Origami boat: how to fold it yourself

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

Paper crafts are a fun activity for kids. Thanks to him, perseverance appears, fine motor skills of the hands develop. The origami boat is one of the easiest crafts to make.

What is needed

For work you need to prepare:

• A piece of paper. Any one will do. But keep in mind that the higher the density of the paper, the better the boat will "survive" the journey on the water.
• PVA glue. It is not required to assemble the product itself. But it can be useful to give strength to the boat. Glued and dried elements will become more resistant to water.

Scheme of a simple boat

For an origami boat, a square-shaped sheet is required. If it's rectangular, then it's easy to fix. You need to place the sheet vertically in front of you. Bend one of the corners as shown in the picture. The piece of paper remaining at the bottom can be cut off or carefully torn off.

Beginners are advised to assemble an origami boat according to the scheme:

• Fold a sheet of paper in half horizontally and mark the fold line. Then unfold it again.
• Fold the top and bottom edge of the sheet to the center. Their edges should be close, along the line indicated earlier. You need to press both folds with your fingers so that they lock in this position.
• Then bend inward all four corners of the resulting workpiece.

Next, you need to bend all the corners inward again. This time the fold line should reach the middle of the top and bottom. The result is a diamond that is horizontal

The top and bottom corners of the rhombus need to be folded inwards, towards the center of the figure

Now you need to raise the sides formed on the sides. Hold the edges with your fingers and turn the boat inside out

The craft is ready.

Origami boat with a sail

Another version of crafts. It is just as easy to make as the first one. But in this case, the origami boat will be with a sail. The basis for the product is also a sheet of square-shaped paper.

• You need to fold the square diagonally so that a triangle is formed.
• Fold the upper corner of the triangle down to the base and fix the fold line. Turn the workpiece over, and repeat the same steps on the other side.
• In this position, bend up the right corner. Then bend the left corner up too.
• After that, you need to bend up the bottom corner to the middle of the figure.
• Now you can turn the workpiece over and the boat with the sail is ready.

For this itemyou can color a sheet of paper on one side. Then in the finished boat the base will turn out to be one color, and the sails will be another.

Origami boat made of paper for children and beginners may not seem so simple. You should follow the scheme. It is enough to master the technique once and the tips will no longer be needed.

During operation, it is recommended to carefully and carefully fold the edges, smooth the fold lines and do not wrinkle the paper. Then the boat will turn out beautiful and you won’t have to redo it.

If, nevertheless, some mistakes were made in the process, then you should not try to repeat the steps with the same sheet of paper. It is better to use a new blank so that the old folds and bumps do not confuse.