Traditional Origami Boat
Learn how to fold probably the most famous and well known origami boat. This traditional origami sail boat actually floats so makes a great origami model to teach kids.
You can make these origami boats out of newspaper and other rectangular sized paper. You will probably notice it looks like a hat near the end. This traditional origami boat is actually just a few steps more that the origami hat model (tutorial here).
You will need rectangular paper for this origami boat. Either A4, US letter paper or trim from a square.
Traditional Origami Boat Instructions
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Step 1: This is the front of our paper, the inner triangle of the boat will be this colour.
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Step 2: This is the back of the paper, the lower rim of the boat will end up this colour.
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Step 3: Fold the top edge down to the bottom edge.
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Step 4: Next bring the right corner over to the left and make a small crease.
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Step 5: Unfold the previous step.
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Step 6: Bring the top left and top right corners down using the crease as a starting point.
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Step 7: Flatten the paper so that you have this, both flaps aligned nicely.
What Origami Boats To Fold Next?
- « How To Make An Origami Sail Boat
- How To Make An Origami Yacht Toy »
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