Simple Origami Fish - Origami 3D

Simple Origami Fish. This page is for those who want the instruction to fold a traditional Simple Origami Fish. Kids will have lots of fun folding this easy origami fish and drawing in its eyes and stripes. I doubt they need help at all.

This traditional Simple Origami Fish is a good example to learn the distinction between inside reverse-fold and outside reverse-fold. Before working on this model, you need to know what valley-fold and mountain-fold are. If you know these two folding techniques, then you will have no problem in making the origami fish.

If you are ready, then let's get started. Lay the paper face down. Use a ruler and pencil to draw a line down the center of the paper from corner to corner, dividing the paper into two triangles. Next : Please see the detailed folding instructions and click on the step by step, stop motion video immediately below.

You may use any kind of paper to fold the origami fish. It is a little easier if the front and the back side of the paper are slightly different whether it be in texture or color. Make sure the paper that you use is a square (all sides are equal and all the angles equal 90 degrees). The paper I am using here is 20cm x 20cm square one. It is a good size for those who are not experienced in paper folding. If you are become familiar with this model. Then you can try smaller size paper.

Ideas for using your origami fish:
Why not create your own aquarium? Use a large piece of blue paper or card as the background, and decorate it by cutting out weeds from green paper and rocks from grey paper. You could stick sand or even small pebbles along the bottom using white glue, perhaps mixing in some glitter for effect. As you fold your fish, add them to the aquarium! Or you could make your aquarium 3D by using a large box and painting the inside blue (or lining it with blue paper). Hang your fish on threads from the "ceiling" of the box.
Use the fish to decorate greeting cards, or stick to strips of card to make bookmarks.
Make a mobile, by attaching transparent of white thread to your models and hanging them from a wire coat-hanger or two pieces of wood tied into a cross shape. Vary the length of the threads for good effect. Make puppets by taping the fish to wooden spoons, chop sticks or lolly sticks.
Make them tiny and use as pencil toppers.
Decorate a notice-board
Stick a small magnet to the back of the models and turn them into fridge magnets

This Simple Origami Fish was designed by Sipho Mabona. Paper FoldingSimple Origami Fish How to fold, How to fly