Rabbits, Chicks, Lambs and Other Egg-Ceptional Easter Origami
Happy Easter everyone! In this post we’re going to take a look at a lot of great rabbits, which is expected, but we also have a pretty wide collection of other awesome Easter-themed things folded out of paper.
First up is one of the best rabbits I’ve seen. I especially love how soft the paper here looks. The colours are really great too.
Rabbit, Designed by Yoo Tae Yong and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Diagrams available in the 21st Origami Tanteidan Convention book
This next image is one of the nicest looking origami flowers I’ve ever seen. Since lilies are usually associated with Easter I had to include this one in this post.
Calla Lily, Designed and Folded by Winston
Instructions not available
Here we have a really great little lamb. If you use black and white coloured paper you end up with really great colouring in the design.
Sheep, Designed and Folded by Quentin Trollip
Instructions not available
Next up is another excellent Easter bunny.
Rabbit, Designed by Hoang Tien Quyet and Folded by Agnieska (Agne) Mackonyte
Diagrams available in Pajarita Magazine #103
Here’s a neat little chicken egg cup you can fold to hold all your Easter eggs.
Chicken Egg Cup, Designed and Folded by Mr. Violin Peter
Video instructions available from Mr. Violin Peter’s YouTube Channel
This is a very impressive paper version of the crucifixion of Jesus. The photo is very well done too. The entire model is folded from a single sheet of 35cm x 35cm paper.
Crucifix, Designed by Quentin Trollip and Folded by Adriano Davanzo
Diagrams available in Origami Sequence
Here’s another take on the origami rabbit from the beginning of this post by a different folder. I really love how the eyes are a different colour with this design.
Rabbit, Designed by Yoo Tae Yong and Folded by Willie G. Crespo
Diagrams available in the 21st Origami Tanteidan Convention book
Won Seon Seo has folded several excellent scenes from the Bible. Here he’s folded Jesus’s entry to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. He definitely has a very unique and impressive style throughout all these scenes.
Jesus – Entry, Designed and Folded by Red & Whitepaper
Instructions not available
Next we have Seth Friedman’s excellent dutch rabbit.
Dutch Rabbit, Designed and Folded by Seth Friedman (Photo by Jon Tucker)
Video instructions available from Seth Friedman’s YouTube channel
Here we have a pair of cute little paper chicks.
Chicks, Designed and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Instructions not available
Here’s another beautiful bunny rabbit folded specifically for Easter.
Rabbit, Designed and Folded by Daniel Chang
Instructions not available
Next we have a pair of absolutely fantastic origami sheep folded using Hoàng Tiến Quyết’s signature curvy style.
Sheep, Designed and Folded by Hoàng Tiến Quyết
Instructions not available
This might be my new favourite rabbit design. I love how expressive the face looks and how it looks like it’s up to some kind of mischief.
Mischief, Designed and Folded by Daniel Chang
Instructions not available
Here’s another one of Won Seon Seo’s amazing paper versions of scenes from the Bible.
Jesus – Cross, Designed and Folded by Red and Whitepaper
Instructions not available
Next we have a cute little Easter scene with a few different paper rabbits.
Rabbits, Designed by Gen Hagiwara and Folded by Anita R.
Diagrams available in Spirits of Origami
This is definitely one of the most impressive Easter-themed models I’ve ever seen. Ivan Danny wanted to design this model ever since he first started with origami. The entire model is folded from one 40cm x 40cm square of paper with no cuts. The paper is painted which is why the final model has so much colour in it. The individual fingers and toes look amazing!
Carry the Cross, Designed and Folded by Ivan Danny
Crease pattern available from Ivan Danny’s Flickr
Next is Seth Friedman’s dutch rabbit again but folded by a different artist with a bit of a different look and feel.
Dutch Rabbit, Designed by Seth Friedman and Folded by Rui Roda
Video instructions available from Seth Friedman’s YouTube channel
Here’s a cute little origami chick.
Chick, Designed by Yoo Tae Yong and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Diagrams available in Origami Works of Yoo Tae Yong
This is a somewhat simpler looking design but it still makes a really great looking origami rabbit.
Rabbit, Designed by Akira Yoshizawa and Folded by nyanko sensei
Diagrams available in Akira Yoshizawa, Japan’s Greatest Origami Master
Here are two more fantastic sheep that are somewhat in the same style as the previous ones in this post with the white bodies and black heads.
Black Headed Sheep, Designed and Folded by József Zsebe
Instructions not available
There really are a lot of different origami rabbits out there. I could have easily made this post nothing but rabbits.
Rabbit, Designed by Roman Diaz and Folded by Rui Roda
Diagrams available in Origami Essence
Here’s a whole family of little chickens. I like how the hen is essentially a simple geometric shape.
Hen Designed by Roman Diaz, Chicks Designed by Kunihiko Kasahara, all Folded by Adriano Davanzo
Hen Instructions not available
Chick diagrams available in Cute, Cool and Beautiful Origami Animals
Here’s a whole bunch of Easter rabbits. Each one is folded from a simple bird base.
Rabbits, Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Instructions not available
Next we have an egg folded using a tessellation pattern. It’s technically a “dragon egg” but I’m still going to allow it into this Easter post because it’s really the only origami egg I could find. I guess it’s not easy designing or folding round shaped models like this.
This model is pretty neat because it can be stretched or squished into a variety of different shapes.
Dragon Egg, Designed by Yuri Shumakov and Folded by Charles Smith
Video instructions available from Jo Nakashima’s YouTube channel
Here we have our last rabbit for this post. It’s another simpler design but it still looks really great.
Rabbit, Designed by Eduardo Clemente and Folded by Rui Roda
Diagrams available in Papiroflexia
Our final model this Easter is this absolutely fantastic origami version of Jesus’s crucifixion. The entire thing, the cross, all the details in the body and even the nails are folded from a single sheet of 50cm x 50cm tracing paper!
Believe it or not the hardest part Neelesh K. had designing this model was the knees.
Jesus Crucifixion, Designed and Folded by Neelesh K.
Crease pattern available from Neelesh K.’s Flickr
That’s it for this post. Have a great Easter everyone!
