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

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How to fold an origami cabbage

Let’s make spring cabbage with soft, juicy leaves! All you need is light green origami paper.

Since cabbage is sold year-round at supermarkets, it probably appears often on menus at preschools and at home, doesn’t it? Let’s have the children make a familiar cabbage out of origami.

Fold it into a triangle and open it; then, using the center crease as an axis, accordion-fold both sides.

The key is to offset the creases slightly as you accordion-fold! It’s also recommended as an introduction to food education.

plum

[Origami] Spring Plum Blossoms Made Together with a 3-Year-Old

Authentic and beautiful! Here are some ideas for making plum blossoms with origami.

You will need two sheets of reddish-brown origami paper, a quarter-cut sheet of pink origami paper, a black pen or colored pencil, glue or tape, and scissors.

How about making plum blossoms—familiar at events like the Doll Festival (Hinamatsuri)—out of origami? The finished pieces include two branches and four plum blossoms.

Since scissors are used when making the blossoms, it’s best to work together with a teacher or guardian while keeping safety in mind.

cabbage white (butterfly)

[Origami] Summer origami “Cabbage White Butterfly” to make together with a 3-year-old child

Spotted wings are their trademark! Here are some ideas for making cabbage white butterflies with origami.

In spring, butterflies flutter around flowers.

When you picture a butterfly, many of you might think of the cabbage white or the common brimstone.

Let’s make adorable butterflies out of origami with children.

Some steps can be a bit detailed and complex, so it’s reassuring to work together with a teacher or a guardian.

Once you’re done, use a pen to draw their signature spots.

Also great for walls! A cherry blossom made with 5 sheets of origami

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Let’s make a cherry blossom using five sheets of origami.

Prepare five sheets of origami paper and start folding.

First, fold the paper into a triangle once; the key for the second triangle fold is to offset the tip slightly as you fold.

Fold up the side where the paper is not fluttering, and fold the opposite side to match the crease.

It’s also recommended to use glue to hold it in place so it doesn’t spread open.

Make five pieces in the same way, combine them, and finish as a single cherry blossom.

Using different colors of origami to create a variety of colorful cherry blossoms is also cute.

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Sakura petal made of origami

Easy Origami [Cherry Blossom Petal] How to fold an origami cherry blossom petal.

Let’s make cherry blossom petals that look a bit like hearts, with a cute three-dimensional feel.

After folding the origami paper into a triangle twice, fold the tip inward along the center line.

Flatten the upper part to shape it into a petal.

Cut the center area while leaving the edges intact, then overlap one side over the corner-folded side, and overlap the other side to create depth; glue them together to finish.

If you make lots of petals and everyone assembles them into a big cherry blossom tree, the project will feel richer and more fun.

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Cute when lined up! Dandelion origami

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Let’s make an origami dandelion, like the cute ones that peek out along roadsides in spring.

Fold the origami paper in half, then fold both sides toward the center crease.

Fold it again along the center line, then open it slightly, puff it up, and gently squash it into a triangle, aligning the tips so they don’t shift.

For the flower, carefully form the petals with your fingertips, making sure the overall shape and size are even.

Be careful when making slits with scissors.

Once you make the stem and leaves with green origami paper, it’s complete.

It’s also great for decorating walls.

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[Origami] A summer origami “caterpillar” to make with a 3-year-old

It looks like it could start wriggling any second! Let me share an idea for making a caterpillar out of origami.

All you need is green origami paper, a pen, and round stickers.

Caterpillars appear in picture books and hand-play songs for infants, so children are already familiar with them.

You might even spot one outdoors in spring! This time, let’s try making one with green origami paper.

The steps are simple and easy to follow.

For the accordion-folding part, it’s best to work together with a teacher or guardian.

Once your caterpillar is finished, drawing eyes with a pen or adding round stickers will make it even more lovable.