Make and Play – Origami House Craft

Published:
July 5, 2019

Contributor:
Jeannette Tuionetoa

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Summertime may mean you need to do some quick lessons or simple activities to keep your student’s brain healthy while they have fun out of school. This origami house can be done in only five minutes to make and play a craft your kids will enjoy.

origami houses a five minute build and play

You literally can turn any square shaped paper into a quick but cool origami house with very simple instructions.

You can use specific colorful origami paper or you can use any other paper you would like to be as creative or as simple as you would like. Make sure the paper is cut in squares and try different size squares to create a unique and colorful village of origami houses.

Want some more origami making fun for those rainy or too-hot-to-be-outside days? Here are a few ideas:

Easy to Make Origami Animals

FREE Printable DIY Origami Bookmark

FREE Origami Animal Coloring Pages

Check out this super cool and simple origami house make and play craft in your homeschool from the Kitchen Table Classroom.

 

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