We loved origami-meets-Tamagotchi game Mr Shingu’s Paper Zoo when it came out for iPhone and iPad. Now Android-owning parents and their children can join in the folding fun.

Released by developer Stormcloud Games, it gets kids to create their own zoo full of colourful paper animals, teaching them origami as they make each virtual beast by folding paper on-screen, then painting them bright colours and keeping them happy with toys and items.

As on iOS, there are no in-app purchases: you pay once for the app, and then kids earn its virtual currency by playing rather than paying. We think it’ll give children some good ideas for making the animals in the real world too – and don’t worry, parents, the instructions are clear and idiot-proof when you get called upon to help out.

Mr Shingu’s Paper Zoo currently costs £0.99 for Android on the Google Play store, although that’s a half-price offer for its first week, so expect it to be a couple of quid by the end of the month.

Here’s a video of the iOS version so you can see how it works: