Introduction

Making a house from paper is quite an exciting task to do. You can make this house for your papercraft project, create a showpiece or gift it to your friend. All you need is some readily available stuff. However, if you want to make a bigger house, take a more significant piece of paper or use wasted newspaper and decorate it. This tutorial will guide you on how to make a paper house from origami paper.

Supplies

Before moving ahead, gather all the required materials in one place to avoid any mishap.

Tools

• Glue
• Scissors
• A marker

Material

• Origami paper
• Sketch pen

Steps To Make A Paper House

Step 1: Take an origami paper of dimensions 15×15 cm.

Step 2: Make three equal folds in it, horizontally and vertically both.

Step 3: Now, fold along the lines and prepare the base of the house as instructed below.

Step 4: Prepare the lid of the house by triple folding the paper and making triangular folds.

Step 5: Now, place the lid over the base of the house and stick it properly.

Step 6: Now, prepare the windows and doors with the help of the sketch pens and paste them.

And you have your final home ready in front of you.

Recommendations:

• Properly fold the lines of the base and lid as well.
• Use different colors of origami paper.
• Glue everything properly.

Points to remember

Handle the tools with care, if any.

Saquib Siddiqui

Saquib Siddiqui is a Mechanical Engineer and a content creator. He has special interest in science experiments and teaches the same to school and college students. He is also a technical lead at RUDE LABS PVT. LTD.