8-Step Origami Wreath Tutorial {Paper Craft}

Folding origami is fun for everyone, both kids and adults alike.

Today on Skip to My Lou, we are going to show you how to fold an origami wreath.

This can be used as a decoration for different occasions or use it as an origami Christmas wreath at the most festive time of the year! It’s the perfect Christmas decor for your front door, that’s for sure.

This is an easy origami project for beginners; your kids will love making wreaths.

Two hands holding an origami wreath made with instructions from Skip to My Lou. — Fun and festive!

Skip to My Lou is packed with other fun origami folding instructions including Craft Idea: Origami Paper Favors, Easy Origami Butterfly {Paper Craft}, and Fold a One-of-a-kind Origami Crown {Craft Tutorial}

Supplies Needed for This Origami Wreath Tutorial

You will need the following supplies to create an origami wreath.

Paper plate
Scissors
Pieces of paper (in a rectangle shape)
Glue
String or ribbon
Hole punch (optional)
Origami ribbon (This is optional, but you can fold a ribbon from our easy tutorial to add to your wreath).

Video Tutorial: Easy Origami Wreath

How To Fold An Origami Wreath

Let’s jump straight in, good luck!

Step 1: Take your paper plate and cut a circle in the middle.

A hand holding a scissors and a paper plate below it. — Start with your paper plate.

A paper plate with a circle cut out in the middle. — Cut a circle out in the middle.

Step 2: You’ll need quite a few pieces of rectangular paper as shown in the image below. You can opt for one color, but the wreath really will pop if you add a few colors to the mix.

Two hands holding a piece of rectangular paper to form the wreath petals. — You’ll need quite a few pieces of rectangular paper, the more colors the better.

Step 3: The petals will need to be folded and cut first. Take the first piece, fold it in half, and cut it at an angle as shown in the image below.

Two hands folding the paper in half. — Fold in half.

Two hands cutting the paper at an angle to form the wreath petal. — Cut at an angle.

Two hands holding the cut origami wreath petal. — Your first wreath petal is ready.

Step 4: Now you will glue the wreath petal to the top of the paper plate.

Two hand applying glue to the plate. — Apply some glue and stick the first petal to the top of the plate.

Two hands sticking the first petal to the plate. — This is how the petal should be positioned.

Step 5: Now make more petals and attach them to the plate until you get to the bottom edge with the last piece. You could use one color paper or different colors, it’s up to you.

Two hands gluing more petals onto the paper plate. — Continue gluing petals.

The paper plate with all the petals glued right around it. — Glue right around the paper plate.

Step 6: It’s time to decorate. Cut out small paper circles and glue them on. You could even decorate with beads, or place some festive stickers.

Step 7: Add a bow to the bottom of the wreath. We have a t utorial for a ribbon bow that works perfectly as decoration.

Two hands attaching a ribbon bow to the bottom of the wreath. — A ribbon bow adds more festive flavor.

Step 8: Attach a string or ribbon to the top of the wreath by either gluing it on or using a punch to create a hole to tie it to.

Two hands attaching a string to the top of the wreath so it can be hung easily. — Add a string or ribbon to the top of the wreath so you can hang it easily.

And there you have your festive origami wreath or perfect party decoration.

Other Origami Projects to Try

We love origami projects at Skip to My Lou, so be sure to check these out.

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