Origami Frog Hoppers Activity

Excite children with our easy paper craft origami frog template:

Introduce your children to the joys of origami with these adorable easy paper craft origami frog hoppers! These frog templates make a lovely activity for kids to have a go at either at home or in the classroom. All you need to make your own cute frog hoppers is a piece of paper and this handy set of instructions.

This activity comes with two important components: an adorable frog template that can be printed out onto any colour of paper, depending on what colour you would like your frog to be, and detailed instructions on how to fold the frog, complete with pictures.

This frog template activity would be perfect for introducing your children to the joys of origami, either as part of a lesson on Japan and Japanese culture, or as part of an Arts and Crafts lesson. Check out the video at the bottom of this page for inspiration to help you teach about Japan.

This resource is super easy to download. Simply hit the big Download button above to get started. We've also created a number of different versions of the frog template, including a colourless version and a blank template version. Pick the version which best suits your teaching and learning needs!

There are a range of different benefits to easy paper crafts like these origami frog hoppers...

• Help you relax and unwind. Much like mindfulness, mediation and other similar practices, having a go at easy paper crafts can be a perfect opportunity to stop and reflect. Children's minds will be occupied with the simple, satisfying and intricate designs, allowing them space and time to unwind.
• Improve your mental agility and motor skills. Crafting stimulates multiple areas of the brain at once and helps with the creation of new neural pathways. Paper crafting also helps to improve children's dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
• Help you express yourself creatively. Easy paper crafts give children the opportunity to experiment with colours, shapes and textures. It is also a great way to express emotions.
• Boost your self-esteem. Once children have completed a craft project, they experience the same joy felt when achieving any goal. This feeling of completion helps to make them more confident in their abilities overall. It also helps when you have something to see and touch as a result of this process.

Easy paper craft activities to use with our frog templates

Looking for more easy paper craft activities to use with your child? You've come to the right place as here at Twinkl we have a range of activities like these origami frog hoppers for kids to enjoy. 

If you enjoyed using this frog template to create origami art, you might want to take a look at some of our other origami resources:

• Origami Butterfly Activity
• Origami Crane Activity
• Paper Boat Origami
• Origami Heart

Also be sure to explore our full collection of Origami activities!

With this selection of fantastic, easy paper craft activities at your fingertips, you have everything you need to excite children and make learning a joy. Whatever it is that you're looking for to help your child, you can be sure to find what you need on Twinkl's website. We have a collection of over 600,000 teaching resources and learning materials to support teachers, parents and all other educators.

Where does origami come from?

It's commonly thought that origami was invented by the Japanese about a thousand years ago, but its roots may be in China. It's also likely that the process of folding was applied to other materials before paper was invented, such as cloth or leather.

These days, the Japanese word for this art - 'origami' (where 'ori' means 'folding' and 'gami' means 'paper') - is used for all types of paper folding regardless of their country of origin.

You can practice your origami skills with our frog templates.