If you want to give your kids a simple origami project to make, that’s also a super useful one – have them make an elephant corner bookmarks.
This is a perfect project to getting kids familiar with origami as it only takes a few steps to make the bookmark, and then kids can add a bit of a personal touch to it when they create their elephant.
We love creating all kinds of origami corner bookmarks, it’s amazing what a little creativity can do.
These bookmarks are one of the best origami for beginners, they are simple enough that even preschoolers (with some help) can handle them and as bookmarks are of functional nature, kids will love them even more. I mean who doesn’t love a nice looking bookmark in their favorite book?
How to Make an Elephant Corner Bookmark
What you need:
- blue or gray origami paper
- blue or gray paper
- black marker
- wiggle eye stickers or googly eyes (optional)
Step by Step Tutorial
Prepare a sheet of origami paper. We are using blue, but gray, violet (or well any other color) will work out just as great.
A white square inside the triangle will show.
Repeat with the other corner ( a diamond shape will form).
Tuck the tops into the “pocket”. The corner bookmark is complete. Now let’s turn it into an elephant bookmark.
You can make the ears symmetrical by first folding the paper in half and cutting both ears simultaneously.
Glue the trunk on the corner bookmark.