How to fold an Easy Origami School Bus (And a book list)

School is right around the corner.  Eeek.  Are you ready?  We're excited and nervous around here to finally be going to "big kid school."   Ever since we folded Origami Yoda and Origami Pikachu together, my son's really been into origami crafts.  To go along with the back-to-school theme, we recently folded these origami school buses together.

Easy Origami School Bus Tutorial

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Full disclosure:  I found a tutorial sharing instructions for an origami truck on a really great origami-folding website.  I'd definitely check this site out for more easy instructions.  I simplified the instructions here, but if you want more specific instructions, visit the link above!

And, as always... here's a list of fun picture books to go along with this kids' craft!

School Bus and First Day of School Books

• Magic School Bus Series
• Llama Llama Misses Mama
• Maisy Goes to Preschool
• Froggy Goes to School
• The Berenstain Bears Go to School
• Franklin Goes to School

How to Fold an Origami School Bus

Grab your origami paper.    Fold up the bottom portion. 

Now, fold your paper in half.

Open up your paper.  (Now you have a line to help make sure your tires are similar sizes.)  Make the two folds as shown below.

Now fold up the tips.  (This will make your tires flat instead of pointy.)

Flip your origami over so the yellow side is on top.

Now fold down the top portion of the paper.  (This will become your windows.)

Fold up the flap on the left side.

Now fold down the top left portion.

Now grab your crayons and permanent markers and doodle in some passengers and details!  (We use permanent markers because regular ones tend to smear more.)

And that's it!  Beep Beep!

Hope you have a fun time folding this easy origami with the kiddos.

Happy making, friends!