[For 1-year-olds] Play with your child! Easy summer origami ideas

a twirling fruit

Origami you can play with: “Kurukuru no Mi” (Spinning Fruit)

Things that spin—like car tires, windmills, fans, and tops—have a mysterious charm that captivates children, don’t they? For kids who love that kind of thing, this toy is highly recommended: the Spinning Seed.

If you drop it from a high place, it twirls as it falls, which is so fun to watch that you’ll want to do it over and over.

Since making it involves lots of delicate steps and is fairly difficult, an adult should do the crafting.

The challenge makes the sense of accomplishment even greater when you see it spin beautifully once it’s finished.

Drop them together from a slightly higher spot, and it’s sure to be a hit! Picture the kids’ delighted faces and give it a try.

Boing Origami

No scissors needed! Fun and playful origami: Stretchy toy origami (childcare ideas for kids) · Origami toy

Let’s make a fun origami toy that stretches and shrinks with a boing—so addictive! A nice bonus: you don’t need scissors.

Some steps, like creasing lines and gluing parts together, are a bit tricky, so an adult should do the making.

Since you’ll use several sheets of origami paper, let the kids pick their favorite colors and patterns.

Once you build it properly, you can play with it over and over, and it’s great for fine motor skills, too! It folds up compactly, making it easy to carry around.

It might also be fun to use this toy to create a jack-in-the-box.

Give it a try and have fun playing!

Origami propeller

[Playable Origami] How to Fold a Well-Spinning Propeller with Audio Commentary ☆ A well-rotated propeller tutorial

Perfect for kids who love airplanes and helicopters! Here’s an origami propeller toy that’s fun to watch as it spins and falls.

It’s also nice that you can make it with just one sheet of origami paper.

The folding steps are complex and challenging for children, so adults should give it a try.

Colorful or patterned origami works great, and for outdoor play we recommend shiny, reflective paper.

Sunlight reflecting off the spinning propeller looks beautiful.

It’s fascinating to watch the propeller fall while rotating, whether you look from above or below.

It’s a toy full of excitement that will have kids saying, “Again!”

origami balloon

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Here’s how to make a cute, round-looking origami balloon.

Many of you probably made these when you were little.

First, fold the origami paper into a square one-quarter the original size, then open the square and fold it into a triangle.

Fold both side corners of the triangle up to meet the top corner.

Flip it over and repeat the same steps to form a square.

Finally, fold the corners on both sides of the square toward the center, then tuck in the side corners of the previous triangles, and you’re done.

Blow air through the hole to inflate it.

If you inflate it in front of children, they’ll be thrilled! Try bouncing it on your palm and playing together.

It also sounds fun to make a bigger one using large origami paper.

Pac-Pac Fish

Surprisingly easy 💫 Pac-Man fish 🐟 #origami

Let me show you an easy way to fold a fish whose mouth opens and closes.

Fold the origami paper into thirds both vertically and horizontally to make crease lines, then unfold.

If you have a 3×3 grid of squares, you’re set.

Fold the paper into a triangle twice to make creases and unfold, then add one vertical crease on each side of the center line and unfold again.

Fold the top and bottom corners inward along the three vertical creases to form the protruding parts.

Pinch the left and right corners and fold along the creases—like magic, it turns into a fish shape! Fold the tail fin and dorsal fin inward, puff it up slightly, and it’s done.

If you pinch it top and bottom, the mouth opens and closes—very fun!

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