The first frog is made using the origami technique, it is done very quickly, and besides, it can also jump. We take green paper A4 format. Fold the right edge diagonally.
Cut out the extra edge, as a result we get a square.
Fold in half, thus defining the center, and unfold.
We do the same diagonally, first on one side, then on the other.
Then we simultaneously add along two diagonals, connecting the nearest corners, as shown in the photo. And the middle part of the square is pressed inward. This is probably the hardest part of the job.
It turns out such a triangle.
We bend one corner first, then the second.
We bend it again, only in the opposite direction.
And the second part too.
We turn our future frog over.
And bend the bottom corners up on both sides.
Turn over again.
And we bend the whole structure as shown in the photo.
Then again in the opposite direction.
We glue or just draw the eyes of the finished frog.
Our first paper frog is ready!
Simple frog - paper applique - way 2
Let's make a funny frog using the applique technique, that is, we will cut out the elements and glue them. For the frog's head - take a cup and draw a circle.
We cut it out.
We also cut out the eyes in circles - from white paper - more, from black - smaller.
We glue them together.
We glue it to the green circle, as shown in the photo, and draw a cheerful smile for our frog.
Cut out the tongue from red paper - a strip, twist it a little and glue it. Young children really like this funny frog, but adults will need help when cutting out the elements.
How to make a volumetric paper frog with your own hands - 3 way
In this tutorial, we will make a volumetric paper frog.
Cut out the shape of a frog from green paper, as in the photo. To get it symmetrically, fold the workpiece in half, cut, and only then transfer it to green paper. If desired, the paper can be replaced with cardboard, then the frog will be more stable.
Cut out the eyes and glue them, as in the previous lesson.
We add one more element - this is a white circle, which we glue in the middle. We draw a smile.
We cut out stripes about 0.5 cm wide, it depends on the size of the frog itself.
We make accordions from stripes - four narrow and four wide for the frog's paws.
We glue it as shown in the photo.
For the stand, cut out a circle from green cardboard and attach our ready-made frog.
DIY paper frog - 4 way
Another not complicated paper frog with your own hands, it is done very simply and quickly. We draw and cut out all the elements that are shown in the photo.
We bend the circle in half and glue the eyes with glue.
Then paws and tongue, as shown in the photo.
How to make a jumping paper frog - method 5
Another jumping paper frog using origami technique. Cut out a rectangle - 10x20 cm. You can take the rest of the paper from the very first frog, if, of course, you did it.
We fold it in half to determine the middle, and focusing on this line, we fold the corners on all sides diagonally and melt back. We need these actions only in order to outline the fold lines.
We outline two more lines - fold in half the two halves on the sides.
This is what the finished workpiece looks like.
We fold along the outlined diagonals on both sides, as in the photo.
As a result, we should get such a rhombus.
We bend all four corners to the middle.
We bend them again in the opposite direction.
Toys made of beautiful colored paper are sure to delight your kids and can also become beautiful decoration table or interior. Origami is the oldest art of making paper figures. It has its roots in ancient China, where paper itself was invented. In this article, we will tell you how to make a craft - a jumping paper frog. Such a frog will amuse your child, or you can make it with him. You only need 10 minutes, the craft is simple and fast. It is enough to press your finger on the frog, and it will jump funny.
To make a frog, you need to take paper (colored or plain) and scissors to smooth out the folds. These toys are of different types. There are many varieties of frogs. We'll look at several options.
We start simple
We take a square sheet of paper.
As practice shows, in order to make a very high jumping frog, you need to make it as small as possible and from thick paper.
It is necessary to fold the sheet vertically and make bends from above on both sides.
Fold the paper into a triangle along the resulting fold lines.
Now we will make the legs of the frog. To do this, fold the side corners obliquely.
We bend the lower part of the future frog in half.
Now you need to bend the sides to the middle.
Bend the lower part in half again.
Unbend the corners from the bottom in the shape of a boat.
Then these corners need to be pulled down.
Bend the corners obliquely to form the hind legs.
The next step is to fold down the bottom.
Turn the product over. The frog is almost ready.
For a more lively look, you can glue or draw eyes to the frog with a felt-tip pen.
Now we try to click on the frog to make it jump. Press your finger on the lower part of the body.
The frog is ready!
And the following diagram shows the whole process of making such a frog.
Second frog
You can make a frog of a slightly different type, as in the picture.
We need to make a water bomb for the frog. To do this, fold the sheet along one diagonal, then along the second. Along the folds, fold the sheet into a triangle and bend the corners, as shown in the figure.
Then you need to form the legs by bending each triangle from the center outward. It turned out to be two legs.
Turn the frog down. Then you need to bend the corner towards the top, repeat the same with the second corner.
Bend the right corner of the resulting square to the center. Then we will do the same with the left corner. Next, we make the eyes. You need to bend the bottom corners to the top and raise them.
Let's make the frog jump. You need to make a zipper fold in the lower part of the frog's body. The height and amplitude of the jumps depends on the size of the fold. Such frogs can even do somersaults.
Trying to jump. You need to lightly press with your fingertip on the zipper fold.
And at the end of the image, you can draw eyes for the frog.
Cheerful orange variant
Let's try to make another frog out of a rectangular sheet of paper. In this example, it is a cheerful orange color.
Cut out a 10 x 20 cm rectangle. Fold it in half to see the middle. Bend the corners further to this middle to make 2 triangles. We mark the fold lines. Straighten the sheet again and bend the sides towards the middle.
Here's the blank.
Bend all corners to the middle.
And then you need to bend them in the opposite direction again.
Let's turn the future frog over and bend the corners again from all sides, as in the pictures.
We will bend the lower corner to the middle and insert the corners that were bent earlier into it.
The final step is to make a fold on the finished frog for its jumps. On the reverse side, you can bend the corners, you get legs.
And one more fun toy is ready!
Joint crafts with the child train fine motor skills and are of great interest to children different ages... A child of 6-7 years old can easily make such a frog himself, you only need to help him read the instructions.
Related videos
To more clearly see the process of making paper frogs, we suggest watching a selection of videos.
At school, for sure, many created jumping paper frogs, someone painted them, and someone arranged a competition between them: who will jump higher, faster, further. Time passes, and frogs remain in the past, but when you have children, you remember what you loved to do as a child. There are several options for how to make an origami frog.
Creation secrets
When you don't know what to do with your children, you can show themhow to fold a paper frog. The manufacturing process will take very little time, in addition, they will be able to play with the crafts made for a long time, organize championships in frog races or long jump, which will no doubt allow them to have fun.
The main secret of jumping ability hides an origami frog in its size. The smaller it is, the further it is able to jump accordingly. To make a frog of good jumping ability, stiff thick paper is needed.
To make a jumping paper frog, you need: A4 sheet (you can color) or a sheet of colored paper from a set for children's creativity. If the paper is white, then at the end it will be possible to simply decorate it with any colors you wish. Stock up on desire and good mood and you can start.
Making a frog
Here's how to make a paper frog to jump:
Done, use your finger to press down on the frog's stepped crease.
Option for children
There are many patterns of origami paper frogs. For children, the following is suitable:
Wondering how to make a paper frog? But the choice of techniques is diverse. You can make a voluminous frog, from a cone, paper strips and rolls, using cardboard sleeves, origami. For your convenience, all works are collected here, with links to a step-by-step master class. Choose, watch and make the most popular character in children's creativity.
How to make a paper frog? What techniques are there?
Roll frog
One of the most popular techniques is to create different characters by rolling rolls. The frog consists almost entirely of paper rolls of various sizes. It will not be difficult for children to make such a beauty, especially since some details can be simplified, for example, cut out the same 4 simple legs, instead of a cut roll from the bottom.
Volume frog
Its volume is created by 4 parts glued together, exactly repeating the contour of the body. The body itself with paws is flat. A template is attached to the review, thanks to which the work will go like clockwork.
A step-by-step master class is presented under the title -.
Paper strip frog
The most popular technique, once mastered, children will be able to create a great variety of different animals, birds, ornaments. The main thing is cutting thin strips and gluing them sequentially in one place or in a circle.
Step-by-step instruction in the review -.
Paper cone frog
Craft for the little ones, as it involves a minimum of action and effort. With the ability to deftly twist halves or quarters of paper in a bag, you can make many characters for a fairy tale. And, as you know, the best toys for children are those that they made with their own hands.
Check out step-by-step master class – .
How to make a paper frog, or rather a frog
Until now, the body of frogs has been popular foundations that require some diligence to create. The body of this frog is a strip of paper folded in half. The rest of the details in the form of a round head, eyes and paws are a matter of a few minutes, given that children can make paws in a lightweight version, in the form of a strip with three-toed divergences on one side.
Sleeve frog
From the sleeve from toilet paper you can make a variety of frogs. There are very simple variations, where eyes and stripes bent into paws are glued onto a wrapped green roll. And there is more complicated, as in this version, but the type of frog is much more beautiful and perfect. Moreover, to facilitate the task, the master class includes a template.
Jumping origami frog
The most difficult of the above methods for creating a frog, since you need to carefully follow all the actions, of which there are a lot. But still, the jumping frog is popular, and it does not lose its relevance over the years.
Frog pencil
Despite the fact that the article is on the topic of how to make a frog out of paper, I also want to include this work in the list. The work uses not only paper, but also waste material - a tin can, thanks to which the craft also becomes useful. This pencil holder will decorate the table and will hold pencils, pens, markers.
One of the earliest children's paper crafts is the frog. They learn to do it earlier than a cracker or a boat. Kids who have just learned to crawl like to play with her. It's funny to watch a kid trying to catch up with a jumping frog. If he does not catch up, he will frolic so much, but if he catches up and hesitates, it’s not a pity. Therefore, all nannies just need to know how to make a paper frog that jumps.
Varieties of crafts
There are several ways to assemble frogs using the origami technique. The most common scheme:
Frog with eyes:
We will analyze in stages how to make a jumping frog.
Note! It is better to take thick paper rather than a notebook sheet. The smaller the frog, the higher it jumps.
- Fold a square sheet of paper diagonally, forming folds;
- Straighten and fold in half;
- We put the sides inward towards the center, we get a double triangle;
- Raise the sharp ends of the upper triangle to the top, ironing the folds well;
- We unbend these corners to the sides along the fold line;
- We bend the sharp ends inward, guided by the fold along the edge of the workpiece;
- We fold the future frog legs inward and pull out the newly bent ends;
- This is not in the photo, but if you bend the tips of the legs again, the frog will jump more fun;
- Turn the workpiece over and bend the corners of the upper triangle down the axis;
- We bend the same corners outward, forming the hind legs;
- Fold the back of the "paws to paws" blank;
- Fold again, forming an accordion in the back, and returning the hind legs to their normal position;
- Press your finger on the middle of the back with a sliding motion of your finger and catch a galloping frog.
Frog mouth
As you know, frogs not only jump well, but also croak very loudly. They call it singing.
Several photos of the singers:
How to make a frog mouth with your own hands, see the video at the end of the article.
The frog that opens its mouth:
Find the middle on a square sheet of paper using diagonal folds.
Bend all 4 corners to the center.
We turn the workpiece over and again bend the corners to the center, ironing the folds well.
We bend three corners inward of the workpiece, one outward.
Bend the side edges down, under the workpiece.
This is the layout:
We lower the upper triangle down, slightly crushing it from the sides.
In the pocket at the bottom of the model, cut a neat hole into which we insert a strip of paper.
The strip of paper should be dense, for this the sheet needs to be bent several times. We pass it through the slot at the bottom of the workpiece, drag it to the muzzle, raise the muzzle and tuck the end of the strip into the hole. We smooth everything, crush the folds.
We pull on the strip - the mouth opens. Letting go - it closes.
Another way to make a croaking frog:
Photo of frog mouths:
Related videos
Jumping frog 1st method:
2nd way:
3rd way:
Frog mouth that fits over fingers:
Croaking frog 1st method:
2nd way:
