[Childcare] [Origami for 4-year-olds] Introducing origami for 4-year-old children!
Origami for 4-year-olds is full of fun discoveries!
Here, we’ve gathered origami ideas recommended for 4-year-olds.
Using colorful paper and folding freely helps expand children’s imagination.
Working with their hands and creating together with friends also deepens communication.
Origami is a play activity that nurtures concentration and patience, and the sense of achievement when they succeed is exceptional!
In the moment they think “Let’s fold!” and start moving their hands, they can also feel the joy of creating a one-of-a-kind piece.
Be sure to incorporate it into your childcare activities.
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[Childcare] [Origami for 4-year-olds] Introducing origami for 4-year-old children! (1–10)
Cute mini basketNEW!
Let’s make a mini basket for small items using construction paper.
Prepare a 15 cm × 21 cm sheet, then fold it in half to make a small rectangle.
Open it after creasing, and fold the left and right edges to meet the center crease.
Next, fold all four corners into triangles.
The key is to fold them slightly away from the center line.
Aligning with the inner edges of the triangles, fold the left and right sides to make creases, then fold the top and bottom edges you first folded outward by about 1 cm.
Once folded, open it up from there to form a box shape.
Attach a handle and decorations, and it’s complete!
ladybug
Perfect for spring crafts! Here are some ladybug ideas.
The origami ladybug features an adorable, rounded shape.
With its red body and black spots, it’s a bug that really captures children’s interest.
This time, let’s make it using origami.
Origami is perfect for developing fine motor skills, and its appeal lies in how children can get absorbed in creating shapes on their own.
It also looks lovely displayed alongside other themed crafts!
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!
[Childcare] [Origami for 4-year-olds] Introducing origami for 4-year-old children! (11–20)
How to fold a house
Let me introduce an idea for making a little house out of origami! The colored side of the paper will become the roof, so choose your origami paper while imagining what color roof you want.
First, fold the paper in half top to bottom to make a rectangle.
Then fold it left to right to make a crease in the center, open it back up, and fold both left and right edges to that center crease to form a square.
Open up the two pocket-like sections and flatten them, and your house is complete! Be careful to press the opened parts into neat triangles.
On the white section, have fun drawing windows and a door.
How to fold a heart
Here’s a cute heart idea that’s easy to make! Fold the origami paper into a triangle, then fold the top corner down to meet the bottom edge.
Bring the left and right sides together to mark the center, open the paper, and use that mark to fold both sides up toward the middle.
Next, fold the parts you just folded up so their edges meet the left and right corners—this will form the heart shape.
Finally, tuck the corners inward to round out the heart, and you’re done! Attach a string to make a necklace, or stick it around your wrist to turn it into a bracelet—another cute accessory!
Snail
Let me introduce a snail you often see when it rains.
Prepare one sheet of origami paper and let’s make it.
With the colored side of the snail facing inward, fold the paper into a triangle twice.
Make sharp creases.
Open it again, then fold the corners to the creases you just made to form small triangles.
Using the existing creases as guides, fold three times toward the center.
Align with the center line to form the snail’s body, flip it over, and fold the corner on the side that isn’t yet the body toward the center.
A small pocket will form—inflate it by folding to puff it up.
Fold the top corner down in half to make the tail.
Adjust the overall shape, and you’ll have a cute little snail.
How to fold a piano
Let me show you how to fold a piano that kids will love.
Bringing the left and right sides to the center can be tricky for children—the paper can slip and the folds might not go as they expect—but it’s great fine-motor practice.
Encourage them and let them go at their own pace so it stays fun.
Please support them with the difficult steps as needed while watching how they’re doing.
Once you’ve made the cute piano, be sure to try “playing” it! Draw the keys with a felt-tip pen—it looks just like a real piano.