How to Make a 3D Origami House for Hamsters

Hamsters love having new toys and places to crawl around inside and explore. Make a 3D origami house to add to your hamster's cage. The house requires two pieces of square paper and some glue to hold it together. The house is made of paper, so it can be replaced as soon as it starts to get soiled or the hamster begins chewing holes in the walls.

Things You'll Need

  • 2 pieces 12-inch square paper
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
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Instructions

  1. Building the House

    • 1

      Fold the top third of the first sheet of paper down. Crease and unfold. Repeat with the bottom third of the paper.

    • 2

      Turn the paper 90 degrees. Repeat the folds again with the top and bottom thirds of the paper.

    • 3

      Fold the top half-inch of paper down and press flat. Fold the bottom half-inch of paper up and press flat.

    • 4

      Fold the top third of the paper down on the crease. Fold the bottom third of the paper up on the crease.

    • 5

      Fold the top left corner down at a 45-degree angle. Crease and unfold. Fold the bottom left corner up at a 45-degree angle. Crease and unfold. Repeat these steps with the top and bottom right corners.

    • 6

      Fold a half-inch of the left side in. Crease and unfold. Fold the half-inch of the right side in. Crease and unfold.

    • 7

      Open up the top and bottom halves of the paper by 90 degrees.

    • 8

      Press the top and bottom thirds of the left side of paper in toward one another along the previously made creases while folding up the left side of the paper. Fold down the end of the left side of the paper along the previously made half-inch crease. Repeat with the right side of the paper.

    Building the Roof

    • 9

      Repeat steps 1 and 2 from Section 1 with the second sheet of paper. Fold the top and bottom thirds of paper down along the creases and press flat.

    • 10

      Fold the top left corner down by 45 degrees. Fold the top right corner down by 45 degrees. Fold the bottom right corner up by 45 degrees and fold the bottom left corner up by 45 degrees. Unfold the bottom corners.

    • 11

      Pull the paper open along the bottom open edge and pull apart. Fold the two bottom points up and inside the open bottom of the paper. This completes the top.

    • 12

      Glue the top of the house to the bottom of the house. Allow to dry. Use scissors to cut a small door into the house for the pet hamster.