[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] Simple spring-themed origami ideas to enjoy with 3-year-olds (21–30)
Cherry blossom message cardNEW!
Why not add a congratulatory message like “Congratulations” or “Nice to meet you” for the new friends joining the class and give it as a gift? Start by folding the origami in half into a triangle twice, then fold it into a shape like a slender flower bouquet.
Next, cut it into a shape inspired by cherry blossom petals and open it once.
You’ll finish it so it can open and close, so create the necessary creases for that.
It’s complete when you align it so that the cherry blossom shape formed in the center becomes the closure.
Write your message in the area that opens at this part.
Fun to make! How to fold a cherry blossom boxNEW!
Here’s how to fold a cherry blossom box that’s perfect for holding small items.
Its plump, cute shape is sure to delight older kindergarteners.
Cut pink origami paper into quarters with scissors to make triangles, creating four small pieces, then use red origami paper to make the base of the box.
The process is similar to making a flower medal, so it should be easy for children to fold.
Once the base is done, combine it with the four pieces you made earlier.
Fold each center section outward and tuck it into the gaps between the petal parts.
Open out the bottom three-dimensionally to form the box, and it’s complete.
Try making your own cherry blossoms in your favorite colors.
A cute bush warbler you can carry on your back!NEW!
Here’s an idea for a display where you can place another origami creation, like an animal, on its back.
First, fold the paper in half into a triangle twice, then open it once.
Fold both ends up toward the crease that formed in the center.
Next, turn it over and fold up the open section, then fold up the previously folded section in the same direction.
Open one of the parts you folded later to form a small square, then make a beak to create the bush warbler’s face.
Fold back the large flaring section and shape it to form the bush warbler’s belly.
Fold in the extra corners to make the wings, glue any parts that tend to open, and you’re done.
Add the bush warbler’s eyes with round stickers or by drawing them with a pen.
Place your other origami creations on the wing section!
Cute way to fold rapeseed blossomsNEW!
Let’s brighten up your room by making canola flowers that will lift your spirits just by looking at them! Prepare one sheet of standard-size yellow origami, three sheets of yellow origami each at one-quarter of the standard size, and one sheet of green origami that’s half the size of a standard sheet.
All of the yellow sheets, regardless of size, will be used for the flower portions of the canola blossoms.
To represent the canola’s delicate petals, fold each into fine small squares and similar shapes.
Cut the green origami in half; then cut one of those halves in half again, and then cut one of the resulting pieces in half once more, to make a total of four parts.
Use these to create the stems and leaves, and combine them with the flowers you made earlier to complete the piece!
Japanese bush warbler
You can almost hear the cheerful “hoo-hokekyo” birdsong! Here’s a fun idea for making a bush warbler out of origami.
All you need is light green origami paper and some colored pencils or pens.
The steps are simple and easy to follow, so it’s a great recommendation.
Kids’ individual personalities will really shine when they draw the bird’s face at the end! How about displaying it together with plum blossoms made from construction paper or origami? It will brighten up the room and lift everyone’s spirits! Give it a try!
Easy! Recommended in spring: How to fold a horsetail (origami)NEW!
Let’s try making spring-like horsetail (tsukushi) with origami.
For this model, cut a 15 cm sheet of origami into thirds, so you can make three stems from one sheet! First, place the origami horizontally and fold it in half by bringing the left and right edges together.
Open it after creasing, then with the colored side facing up, fold the right edge to the crease.
Flip the paper over, fold the top and bottom edges inward, and make it into thirds.
Next, make a pleated fold (accordion fold) along the boundary where the color changes, and do the same pleated fold in the middle of the colored section.
Then fold the top and bottom edges of the colored section inward to make it narrower, and round the four corners of the white section by folding them in.
Draw patterns with a pen, and your tsukushi is complete!
How to fold a cute bush warblerNEW!
This is a spring bird, a Japanese bush warbler, made from a single sheet of origami paper.
First, fold the paper into a triangle, then unfold it once you’ve made a crease.
Next, fold the two bottom edges up to meet the crease.
Where the center overlaps, lift the corner up, then squash it down along the crease.
This becomes the bird’s wing.
From here, continue folding along the creases and edges of the paper to shape it into a bush warbler.
Once you’ve made the wings, there are no difficult steps, so go ahead and finish your charming bush warbler and enjoy a touch of spring.