How to Fold an Easy Origami Rabbit
Looking for a fun and creative way to enjoy spring and renewal? Let’s learn how to craft this cute origami rabbit, a symbol of cleverness, agility, and good fortune in Japanese culture.
The origami bunny isn’t just an interesting project for Easter. It also connects with Japanese folklore, especially during the Tsukimi (Moon Viewing festival), where the rabbit is said to live on the moon, making mochi.
While this model is great for crafters of all ages and skill levels, it has more challenging folds and is a good way to practice the squash fold and reverse folds.
Traditional Origami Rabbit Step-by-Step Instructions
- Difficulty: Easy
- Folding time: 10 minutes
- Model designer: Traditional
- Recommended paper: Kami 15×15 cm. Here, we used a 15×15 cm chiyogami.
Step 1
Start with the white side up. The back color will be the color of the final rabbit. Fold in half diagonally.
Step 2
Fold each corner to the bottom point.
Step 3
Fold the sides to the center line.
Step 4
Open the flap and squash fold.
Step 5
Repeat step 4 on the left side.
Step 6
Mountain fold in half.
Step 7
Rotate the model 1/4 of a turn counterclockwise.
Step 8
Reverse fold the flap up. Repeat on the other side.
Step 9
Fold the flap over. Repeat on the other side.
Step 10
Fold over the front and back over the ears. Push the top point down at the same time.
🐇 Folding tip: Make sure not to squash the new fold down to the legs. Keep the curve around the legs so the rabbit can stand by itself.
Step 11
Pleat the tail.
🐇 Folding tip: Tweak the fold to shorten or extend the tail and play around with the angle.
Step 12
Reverse fold the nose.
Step 13
Open up the ears.
The Completed Origami Rabbit
Congrats on folding your very own paper rabbit.
Whether you’ve folded one rabbit or a whole family of them for your Lunar New Year celebrations, used them as a fun table decoration, or just brought some positivity into your home, this origami rabbit will hop right into your heart.
Share your origami rabbits with us in the comments or on social media. We love to see how you bring these diagrams to life!
Download the Full Origami Rabbit Printable PDF Instructions
Transition from 15 to 16 is very unclear.
It’s an Inside Reverse Fold. The Beginner’s Guide has more information about this kind of fold here: https://origami.me/beginners-guide/
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