Today, I’m showing you how to make a fun origami frog Amazon Rainforest craft. And I have more ideas on my pages Rain Forest – Amazon, Rain Forest – Animals of the Amazon, and Rainforest Amazon Activities for Kids.
Working on an Amazon Rainforest craft is a fantastic hands-on way to learn about the amazing flora and fauna of the Amazon Rainforest.
From painting to paper folding there are so many ways to learn new art skills while you also get inro some zoology or botany about the Amazon.
Also, creating an origami frog is fun, great for building fine motor skills, and can be done while learning about the colorful jumpers that make their home in the canopy layer.
So, simply choose different colors of origami paper and add a little detail with markers to create an army of frogs. And yes, army is the right word for a group of frogs.
About Origami
Additionally, you can use these origami frogs as a tool for learning about the markings of the various Amazon Rainforest frogs, as a STEM activity for measuring distances, building, problem-solving, fine motor, and attention to detail.
Origami was first called “orikata” in Japan meaning “folded shapes” and was later changed to origami meaning folded paper.
While you can use any paper you like if it is square.
To get good folds and flexibility you really want to use the special origami paper. This very thin paper is specially designed for folding and works beautifully, but it will take some practice to get good at it
Creating origami frogs is also a great opportunity to learn more about the frogs found in the Amazon Rainforest.
Amazon Rainforest Questions
Study their markings, habits, habitat, food source, and adaptations as you create a fun folded version of them.
Here are 5 great research questions on Amazon Rainforest frogs that your child can find in resource books or by searching Google.
- What country is the Amazon Rainforest found in? The majority,60%, is in Brazil, followed by 13% in Peru, 10% in Colombia, and the rest in Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela
- How many different species of tree frogs are found in the Amazon Basin? Over 1000 species
- What is the world’s biggest rainforest? The Amazon, followed by Congo Basin.
- What is deforestation? It is the action of clearing a wide area of trees.
- What is the lifespan of a red-eyed tree frog? 5 years in the wild.
Look at these books to add to your unit study.
21 Rain Forest Animals For Kids Books and Resources
Add these rain forest animal books, games, and toys to round out your study of the animals of the rain forest.
It is a great way to expand the growth with children through physical science.
This book explores the rainforest layer by layer and the creatures that make their home in each part of the rainforest.
Which rainforest animal is a frog that uses its eyes to help it swallow its food? Which rainforest animal is a bird with a big, colorful bill? Let's learn more about rainforest animals such as sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and more! Read With You's Who Am I? series encourages children to be more curious about the world around them as they learn fun facts about animals from across the globe.
Part of the critically acclaimed Over and Under series that includes Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt and Over and Under the Snow!Under the canopy of the rainforest hundreds of animals make their homes, but up in the leaves hides another world. Turn the pages of this beautiful and educational book to discover in words and mesmerizing illustration:
Animals like the slender parrot snake and the blue morpho butterfly.
The canopies where toucans and pale-billed woodpeckers chatter and call.
Capuchin monkeys who swing from vines and slow-moving sloths who wait out daily thunderstorms.
Sloth Toy Figurine
The rainforest is home to millions of plant and animal species. Some animals live high up in the trees, some crawl across the forest floor, and some tunnel underground, but they all depend on one another and the rain to survive. With colorful illustrations and fascinating diagrams from author-illustrator Kate Duke, In the Rainforest is a lively look at the most vibrant ecosystem on our planet.
This book introduces readers to the largest snake in the world: the anaconda. Readers learn about the life cycle, behavior, physical characteristics, and habitat of anacondas
Expanding the popular collection of animal books in the Learn to Draw Series, Learn to Draw Rainforest & Jungle Animals will teach kids how easy it is to draw a variety of exciting and exotic creatures from around the world. Each project starts with a basic shape and progresses with simple-to-follow steps to a finished realistic final colored artwork. While they’re learning, kids will also discover fun facts about each featured animal.
Imaginations will soar from the forest floor, up through the canopy and back down again, following the circle of life in this clever adaptation of the song “The Green Grass Grew All Around.” The jungle comes alive as children learn about a wide variety of the animals (jaguars, emerald tree boas, leafcutter ants, sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and bats) and plants (kapok trees, liana vines, and bromeliads) living in the lush Amazon rainforest. Delve even deeper into the jungle using sidebars and the three-page “For Creative Minds” educational section.
While it covers more than just the rainforest this is a fabulous resource to have on your shelves. You will find plenty of great pictures and information on many animals that live there- crocodiles, harpy eagles, monkeys, tapir , sloths,Jaguarundi, and the food web.
COLORFUL ARTWORK: Kids will love the colorful puzzle artwork showing the animals, plants, trees and birds that call the rainforest home. The storage box shows the completed puzzle artwork and is an ideal place to keep pieces safe and free from damage.
Tells a story of a man who came to cut down a kapok tree and encounters many of the beautiful and exotic native creatures who make their home in the Amazon Rainforest.
FUN FACTS: How about Reptiles versus Amphibians?! That's just one of the topic cards in this kids card game. Find out more fun facts from Eggs to the Komodo Dragon!
How fun!
FRESH & FRUITY: Fruidles single-flavor gummies pack giant taste into one delicious flavor. After one bite of these fruity gummies, you'll taste the difference of giant fresh fruit flavors & a deliciously soft chew you won't find with other gummy candies.
This bright and exciting Hello, World! board book teaches toddlers all about the amazing world of a rainforest—with easy-to-understand facts about the incredible animals who make their home there.
Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the "population" of this geographic wonderland. The Amazon River basin teems with life—animal and plant alike.
Compete to grow the most bountiful rainforest! Carefully select what grows in your forest, and give rise to a thriving ecosystem.
Features a frog, a fly and a parrot with articulated wings and tail, opening mouth and rotatable eyes 3-in-1 model: rebuilds into a chameleon or a tropical fish
Vampire bats and killer ants? That's what Jack and Annie are about to run into when the Magic Tree House whisks them away to the Amazon River. It's not long before they get hopelessly lost. Will they be able to find their way back to the tree house? Or are Jack and Annie stuck forever in the rain forest?
NatureI n a tropical rain forest in Central America, a red-eyed tree frog spends the night looking for food while avoiding potential predators. Award-winning photographer Nic Bishop's larger-than-life, gorgeous images document the hunt, which ends happily with the frog settling down in the leaves to spend his daylight hours sleeping! Joy Cowley's simple, readable text makes the frog's story fun, interesting, and accessible to young readers.
Explores the richness of the Amazon rainforest, how humans have damaged it, and efforts being taken to protect it. Clear text, vibrant photos, and helpful infographics make this book an accessible and engaging read.
More Rainforest Activities for Kids
- 20 Tropical Rainforest Foods and Make an Acai Bowl
- 7 Cool Rainforest Science Activities and Create Rainforest Floor Slime
- 10 Plant Life in The Amazon Rainforest Facts and Make a Fun Rafflesia Arnoldii
- Fun Easy Amazon Rainforest Crafts and Make a Bubble Wrap Pattern Anaconda
- Learn About Mammals In The Amazon Rainforest & Make an Adorable Sloth Craft
- Blue Morpho Butterfly Adaptations In The Tropical Rainforest and Fun Symmetry Craft
- Amazon Rainforest Predators and Make a Fun Pasta Emerald Tree Boa
- Creating Fun Red Eyed Tree Frog Manipulatives for Rain Forest Math
- Cute Colorful Toilet Paper Roll Rainforest Frogs for a Rainforest Frog Craft
- 18 Rain Forest Animals For Kids Books and Fun Resources
- Beautiful And Colorful Amazonian Rainforest Animals Lapbook For Kids
- 100+ Best and Free Tropical Amazon Rainforest Educators Resources
- The Ultimate Guide to the Flora and Fauna of the Amazon Rain Forest
- 3 Free and Amazing Amazon Rainforest Lapbooks for Kids
- Rainforest Crafts for Kindergarten: Make an Easy Paper Plate Monkey
- 19 Fun Hands-on Rainforest Activities for Kindergarten
- Rainforest Science Activities For Kindergarten Amazing and Fun Living Terrarium
- Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest – Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts
Finally, look at how to make origami frog Amazon Rainforest craft.
How to Make An Origami Amazon Rainforest Craft
The most important thing to remember for this activity is to try to fold straight along the edges and create a sharp crease by using the bone folder or a craft stick on every fold.
You will need:
- Origami paper
- Markers
- Bone folder or craft stick
Fold the paper in half, creasing sharply along the fold.
Next, fold each corner, one at a time, down to the center crease, and unfold each right after you make your crease.
Fold the paper down right along the x in the center of your crease then open it back up.
Push the sides of the creases inward, folding them in to create a point on the paper.
Fold the top flaps up from the center and crease outward.
Fold the sides inward under the crease, at this point, it should resemble Yoda a bit.
Bring the bottom of the paper up to just under your fold and press.
Open the last fold.
Push the centers in with your fingers and pull the bottom corners out simultaneously, crease well.
You can see here this is where I always have the most trouble with, sometimes that paper just doesn’t want to cooperate, just keep trying.
Fold the corners down to create the back feet.
Create a single accordion fold between the front and back feet, making the “spring” for your frog to jump.
Use markers to add eyes and create any of the beautiful colors and varieties of Amazon Rainforest frogs like our Red Eyed Tree Frog and Blue Poison Dart Frog.
Press gently on the back end to make the frog hop.
