How about folding a heart out of origami? A handmade heart conveys warmth and is perfect for adding to a small message card or decorating a wall.
Since origami uses your fingertips, one of its charms is that you can enjoy it while staying focused.
This time, we’ll introduce mainly simple folding methods.
They’re easy for kids and also for adults who haven’t done origami in a while, so chat with those around you and have fun together—kids and adults alike!
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Easy Origami! Cute Heart Folding Ideas (1–10)
Papercut HeartNEW!
Here’s a cutout craft for making a ring of hearts.
First, with the white side facing up, fold the origami paper into a triangle.
Fold it into a triangle two more times, then fold it in half so it becomes long and narrow.
Place the paper with the fold on the right, and draw half of a heart.
The key point is to draw the heart’s edge so it extends past the right side of the paper.
By leaving that edge uncut, the hearts will stay connected.
It’s also great practice for cutting curves, so even little kids can try it! You can glue it onto cardstock to make a cute Valentine’s wreath.
Easy! How to fold a heart
It’s simple yet very cute, and depending on how you arrange it, it’s perfect as a gift, decoration, or a little accent on a card.
Even beginners can fold it easily, so you can enjoy it right away.
Here, we’ve put together clear steps for making a quick and cute heart.
First, turn the origami over, place a corner facing you, and fold it into a triangle twice.
After folding a corner up to the center line, turn it upside down and fold the other corner up so it aligns with the edge.
Fold both corners up to meet the center line.
Finally, fold the four corners to shape a heart, and you’ll have an adorable result!
For kids! Cute heart origami
Place the origami paper face up with an edge closest to you.
Fold it in half into a square twice to make crease lines, then fold the front edge up to the center twice to make creases.
Fold the front edge up to meet the front crease line, then rotate the paper and do the same on the opposite side.
Flip it over and fold both edges to the center line.
Flip it over so the longer side is closest to you, fold the front edge to the center to make a crease, then pull the center area and collapse it.
On the opposite edge, align with the topmost line to make a crease.
Fold along the bottommost crease to make another crease, then open both corners and flatten them.
Flip it over, apply glue on the triangular parts, refold, and shape it into a heart to finish!
A heart within a heart!
Here’s an introduction to an origami model where a heart sits inside another heart—and it looks super cute.
To make it, first place the origami paper face up with one edge toward you.
Fold it in half, then fold both edges down to meet the edge.
Open it up, and fold the two ends upward so that triangular crease lines are formed.
Fold the front edge twice, aligning it only with the inner creases.
Open it, flip it over, and squash-fold along all the crease lines.
Turn layers as if you’re opening the inside and make firm creases.
Finally, shape it into a heart so a small heart appears in the center—and you’re done!
Cute and easy! Heart ringNEW!
Heart-shaped rings are an item guaranteed to delight any girl.
My kids at home love origami, and just the other day we folded origami rings; not only was our youngest daughter thrilled, even our kindergarten-age son was overjoyed.
Watching the children happily slip several cute rings onto their little fingers was so heartwarming, and it made me appreciate how wonderful origami is.
This heart ring is folded from quarter-size paper, so the work is a bit detailed, but the steps aren’t very difficult, so children can enjoy folding it too.
Making rings in various colors and playing pretend jewelry shop would be a lot of fun.
Easy! Heart BraceletNEW!
A heart bracelet that looks like the kind a popular girl character in a TV anime would wear.
If kids hear that they can easily make this with origami, lots of them might light up and say they want to try! Make firm creases and start by shaping the heart in the center.
It’s symmetrical, so it’s nice and easy.
Once you finish the thin bracelet part, adjust it to fit the wrist and secure it with tape.
You could also use a rubber band to make it easier to put on and take off.
My preschool-age daughter at home is totally into an idol anime right now.
Next time we’ll make one together and enjoy some pretend play!
Cute heart letter
You’ll need two sheets of origami paper because the letter and the heart are made separately.
First, place the paper face up with one edge toward you.
Fold it in half into a square twice to make creases, then fold the front edge up to the center line twice.
Next, fold both corners up into triangles.
Fold the left and right edges inward to align with the triangles.
Fold the top corner down to meet the center—your letter is done.
For the heart, fold the origami paper into a square twice to make creases.
Fold the front edge up to the center, then fold both left and right edges to the center.
Fold both pre-folded edges up to the center.
Fold the front edge up to the top edge, then keep folding so the heart appears on the back—done! Slip the heart into the letter.