RINGS MADE OUT OF PAPERS!!

 Another quick and easy origami project for kids for you today – with these lovely little Origami Rings! They look complicated, but promise you, the folds are easy and quick to learn. They make another one of those fun paper projects for on the go (they look great made from a silver chewing gum wrapper!!!). Hope you like this easy origami ring diy as much as we do!

• Rectangular Paper – I used a piece of 5 cm x 10 cm – but it really is a question of preference/ size of the hand/ finger

That is it.

Yup, you need no glue or anything else to make these fun little paper rings.Though some people like to add a piece of tape to hold the ring together. But it should be necessary.

Some people like to use special Origami paper or even washi or chiyogami paper, which comes in different colors and designs. I have actually made these paper rings out of the rectangular chewing gum paper or even an old fashioned bus ticket or till receipt. You just need the rectangular shape! We liked using a paper size of 5 x 10 cm, but really experiment to see what fits your index finger!

The first crease you need to make is one that runs along the rectangle length ways.

Take the bottom edge – fold up to meet the top edge (top left image).

Unfold again (top right image).

Now take the bottom edge again, but this time fold up to meet the central crease you just made. Make a neat crease. Repeat with the top flap (bottom left image).

The folds should look as per the bottom right image now. FLIP over.

And fold in half across centre (top left).

Now take the top right corner and fold inwards towards the central guide lines (top right).

Repeat for the left corner (bottom left)

Make sure the creases are super neat as that will help you in the next step.

Unfold the triangles (bottom right).

Now you need to invert the triangular area. If the creases a “good”, then pushing the edge of the triangle in, whould bre relatively easy. Push in the right side – this is called a pocket fold (top left).

Repeate for the left edge (top right).

Neaten the creases (bottom left).

These will form the center of the ring later.

Now take the bottom edge – only one flap at a time. And fold up to meet the central line (bottom right).

Take the top edge (again, one flap only) and fold down to meet the center line again (top left)

Flip your origami project over (top right)

And repeat the folds (bottom left and bottom right).

Now, when you open up your folds gently, you should get the centre of the ring pop up slowly (top left).

Take a pencil, to help shape the centre of the ring part and neated the creases into shape. It should look like a square box.

At this point you can decorate the ring too if you wish.

Now take your pencil and curl the long parts of your ring – again, not an essential step but will make the ring stay together better.

Around the back, insert one edge of the ring into the other – this will be the bottom of the ring. Some people like to secure this section with a piece of tape or some glue. But it shouldn’t really be necessary! (bottom left).

You can push the paper in more or less to make it right size for your index finger (or any finger really).

Now, when you open up your folds gently, you should get the centre of the ring pop up slowly (top left).

Take a pencil, to help shape the centre of the ring part and neated the creases into shape. It should look like a square box.

At this point you can decorate the ring too if you wish.

Now take your pencil and curl the long parts of your ring – again, not an essential step but will make the ring stay together better.

Around the back, insert one edge of the ring into the other – this will be the bottom of the ring. Some people like to secure this section with a piece of tape or some glue. But it shouldn’t really be necessary! (bottom left).

You can push the paper in more or less to make it right size for your index finger (or any finger really).