[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)
Candy fits inside too! Cute tulip origami

Let’s use two sheets of origami paper to make a tulip flower and leaves.
First, we’ll make the flower: fold the origami into a triangle.
Once folded, starting from the center of the base, fold the left and right corners upward at an angle to form the petals.
Turn the paper over, then fold the left, right, and bottom corners into triangles, and the flower is done! Next, for the leaf piece, also start by folding it into a triangle.
Fold the top corner down to meet the base.
Flip the paper top-to-bottom, then fold up each half of the base along the center line to create two leaves.
Turn the paper over, fold up the bottom corner, and it’s complete.
Combine the two parts to make a cute tulip.
You can place sweets inside from the top of the flower.
[Easter] Easter egg
![[Easter] Easter egg](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WZnQrepqyYQ/sddefault.jpg)
Colorful Easter eggs lift your spirits! Here are some ideas for making Easter eggs with origami.
All you need is origami paper in your favorite colors and patterns.
The method is simple—and the fact that it’s done in just five folds is part of the charm! Try to craft that cute, rounded egg shape with care.
Once you’re finished, how about using your origami Easter eggs for an egg hunt game? It’s exciting to see if you can find the eggs you made yourself!
[Origami] Simple spring-themed origami ideas to enjoy with 3-year-olds (31–40)
[Origami] Strawberry
![[Origami] Strawberry](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IbvVQqA9eiU/sddefault.jpg)
Let’s make a strawberry out of origami—sweet, tangy, and bright red! Prepare one sheet of red origami paper and place it with the white side facing up.
Fold it into a triangle to make a crease, then open it.
Fold the two adjacent edges in to meet the crease, and fold the pointed tip up to align with the center of the base of the white triangle.
Next, fold the two bottom corners inward to meet the center line, then slightly fold the left and right corners inward.
Flip the paper over, fold the top corner down toward you by about 1 cm, and you’re done! If you color the folded-over white part green and draw black seeds on the red part, it will look even more like a strawberry.
Nature’s play of colors! Tie-dyeing with grasses and flowers

Spring is the season when grasses and flowers sprout.
Let’s enjoy orizome paper dyeing.
Pick your favorite flowers and grasses into a bag, add water, and knead to make colored water.
Be careful not to add too much water.
Once the color has come out well, use a tea strainer to transfer only the colored water from the bag into a container.
Next, accordion-fold washi paper, then fold it into triangles, flipping front and back as you go from the edge.
Dip it into the colored water to dye it.
Imagine letting the colored water soak into the three corners of the triangle.
It’s exciting to see what patterns will appear.
[Easter] rabbit
![[Easter] rabbit](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zsIQRLThkl4/sddefault.jpg)
Also great for Easter event decorations! Here’s how to make a bunny.
All you need is one sheet of origami paper in your favorite color.
First, with the white side facing inward, fold it into a triangle twice.
Open up the folded triangle by inserting your fingers and squash it into a square.
Next, fold the top layer inward, and fold the back triangle to the right.
Finally, draw the face with a pen, and your bunny is complete.
The steps are simple, so it’s a fun idea to try with a 3-year-old! Give it a try.
Easy and cute tulip

It’s an idea that takes six folds for the flower part and seven folds for the stem and leaves.
This count includes steps like folding corners to refine the shape and pulling out the leaves, so when you actually make it, it will feel simpler.
First, fold the flower origami into a triangle, then fold both corners up diagonally.
Next, fold the left, right, and bottom corners into triangles to finish the flower.
For the stem and leaves, fold the origami into a triangle twice, then unfold one layer to return to a single fold.
Fold the left and right edges to meet the center line.
Then fold up the bottom, fold the paper in half, and pull apart the split sections on both sides to form the leaves.
The part left in the center is the stem, so attach the flower there to complete it.
Easy! How to fold a tulip

Here’s how to fold a tulip that looks cute, comes together quickly, and is easy for anyone to make.
You’ll create it in parts: the flower, the stem, and the leaf.
First, fold the origami paper into a triangle to make a crease, then open it and fold the top corner down to meet the crease.
Next, fold the bottom corner up to meet the top edge; after creasing, unfold it.
Align the two existing creases on the paper and fold along them, then fold up the left and right corners to form the tulip shape.
Tuck in the corners and adjust the shape to finish the flower.
For the stem, fold the paper into a long, narrow strip.
For the leaf, make a “zabuton” (cushion) fold, then fold two opposite corners inward to complete it.


