How to Make a Baby Origami Jumping Frog

This origami jumping frog project is a very simple paper folding craft. This easy origami project can be done by children and adults of practically every age. Once it is completed, the kids can have fun making the origami frog jump!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 3 x 5 Index Card or cut a 3 x 5 piece of construction paper, card stock or plan paper.

1. 

   First thing you'll need to make your origami jumping frog is to get a 3 x 5 index card or cut out a 3 x 5 inch piece of paper.

2. 

   Begin paper folding by taking the top portion and folding it down about a third of the way.

3. 

   Open the paper flat again, then take a top corner and fold it down to the side until the edges align. Open the paper flat again, then take the other top corner and fold it towards the other side.

4. 

   Open the paper flat once again. Now you have some creases in your paper from the paper folding. Now push in the sides of that top area until it forms a triangle on the top of the paper. Smooth the paper, making the folds stay in place better; creating the head portion of the origami frog.

5. 

   The next paper folding step for this easy origami frog is to take the top layer portion of the upper triangle and fold each side towards the top of the triangle.

6. 
   Origami Frog Legs!

   Now bring the side corners of each of those triangles you just folded and fold them again towards the middle. These will be the front legs of the origami jumping frog.

7. 

   On the bottom portion of your paper, the next paper folding step is to fold each of the sides in towards the middle.

8. 
   Bottom side of Origami Frog

   Now fold the bottom portion, by bringing the bottom edge up towards the top so that the bottom edge meets the triangle folds. Now take the bottom edge of your paper and fold it back down to meet the previous fold line; making an accordion fold.

9. 
   Origami Jumping Frog!

   Flip your completed paper folding over so that the folds are now on the surface. You have made an easy origami jumping frog!
   
   You can draw eyes on the origami frog, draw swirls on its back, or color it any way you like. To make the origami frog jump, press down on its back end causing it to spring into action!

Tips & Warnings

• Consider using different colors of index cards, paper or card stock (cut to a 3 x 5 size) for your paper folding to make different colors of this easy origami frog.

[carolj1]

on 10/14/2009 This is one of the most complete and most excellent articles I have seen on eHow. This is what eHow is all about. EXCELLENT!

5*

[MizGreenJeans]

on 9/24/2009 Great article and pictures! 5* and a Recommend. :)

[kristara]

on 5/8/2009 Great instructions, my daughter loves origami. The frog will make such a cute addition. 5*

[christaylor]

on 4/3/2009 So cute! Can't wait to try it this weekend with my daughter. Thanks for the detailed instructions and fabulous pictures!

[n1njr]

on 4/2/2009 Origami is RAD! great pictures.