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How to make a Paper Boat – Easy Kids Origami

May 15, 2017

I LOVE paper craft, as you can do it whenever wherever with whatever piece of paper you have! Get the hang of it and you can entertain your kids on a bus, a plane or in the car. Making these easy origamiย paper boats is such a wonderful “childhood classic activity”. Let’s learn how to make a boat!

How to... make a Paper Boat! This is such an easy origami boat and it is so fun to play with, that it makes the perfect easy origami for kids to learn. We love making easy paper boats and you can decorate and play with them in so many ways. You can make tiny paper boats and GIANT origami boats. Pirate Boats or Rianbow Boats. Your choice. Check out how to make an origami boat today!! And see how easy paper boats are made.
Origami boats can be made from any type of paper. The folds and creases are easy to learn and remember. Making paper boats since April 2010!

Make these paper boats out of any piece of paper any place at any time (I remember making these origami boats out of my bus ticket, whilst waiting to arrive at my destination)!

Make them HUGE or make them small. All you need is a sheet of paper of ANY size.

Not only only are the paper boats a fun craft, but they are also a great introduction to origami and following instructions! We loveย Easy Origami for Kidsย and this is a great one to get kids interested!

One Easy Boat Origami.. so many options!

No kits needed. Just one sheet of paper! Construction paper works too, but if you want to float these, “printer” paper or a magazine paper better, as they slightly less water absorbant, so will last longer!

How to... make a Paper Boat! This is such an easy origami boat and it is so fun to play with, that it makes the perfect easy origami for kids to learn. We love making easy paper boats and you can decorate and play with them in so many ways. You can make tiny paper boats and GIANT origami boats. Pirate Boats or Rianbow Boats. Your choice. Check out how to make an origami boat today!! And see how easy paper boats are made.
Any color paper works!

Yes that is right.. learn how to make the one boat.. and you can decorate and use it in so many different ways. Here we simply too colourful paper and created an army of RAINBOW Paper Boats. They make great little canoes for playmobil mean and small toys too (squish down the middle to make space for sitting).

How to... make a Paper Boat! This is such an easy origami boat and it is so fun to play with, that it makes the perfect easy origami for kids to learn. We love making easy paper boats and you can decorate and play with them in so many ways. You can make tiny paper boats and GIANT origami boats. Pirate Boats or Rianbow Boats. Your choice. Check out how to make an origami boat today!! And see how easy paper boats are made.
I particularly like this pirate ship origami boat! So fun!

Next. We took plain white paper, and turned it into a pirate ship, with the quick addition of a Skull and Crossbones Toothpick Flag. Harr. Harr. Gotta love a Pirate Craft!

The great thing is, that these Paper Boats, also float. Kids can colour it in and take it in the bath or play with it on a small river (it will dissolve, should it float away). I have also used it to make a cute Father’s Day card!

How to... make a Paper Boat! This is such an easy origami boat and it is so fun to play with, that it makes the perfect easy origami for kids to learn. We love making easy paper boats and you can decorate and play with them in so many ways. You can make tiny paper boats and GIANT origami boats. Pirate Boats or Rianbow Boats. Your choice. Check out how to make an origami boat today!! And see how easy paper boats are made.
Get arty with your paper boats and make diaorama or a minecraft scene!

My neighbours boys (5yrs & 7yrs) saw my draft video and after that they couldn’t stop – we made about 20 paper boats over the weekend – including to two MASSIVE ones. The 7yrs REALLY impressed me with his Pirate Ship and Island. This is what “How to..” is all about – getting stuck in and having fun with crafts! So chuffed!

Just check out their Giant Paper Boats How to:

How to... make a Paper Boat! This is such an easy origami boat and it is so fun to play with, that it makes the perfect easy origami for kids to learn. We love making easy paper boats and you can decorate and play with them in so many ways. You can make tiny paper boats and GIANT origami boats. Pirate Boats or Rianbow Boats. Your choice. Check out how to make an origami boat today!! And see how easy paper boats are made.
Hold giant cardboard boat races!

Aren’t they simply fun?! (My Paper Boat Craft Models are in disguise)

Teaching Friends How To Make Paper Boats

How to... make a Paper Boat! This is such an easy origami boat and it is so fun to play with, that it makes the perfect easy origami for kids to learn. We love making easy paper boats and you can decorate and play with them in so many ways. You can make tiny paper boats and GIANT origami boats. Pirate Boats or Rianbow Boats. Your choice. Check out how to make an origami boat today!! And see how easy paper boats are made.
A great way to spend time with your friends

Then it got better, they then went to a party… and ended up TEACHING their friends how to make boats. Here they are teaching each other to make their paper boats. **Bless**.

This is a little trickier than the paper cup craft from a couple of weeks ago, but once you know how to make one, you can make it anywhere out of any scarp paper (even a bus ticket!!). Keep your kids entertained on the go! Make one!!!

Easy Origami Paper Boat How To Video:

Though paper boats are super easy to learn how to make, it is great to watch this How to make a Paper Boat video. Seeing really is the quickest and easiest way to learn this wonderful Origami for Kids!

An A4 sheet of paper is ideal – you do need a rectangular sheet of paper… and most sheets work. But we like the dimensions onf A4 or A5.

Fold your sheet of paper in half. Make a neat crease. (So if using an A4 sheet of paper, you now have an A5 sized paper infront of you – like a card that opens and shuts).

Turn the paper round, so the closed edge is along the top. And the open edges along the bottom.

Fold the paper in half again and make a middle crease. Open back up. You just wanted to create a perpendicular guide line.

Fold the top right corner down, to meet this middle crease and create a triangle.

Repeat with the top left corner.

You should now have two triangles with a banner along the bottom made of two sheets of paper.

Take one of these fold up. Two small triangles will overlap. Fold these down to make another eat edge.

Flip the origami over and repeat for the other side.

You should now have what looks like a “classic paper hat”.

Take the two points one either side and bring to the centre and flatten.

You should have a diamond with equal sides in front of you.

Take the bottom corner and fold up. Flip over.

Repeat for the other side. You should now have a traingle again.

Take the point on the left and right and again, bring them together to meet in the middle.

And flattern. You should have another diamond.

This time, you can pull it appart and make our final boat shape.

And finished! Now decorate it in any way you wish!

Other fun boat crafts that float:

aluminium foil boat
Recycled aluminium foil containers are great

Another great recycled boat is this aluminum foil boat fromย Gift of Curiosity. It floats so well too! Get some recycled elements onto your crafting table with the kids!

simple boat craft
A fun sponge boat

Love theseย Sponge Boats! So clever.

More Easy Origami for Kids here:

Cute and Easy Paper Crafts for kids. Teach the kids this Easy Origami for Kids. A great introduction to this wonderful traditional paper craft. Origami can be easy AND SUPER FUN, if you choose the right projects!

See all our fun DIY Boat Crafts here:

Boat DIY ideas

This video tutorial is also available on my YouTube channel

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Comments

  1. TheMadHouse says

    April 23, 2010 at 7:24 am

    Blast from the past this one for me , I used to make these as a child to float on the local boating lake, I will be making these with the minimads

    Reply
  2. Red Ted Art says

    April 23, 2010 at 8:04 am

    Same here – thought “everyone” knew how to make these… not the case, which is why it is so lovely to share.. ๐Ÿ™‚ hope your minimads have as much fun as you did when you were little!!!

    Reply
  3. jodyfrommommymoment says

    April 23, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    What a cute boat!
    Yes, you are welcome to post about my HUGE spring flower craft as long as you link it back to my blog at http://mommymoment.ca

    I am glad you enjoy our blog!

    Jody from Mommy Moment

    Reply
  4. Andrea says

    April 23, 2010 at 7:15 pm

    Thank you for the video! Used to make lots of these many years ago but when I tried to make one for my little son the other day, I did not remember how!
    Thanks again!

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    • Red Ted Art says

      April 23, 2010 at 7:33 pm

      Yay! ๐Ÿ™‚ Himmel und Hoelle next?!! xxx

      Reply
      • Andrea says

        April 24, 2010 at 7:20 pm

        Yesssss! Himmel und Hรถlle….I used to love playing that with my Mum!

        Reply
  5. Chris at Thinly Spread says

    March 4, 2011 at 5:32 pm

    Oh my big boy loves making these for his little brother! We thought we might float them down the river and have a race!

    Reply
  6. spudballoo says

    March 5, 2011 at 7:53 am

    Oh I had TOTALLY forgotten about these, thanks for the reminder! xxx

    Reply
  7. mummiafelice says

    March 5, 2011 at 12:13 pm

    Gosh, what memories! Thank you – not had a ‘sail in a puddle’ for a while! Must change that! Hee hee!

    Reply
  8. ella says

    March 5, 2011 at 1:01 pm

    I haven’t made these since I was a child, I must teach the boys, thank you!

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  9. Liz Burton says

    March 8, 2011 at 7:47 am

    I must have had a deprived childhood – we never made these!!

    LOVE the giant ones, they look amazing.

    Think we’ll be giving this one a go, thanks x

    Reply
  10. Rachel says

    April 20, 2011 at 1:14 pm

    I love making paperboats – thanks for the tutorial

    Reply
  11. Susan, the Book Chook says

    April 20, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    Paper boats appeal to young and old – I can’t wait to try a massive one!

    Reply
  12. Jackie says

    April 21, 2011 at 11:39 am

    I loved watching your video tutorial. I would love to incorporate more video on my blog. You sound so professional ๐Ÿ™‚
    I’ve seen the paper boats before but I didn’t know how to make them. Thank you for sharing. This is a great take along activity.

    Reply
  13. carly@learningparade says

    April 21, 2011 at 10:19 pm

    This has inspired us to make the massive ones, bet they’d look great floating along in the river!

    Reply
  14. Narrowboat Wife says

    January 30, 2013 at 2:43 pm

    Everyone is gonna love these! It is the perfect project for boat children.

    Reply
    • Red Ted Art says

      January 30, 2013 at 2:45 pm

      Hooray! So pleased you like them! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  15. Alice ~ Writer, Traveller, Boater, Dreamer says

    February 12, 2013 at 1:21 pm

    Oh I love this idea … will definitely be making this with my daughter… if only it was so easy to fix up this real boat I live in ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    • Red Ted Art says

      February 12, 2013 at 7:29 pm

      Yes, that would be amazing, wouldn’t it!!!

      Reply
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