Super easy flat 2D origami clouds, there are four shapes in total, each of which can be made in just a few simple steps. Very kid and beginner-friendly.
In this tutorial, we chose paper with different colors on each side for easier presentation and teaching. You may select a paper that has the same color on both sides for a final cloud with a better effect.
This origami project can be the first choice to start your origami journey. You can fold many of them and hang them on the window to decorate the children’s room, making it full of childishness. Or use them as bookmarks. You can also use it to decorate cards and gift boxes.
- Paper: 15×15 cm
- Difficulty: Easy
- Folding time: 10 minutes
Material
Get a piece of 15×15 cm square paper and cut it into four pieces of 7.5×7.5 cm small square paper, and create four different cute origami clouds.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Take our three pieces of 7.5×7.5 cm small square paper, and fold them in half horizontally from bottom to top.
(Here I show 3 pieces of paper at the same time because by slightly changing the folding angle, you can get three origami clouds in different forms.)
Step 2
Fold each of the two bottom corners of each of these three pieces of paper up along the black dotted lines, then unfold them for 90 degrees to get six stand-upright flaps.
Step 3
Open and squash these flaps.
Step 4
Flip them over from left to right.
Step 5
Fold each corner of these three pieces of paper a little toward the center along the dotted lines to give them a smoother line and look rounder.
Step 6
Turn over these papers from left to right. These are three of the forms of origami clouds.
Step 7
Take out the last piece of 7.5×7.5 cm paper, and fold it in half horizontally, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 8
Fold the top and bottom points along the dotted lines to meet the crease you just made, then turn over the paper from left to right.
Step 9
Fold down the top left edge to align with the horizontal crease, then turn over it from left to right.
Step 10
Fold up the bottom edge along the black dotted line, then rotate the paper 45 degrees counterclockwise.
Step 11
Rotate the paper 180 degrees from left to right, and fold each corner of the paper a little toward the center along the dotted lines to give it a smoother line and look rounder.
Step 12
Continue to make it rounder, and finally, turn over the paper from left to right. This is the other form of an origami cloud.
Fold an origami flapping bird and arrange it with your origami clouds to create a lovely, vivid origami sky scene. As well as an origami plane will also decorate your lovely origami sky scene. Imagine a bird and a plane flying in the sky, how wonderful an image it will be.
Origami Flapping Bird
Origami Plane
Other origami ideas
Such four easy and lovely origami clouds are done, you may want more different origami choices, so next you can explore other easy and interesting origami ideas. Enjoy folding!
