There are many shapes and designs that can be made when you are creating Origami pieces. Creating action Origami pieces are fun and exciting because they do something. The best way to describe an action Origami piece is to say it moves.

One of the most common action Origami pieces is the airplane. Below is a small list of other action Origami pieces.

Jumping Frog
Star
Spinning top
Nodding dog
Rocking horse
Venus flytrap
Blinking eye
Singing fish
Flapping bird
Caterpillar
Storm cloud
Paper puppet
Flying color mixer
Throbbing heart

There are instructions that can be found online or in books to make all of those listed above along with many others.

Action Origami pieces are fun to make and even more fun to play with. Some can be created with many different colors of paper while others like the caterpillar must be made using specific colors.