Don’t you love the symbolism of hens? prosperity, fertility, abundance, the feminine force, maternity, and the beginning of life. I designed this origami inflatable hen a while back and it became the inspiration for Origami Spirit logo.
I call this figure ‘Abundance Hen’ because as a container it can be filled with various small items. Depending on your choice, the hen can be a great hand-made gift for different occasions: Easter, a gift for a birthday or mother’s day, or a favor for a baby shower.
Here is a video on how to fold the Origami Abundance Hen. My wishes for prosperity and abundance for you always!
Ideas on what to use to fill this cute origami hen:
- chocolate mini-eggs
- jelly beans
- m&ms
- dried beans or rice
- beads
- buttons
- felt eggs
- tiny pebbles
- dried petals
- dried lavender flowers
- dried herbs
- confetti
Can you think of other small items to fill this hen with?
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I love these little Origami Abundance Hens. I am going to make some for my friends children at easter and fill them with little treats. Thank you so much for sharing this.
You are very welcome!
This hen is such a wonderful origami design; precise, elegant and imaginative, just the way I like it :) Thank you for sharing, this will be a great Easter package/gift for my friends and family.
I also consider wet folding it from a thicker piece of paper or maybe even stiffened fabric.
Although I usually prefer diagrams, your video instructions are great. Folds are easy to follow and the rythm of folding and explaining is perfect!
Greetings from Zagreb, Croatia!
Very Happy you like the hen. Thank you for your warm note. Leyla
My hen looks weird. Oh well, you know what they say. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again!
Hi Leyla – just wanted to let you know that I folded your hen the other day and love it! Thanks so much for your instructions. My family always “hides” presents on the Christmas tree, and I think I might make a few of these to tuck treats into :-) Here’s the link to my finished piece: http://compassandquill.com/2012/11/07/thirty-days-of-origami-day-7-origami-abundance-hen/
Very nicely folded Anna. I like the paper you used and how the pattern comes through to make the plumage of the hen. Thank you for sharing! I wanted to leave a comment on your site, but couldn’t.
I made a family of hens and baby chicks for Easter. Very impressed by the way your design takes the classic water balloon origami base and creates something new and unexpected – these endearing chickens have such personality!
Here are mine (I experimented with different thicknesses of paper to see which would hold the curve of the model best – I liked the big yellow/red Mama Hen best):
http://pinterest.com/pin/349380883562308277/
I am also having fun trying to fold the Calla Lillies, thank you for providing great seasonal models to celebrate Easter!
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