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[Origami] Try it with your 2-year-old! Easy spring origami ideas

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How about enjoying origami with your two-year-old using simple folds and adding a spring theme?

Here, we’re sharing recommended ideas for spring-themed origami!

It’s full of spring-like motifs.

Through origami, children can develop dexterity and color recognition.

By enjoying it together with your child, it also deepens communication with adults.

For the slightly tricky parts, have an adult join in and give it a try.

Spend a fun time with the kids through spring origami!

[Origami] Fun challenges to try with your 2-year-old! Easy spring origami ideas (11–20)

green grass

[Origami] Super easy way to fold grass. Perfect for lush green spring and summer meadows, farms, and rural landscapes [Origami World]

green grass

Here’s an origami grass idea that could be useful for drawing time.

First, fold the origami paper into a triangle.

Fold it into a triangle once more, then unfold it back to the previous triangle shape.

Next, fold both corners up diagonally.

Don’t align them with the center line; instead, fold them so that the middle parts overlap slightly when both sides are folded up.

Flip the paper over, then fold the bottom corner up about 2 centimeters—and you’re done! Matching the initial corners when folding can be tricky, so please have a parent or guardian help with that part.

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Shinkansen

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Can even a two-year-old do it?! Introducing 3 easy origami projects ✨#origami Origami #Bus Yacht Shinkansen
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Let’s try folding a Shinkansen—the kids’ favorite—out of origami! This video shows how to fold a bus, a yacht, and a Shinkansen.

They all use basic techniques centered on mountain and valley folds, so even toddlers can enjoy folding them! By changing the color of the paper for the Shinkansen, you can also make versions like Komachi and Hayabusa, so be sure to try different origami papers.

As an introduction, reading a picture book or preparing an illustrated book about vehicles can make the origami activity even more enjoyable.

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peach blossoms

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Let’s try making a spring blossom—peach flowers—out of origami! There are quite a few steps in this folding process, so please work through it together with the teachers.

First, make a petal out of origami paper; once you’ve made five petals of the same shape, glue them together to finish the flower.

Since you’ll be making multiple identical pieces, it’s helpful for teachers to demonstrate and fold along together.

You can enjoy displaying the finished flowers on the wall, or hang them as a mobile using clear thread—they’ll look super cute either way! The sight of the hanging peach blossoms swaying in the breeze is sure to captivate the children.

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horsetail

[Origami] How to Fold a 'Horsetail' <Yoshimoto Comedians>

horsetail

When spring arrives, horsetail shoots pop up above the ground.

Horsetail is one of the plants that signal the coming of spring.

When you go out for a walk, try looking for them along riverbanks and embankments.

Let’s make this familiar plant, horsetail, with origami! There are quite a few slightly complicated steps, so be sure to fold along with an adult or a teacher.

Horsetail often grows in clusters, so make lots of them and decorate! If you display them together with spring creatures like butterflies and ladybugs, it’s a fun idea that will let you feel spring indoors, too.

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Rolling pea

Let me introduce an idea for “Korokoro Peas” with cute faces.

First, let’s make the pod using double-sided origami paper.

Fold the paper in half to make a crease, open it, then fold the top and bottom edges to meet the center line.

Fold it in half again and staple both ends.

Open the middle, and the pod is done! Next, roll up tissue paper to make three peas, attach the face parts, and line them up inside the pod.

Finally, add leaves to the pod to finish! Try to roll the tissue paper into balls of the same size.

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Cherry blossom petals made with a heart and rolled origami

How about “tissue-paper cherry blossom petals” as a craft idea to try with childcare workers or kindergarten teachers? First, let’s get prepared.

Cut construction paper into rectangles, roll each into a heart shape, and secure it with glue.

Next, arrange them on a clear file so they look like petals, and glue them down.

Once they’re dry, you’re ready.

Hand it over to the kids from here—have them stuff tissue paper into the paper hearts, and it’s done.

If you prepare tissue paper in multiple colors, it will turn out even cuter.

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[Origami] Fun challenges with your 2-year-old! Easy spring origami ideas (21–30)

A caterpillar made by rolling up origami

Let’s make a caterpillar out of origami inspired by the beloved picture book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”! The method is super simple: roll up pieces of origami paper and stick them onto a leaf-shaped base.

You can put double-sided tape on the base in advance and attach the origami to it, or, if the children can pinch and handle tape, cut the tape into small pieces and let them stick it onto the rolled parts themselves.

Feel free to add your own touches—draw the eyes, antennae, legs, and mouth, or fill the area around the caterpillar with flowers.

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