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For Age 3: Have Fun Making with Your Child! A Collection of Easy Dinosaur Origami Ideas

20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.

Around age three, kids start to enjoy activities that use their fingers.

How about folding origami together with them and having some fun?

If they like animals, many children are also interested in dinosaurs.

So this time, we’re sharing some simple dinosaur origami ideas that are perfect to try with three-year-olds.

Along with famous dinosaurs, there are also some you might not hear about often—but if your child loves dinosaurs, they’ll surely know them!

Take a look at the folding steps together with your child and enjoy a fun time.

[Age 3] Have Fun Making with Your Child! A Collection of Easy Dinosaur Origami Ideas (31–40)

Dinosaur Gaburincho

Moving origami toy “Dinosaur Gaburincho”

Dinosaur Gaburincho

I’ll show you how to fold a dinosaur whose mouth moves.

You’ll need one sheet of origami paper and round stickers or a pen.

First, flip the paper over and fold it in half.

Fold the near edge to the center crease twice.

Do the same on the opposite side, then open it and rotate the paper 90 degrees.

Again, fold toward the center line, then open it once.

Make guide creases by folding the left and right edges: fold the left edge to the second line from the right, and the right edge to the left line.

Next, fold the left and right corners in to meet the center, and tuck those folded corners inside.

Fold along the second line to make a triangle, and valley-fold the outer edges.

Flip it over; fold the triangle inward so one side becomes the head and the other becomes the jaw.

Finally, draw the face with round stickers or a pen, and you’re done!

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In conclusion

I introduced some origami dinosaur ideas to enjoy with three-year-olds.

Kids who love dinosaurs can remember a surprising variety of types and names, sometimes better than adults.

Even if some folding steps are a bit tricky, the pieces they work hard to make will become treasures for them.

Try adding origami-making as one of your ways to communicate and bond with your child.