, like a room space. Mixing it with origami lucky stars, you can make it a tiny decoration for your wishing bottle.
In addition to this origami canoe, we have a classic boat and an origami sailboat. If you are new to origami, start here with our beginner guide to learn the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.
- Folding time: 15 minutes
- Paper: 15×15 cm
- Difficulty: Easy
Material
Prepare pieces of 15×15 cm origami square paper, with different colors on each side, to create an 11×1.18 cm canoe.
Origami Canoe Video
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Start with the white side of the paper facing up. Fold it in half diagonally, from the bottom right to the top left, crease it well then unfold.
Step 2
Fold it in half diagonally from the bottom left to the top right, and unfold it.
Step 3
Flip the paper over.
Step 4
Fold the bottom edge to align with the top edge, leaving a crease then unfold.
Step 5
Fold the left edge to align with the right edge, leaving a crease then unfold it.
Step 6
Flip the paper over.
Step 7
Now, use both hands to press the two middle points on the right and left edges. Then push it down to make the center points of the three edges meet the center point of the bottom edge.
Flatten the fold to create a triangle.
Step 8
Fold the top point down to meet the midpoint of the bottom edge.
Step 9
Rotate the paper 90 degrees backward vertically, making the bottom opening facing up. Next, squash the two corners tucked in the opening, then the paper will be flattened as you do this.
Step 10
Flip the paper over.
Step 11
Fold the bottom edge up to align with the middle horizontal crease.
Step 12
Fold the left and right corners on the bottom toward the center diagonally along the dotted lines.
Step 13
Fold the bottom right colored square in half diagonally from the top right to the bottom left.
Repeat this for the bottom left colored square, fold it in half diagonally from the top left to the bottom right.
Step 14
Fold the middle triangle down.
Step 15
Fold the top edge down to align with the horizontal crease.
Step 16
Fold the left and right corners of the top part toward the center along the dotted lines.
Step 17
Like before, fold the top right colored square in half diagonally from the bottom right to the top left.
Fold the top left colored square in half diagonally from the bottom left to the top right.
Step 18
Fold the bottom part up along the horizontal crease shown by the dotted line.
Step 19
Rotate the model 90 degrees forward vertically, slightly expand the right part, and then unfold the top right flap two times that you made in the previous step.
Next, fold the right part together again, fold the top right flap two times to wrap the right end of the bottom edge, and fix them well.
Step 20
Repeat this for the left side, unfold the top left flap two times, and then fold it two times to make it wrap the left end of the bottom edge.
Step 21
Finally, brace the top corner in the middle. You can place your thumbs into the holes on the left and right sides and press down, then pull the top and bottom edges on both sides to adjust the shape.
What’s Next
This is the final shape of an origami canoe. Next, you can check our other easy origami ideas. Enjoy folding!
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