Don’t you love the symbolism of hens? prosperity, fertility, abundance, the feminine force, maternity, and the beginning of life. I designed this origami hen a while back and it became the inspiration for Origami Spirit logo.
This origami hen is called ‘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.
Are yo a teacher or a parent? To read more ideas on how to use this hen, click here.
Here is a video on how to fold the Origami 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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- Twelve Hens, Twelve Blessings for a Great New Year (Make a strand of hens)
- Videos for Origami Boxes and Containers
- Videos for Making Origami Animals
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You are welcome to Origami Spirit Ann!
I made a hen and chicks for our Easter decoration. I also made the same for my 91 year old mother. I’m sure she will love it. Thank you for making these videos!
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/gp/111034018@N06/eEZ0ax
Very nice! Thank you for sharing the link to your photo.
These hens are lovely! Everybody is having one full of Mini eggs for Easter. Thanks for sharing ☺
Great. I hope your Easter went well with hen and mini eggs!
hi dear Leyla,
is there any image instructions for this hen? :(
hi dear Leyla,
I really enjoyed ur gallery and I’m too eager to make this hen, but unfortunately I can’t open the videos due to low internet speed or whatever!
is there any image instructions for this hen? :(
Dear Fateme,
I offer diagrams for that hen to people to send a donation. It can be very small! Please visit this page to see how it works: https://www.origamispirit.com/donate/
I love the videos n I can keep on folding papers for hours.
Please let me do the star box now.many thanks
You are welcome Irene!
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!
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.
My hen looks weird. Oh well, you know what they say. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again!
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
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!