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August 24, 2020

DIY woodland animals origami bookmarks {print + fold}

These woodland animal origami bookmarks are adorable! Learn how to make a DIY bookmark out of one piece of paper with seven free printable origami templates.

I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned this, but I am a book mutilator. Yep, that’s right, I turn down the corners of pages to mark my place, and the college I attended considered this “book mutilation.” You could even get fined for it! Well, if that didn’t teach me to start using bookmarks it’s likely nothing will, but at least my children haven’t inherited my criminal ways. One of my younger kids recently taught me how to fold origami bookmarks which slide over the corner of the page you are on to save your place. He even drew eyes and teeth on his corner bookmarks to turn them into little monsters.

Collage photo of folded corner origami bookmarks shaped like woodland animals: bunny, fox, raccoon, etc.

I figured it would be fun to turn origami bookmarks into little woodland animals. So I’ve created seven different printable templates you guys can use to make cute origami bookmarks with your kids. Aren’t they adorable?

Open book and woodland animal bookmarks

All you have to do is print out the one you like best and cut out the square and the ears. A few folds later you have an adorable DIY origami bookmark that will help keep you from a life of book mutilation.

Origami bookmark printable page and folded bookmark in a book

My daughter loves the bunny…

Folded corner bookmark (bunny)

…while my son thinks the owl is the cutest:

Folded corner bookmark (owl)

I’m partial to the fox, but that little skunk! He’s pretty cute too.

A group of folded corner bookmarks on a table along with a children\'s book

DIY bookmark templates

Since I possess pretty much no artistic ability, these bookmarks were created with permission using woodland animal clipart from two Etsy stores: ClipArtisan and MyCuteLobsterDesigns. Check them out if you need some adorable clipart for your projects!

As with all my printables, these are offered for personal use ONLY and may not be redistributed. Please refer friends to this blog post to print their own folded bookmark templates.

Click here to download the fox origami bookmark template

Click here to download the skunk origami bookmark template

Click here to download the bear origami bookmark template

Click here to download the bunny origami bookmark template

Click here to download the owl origami bookmark template

Click here to download the chick origami bookmark template

Click here to download the raccoon origami bookmark template

A folded corner bookmark on a book (fox)

How to fold a DIY origami bookmark

Watch this video to see how to fold these DIY bookmarks (written instructions follow):

 

1 – Print bookmark template on plain white printer paper. Trim along lines to cut out the square. 2 – Fold square in half diagonally to create a triangle. Both colored areas should show on the top of the triangle. 3 – Flip the triangle over. 4 – Fold each outer corner of the triangle to meet together at the top of the triangle and form a face. When doing this, make sure the two sides of the face line up. Press along all the folds to crease.

How to fold a corner bookmark: cut out the template, fold in half diagonally, flip over, fold each corner to the top

5 – Open up the last fold you did so you are back to the original triangle. Fold the top point of the triangle down, using only the *top* layer of paper. 6 – Fold one corner back up and tuck it into the “pocket” created in the last step. Repeat with the other corner. 7 – Cut out the ears and add adhesive along the straight edge. 8 – Tuck the ears inside the pocket to complete the bookmark.

How to fold a bookmark

One DIY origami bookmark complete! Now go ahead and print out all the other versions so your woodland animals can have some friends.

A few last notes:

  • Be sure to use plain printer paper and not cardstock or these will be very hard to fold
  • The faces will line up better if you are exact with your cuts and folds. Help younger children so they don’t get frustrated (although most kids aren’t going to mind if the faces don’t line up exactly!)

Collage: print and fold bookmarks with a book, corner bookmark on a book

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  1. Emanuella says

    November 6, 2017 at 1:54 am

    Thank You so much Autumn. They are adorable. I admire You…mom of 5…I am mom of 1 and sometimes feel like can’t cope with the situation….I love Your blog…keep on
    LOL
    Emanuella from Italy

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    • autumn says

      November 7, 2017 at 12:04 pm

      Thanks so much, Emanuella! You’re sweet. And I bet you’re doing a better job than you think you are 😉

      Reply
      • Page says

        January 25, 2021 at 5:21 am

        Thank You! These are so fun. My daughters reading group will love these

        Reply
  2. Janet says

    December 6, 2017 at 9:13 am

    I have tried three times to go to the instructions for folding these, and the url does not work. Any suggestions?

    Reply
    • Janet says

      December 6, 2017 at 9:15 am

      The Christmas ones

      Reply
  3. Joules Freiboth says

    December 19, 2017 at 12:04 pm

    These are brill! I admire your creativity! I am making these with my son today for him to give as gifts to family. Thank you!!

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  4. Maja says

    December 22, 2017 at 11:10 am

    This is so lovely! Thank you so much for sharing! I will show them to my mother-in-law who is a librarian at an elementary school! Is it ok, if she uses them with her class?

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    • autumn says

      December 26, 2017 at 12:34 pm

      of course! thanks for checking.

      Reply
  5. Jan Bennett says

    February 28, 2018 at 12:28 pm

    I could not get these to print in color. Is there a reason for that? I tried 2 different printers. I love these and would like to make a few for my girls.

    Reply
  6. hawraa says

    March 21, 2018 at 9:01 am

    cute .. thank you for sharing these with us

    Reply
  7. Emily says

    March 25, 2018 at 1:34 pm

    these are so cute and east to make, thank you!

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  8. ANYADVICE says

    May 4, 2018 at 8:12 am

    What does the paper settings have to be in order to print. Mine are printing too small.

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  9. Brigitte says

    June 13, 2018 at 3:35 am

    Thank you, for the bookmarks
    Greats from Austria ?

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  10. Ava Haas says

    June 26, 2018 at 2:10 pm

    Hey Autumn! I really enjoy reading but most of the time I don’t have a book mark. So I found this on pinterest and I printed it. It ended up super cute, I printed the fox. And yeah thank you for making that. It would be cool if you could make a cat one. Thanks so much!!!

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  11. Cindy says

    September 27, 2018 at 4:42 pm

    Thank You! These are so fun. My daughters reading group will love these

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  12. Sean says

    December 9, 2018 at 12:33 pm

    I think you shouldn’t have things hanging off. I think you should have like sharks because the ears might get folded

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  13. WriteMyEssayOnline says

    December 11, 2018 at 3:52 am

    When I was at school we’ve learned how to make such animal origami bookmarks, I remember I’ve made a hedgehog and a giraffe, it’s a pity I can’t show it here. Now my little sister use them for her books too! Thank you for sharing this wonderful idea, I think such bookmarks make studying more interesting for children.

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  14. Dunia says

    December 16, 2018 at 3:02 am

    Thanks so much for making these and maaking them available to everyone!!! I really appreciate it!!!!!
    Merry X-Mas!!!!

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  15. joy says

    February 16, 2019 at 10:29 am

    These are so cute! Thanks for the printable s and in the instructions!

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  16. Catharina Stephen says

    February 17, 2019 at 7:07 pm

    Hi Autumn! thank u so much for these cute bookmarks!!

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    • emily says

      April 22, 2019 at 5:25 pm

      I don’t get step 4 can any of your friends or you help me with my question. Please reply.

      Thank you.

      Reply
      • Diane says

        July 7, 2020 at 10:16 am

        You have to bring the far left corner and the far right corner up to meet at the top point.

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