[Origami] Simple Origami Ideas to Feel the Spring with 3-Year-Olds
How about incorporating origami into a spring craft project for three-year-olds?
Around age three, children’s vocabulary grows, and more of them start showing interest in colors and shapes.
We’ve gathered plenty of spring-themed origami ideas that are perfect for three-year-olds.
There aren’t many folding steps, and the instructions are simple, so even children who aren’t used to origami can enjoy folding!
In addition to folding, there are also ideas that involve cutting with scissors.
We’re introducing lots of spring motifs that kids will be eager to make, so please use them for inspiration.
Because we regard what the children create as “artworks,” we use the term “seisaku (制作)” in the main text.
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[Origami] Easy paper-folding ideas to feel the spring with 3-year-olds (11–20)
Tulip wreathNEW!
How about a beautiful wreath adorned with colorful tulips? It may look difficult, but each individual part is easy to fold, so let’s work together to make it! Prepare 8 sheets of origami for the wreath’s leaf section, and for the flowers, use paper that’s one-quarter the size of the wreath pieces—three sheets per flower, for a total of 8 flowers.
Crease firmly as you fold, and use the larger origami to create the wreath components.
Once you’ve made all 8, assemble them to form a circular wreath.
Next, make 8 flowers using 3 small sheets each, and attach them along the wreath’s stem area.
Combine all the parts everyone made and complete a lovely wreath.
Origami bee with cute heart-shaped wings!NEW!
Let’s make a bee by creating and combining the head, body, and wings.
In this idea, the first step for all parts is to fold the origami into a triangle.
Be sure to align the corners carefully as you fold.
From there, transform each piece into its respective part.
For the antennae, open up the folded section from the inside and squash it; a thin tool like a cuticle stick or similar can be helpful.
For the body, fold so that the white side shows on the front like a collar.
Make the wings from white origami paper with a heart shape in mind, and attach them to the back of the body.
After adding the head, draw the face with a pen to finish!
Cute when cut! Dandelion origamiNEW!
Please prepare yellow and green origami paper.
First, let’s make the dandelion flower with the yellow paper.
Fold it into a triangle twice with the white side facing out, then open both sides into a pocket to form a square.
On both sides, fold the edges toward the center crease, and cut small zigzag slits into the excess sections.
Fold up the long, narrow tip, then open the slit sections to reveal the yellow side—your dandelion flower is complete.
Next, cut one long, thin strip from the edge of the green paper.
On the remaining piece, make an X-shaped set of creases, then fold each of the four corners toward the center.
Flip it over, fold it lengthwise into a narrow shape, and open part of it to complete the leaf.
Finally, combine the pieces to finish your dandelion.
Cute cherry blossom origami on the wall as wellNEW!
Here’s an idea for making a cherry blossom by combining petal parts.
Use one strip of origami paper measuring 15 cm by 1 cm to make a single petal.
First, leaving 3 cm at each end, accordion-fold the paper at 1.5 cm intervals.
Once folded, glue both ends so that the mountain-folded sections face inward.
With one petal complete, make four more and attach them together to form a cherry blossom.
Use pink origami paper and place the colored side on the inside when making it.
Also for walls! How to fold a cherry treeNEW!
If you make lots and display them on the wall, your room will be filled with a springtime scene of cherry blossoms! First, create diagonal X-shaped creases, then fold both ends toward the central crease to form long, narrow points.
Flip it over, fold both ends toward the center again, and create long, narrow points in the opposite direction from before.
Fold it in half down the middle, fold the white part of the origami downward, then fold the pink part behind it in the same direction and tuck it inside.
Round off the corners overall to finish! It’s also recommended to add cherry blossom flowers punched out with a sakura craft punch.
How to fold a cute butterfly in springNEW!
Perfect for the spring season! First, turn the origami paper over and fold it using the Kannon fold.
Fold the open edge in half.
Open it, then fold it in half again along the crease you just made.
Fold it into a triangle, then open it.
On one side, use the boat fold, then fold it down to the back.
Shape the protruding corners with a butterfly in mind, and finish by making a valley fold down the center.
Adding antennae or drawing patterns makes it even cuter.
Be sure to come up with your favorite decorations!
[Origami] Simple spring-themed origami ideas to enjoy with 3-year-olds (21–30)
How to fold a spring flower: violetNEW!
Violets that bloom with cool purple flowers in vibrant spring.
Prepare one sheet each of green origami in the regular size, purple origami at one quarter of that size, and yellow origami at one quarter of the purple.
First, crease both the purple and yellow papers with diagonal “X” folds.
Then, glue the yellow paper to the center of the purple paper, aligning the creases.
Fold both along their creases into a square using a squash-fold style, then open the whole piece slightly while keeping a small fold at the center.
Create a small gap in the center to shape petal-like forms, and the violet flower is complete! For the green paper, add both diagonal and cross (plus-sign) creases, form a long, narrow diamond, and fold it so it spreads in three directions to create the stem and leaves.
Combine the parts to finish your violet.