[Origami] Simple Origami Ideas to Feel the Spring with 3-Year-Olds

Bee

Adorably round! Here are some ideas for making bees out of origami.

What you’ll need: yellow origami paper, glue or tape, a black pen or colored pencils, and black origami paper or construction paper.

When we think of honeybees, we imagine their gentle role of gathering nectar and pollen from flowers.

How about decorating with origami bees alongside flower crafts? Some steps are a bit tricky, but it’s great to work on them together with a teacher or guardian.

Give it a try!

A one-off dandelion

You can make a dandelion just by making a single cut with origami paper.

Cut origami paper that matches the image of a dandelion, or patterned origami paper, into long, thin strips.

These long strips will be the dandelion’s petals.

Attach the strips to a sturdy base for the dandelion flower, made from construction paper or other thick paper.

Gluing the strips in a circular shape and adding leaves will make it look even more like a dandelion.

It’s also cute to add origami bees or butterflies as accents.

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pill bug

[Super Easy] Cute Pill Bug [Let’s Make It Together♪] Create by Feel! Original, Fun Origami Craft♪

Spark your child’s creativity! Here’s a sensory, hands-on pill bug (roly-poly) craft idea.

You’ll need black origami paper, tape, your favorite colors of origami paper, and scissors.

Kids’ ideas are so free and full of life—they make adults excited too, don’t they? This idea lets that sparkling imagination take the lead.

What you’ll make: a pill bug! What you’ll use: origami paper! How to make it: it’s up to you.

Roll it up, twist it—either is great.

Stick pieces together with tape and you’re done!

rainbow

[Origami] Easy! Beautiful! Let's make a rainbow with origami♪

A rainbow made with origami! Just looking at a colorful rainbow can lift your spirits, right? How about making a rainbow that’s completed with a simple folding method? All you need are seven colors of origami paper and some glue or double-sided tape.

First, cut the origami paper into triangles.

Next, fold the top part of each triangle to the back.

Finally, glue or tape the seven colors of origami with their top parts folded back, and you’re done! It’s fun to make on your own, but creating it together with friends, teachers, or parents lets you share a sense of accomplishment, which is wonderful.

Adding a cloud illustration as an extra touch also sounds like a fun idea!

Easy flat tulip

[Origami] Easy Tulip Folding Method | Flat design with leaves that even a 3-year-old can fold

Let’s make a flat tulip.

We’ll make the flower on the first sheet, and the stem and leaves on the second.

First, for the flower: fold the origami paper into a triangle twice, then unfold it once.

Fold the left and right corners up diagonally to form the petals.

Tuck the left, right, and bottom corners slightly to the back, and the flower is done.

For the leaves and stem, follow the same steps up to unfolding after the first triangle.

This time, fold the left and right edges down to meet the center crease.

Fold the bottom corner up to meet the top corner, then pull the two small front triangles on the left and right outward—these will be the leaves, so adjust the angle to your liking.

Attach the flower and stem/leaves together, and you’re finished.

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A flapping pigeon

Origami That Delights Babies: Flapping Pigeon ☆ “Action Pigeon” [With Voice Commentary]

Focus on movement! Here’s an idea for a flapping pigeon that moves.

Many children are drawn to moving toys, right? While origami often brings to mind flat creations, it turns out you can make pieces that move and flap, too! This time, let’s make a cute, flapping pigeon.

All you need is one sheet of origami paper and a pen.

Pigeons are familiar birds for children, aren’t they? If your child enjoys spotting pigeons while out on walks or trips, give this a try!

Plum blossoms perfect for the New Year

[New Year Origami] Easy and cute plum blossom made with one sheet of origami / How to fold origami plum blossoms

The video uses 7.5 cm origami paper, but that may be too small for a three-year-old, so try using regular-size origami paper.

Fold the paper in half into a square and open it, then fold the top and bottom edges to meet the crease.

Repeat the same process with the left and right edges.

Flatten the folded left and right sections to make two boat shapes, then squash both ends of each boat into squares to create four petals.

Turn the paper over and make cuts about halfway along the center creases on all four edges.

Fold the corners created by the cuts slightly inward.

Fold the front petals and the remaining four corners the same way.

Draw the stamen in the center with a pen, and you’re done.

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