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Background & objectives: Play is a work of a child which develops their physical, intellectual abilities. Hospitalization is a stressful and threatening experience, which can be emotionally devastating to children. Making origami is a range of voluntary and motivated activities which creates pleasure and enjoyments in children during hospitalization. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of origami on anxiety among hospitalized children. Methods: A Pre-experimental research design was adopted for this study which was conducted among 18 hospitalized children (aged between 8-10years) admitted to the Pediatric ward. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample. The tool consists of two parts- one semi structured questionnaire was used to assess the socio-demographic data of child and child reaction and Hospital anxiety assessment rating scale was used to assess level of anxiety among hospitalized child. Results: The pilot study result showed that during pretest 11.1 % (2) children had mild anxiety, 61.1% (11) had moderate anxiety, and 27.8% (5) had severe anxiety. During posttest, 72.2% (13) had mild anxiety, 27.8% (5) had moderate anxiety and there were no children with severe anxiety. Interpretation & Conclusion: In the light of present study result depicted that origami helps children to adapt better to unpleasant situations, especially during hospitalization. This healthy adaptation promotes quick recovery from their illness.