[Age 4] Easy origami ideas perfect for summer! A collection of cool, refreshing motifs
Four-year-olds are getting better at crafts and making things.
With origami too, they start enjoying adding their own ideas and making little tweaks.
Since summer is hot, here are some simple origami ideas you can enjoy indoors.
We’re featuring motifs that feel cool and items you can use for pretend festival play.
Even with the same folding method, each child’s personality shines through, so it’s fun that everyone’s work turns out differently.
We also recommend using the origami as wall decorations.
Be sure to enjoy origami with the children and make some summer memories together!
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[Age 4] Easy Origami Ideas Perfect for Summer! A Collection of Refreshing Motifs (71–80)
simple windsock
Make it with origami! Here are some simple streamer ideas.
These are recommended for anyone thinking of making streamers—simple yet super cute results.
Using solid-color origami is nice, but metallic or holographic origami adds a special touch! Fold back one edge of the paper to the front side, then cut the unfolded section with scissors.
Roll it into a tube and secure with tape—that’s it! It’s simple, but it will make an eye-catching Tanabata decoration.
cherry tomato
When you think of mini tomatoes, they’re a classic lunchbox side and a popular variety people often grow in pots at home.
Let’s try making these mini tomatoes with origami.
Since they’re small, first cut a sheet of origami paper into quarters with scissors.
The folding method is relatively simple, so you’ll be able to make mini tomatoes one after another.
Color the folded-back white side green with a felt-tip pen to finish.
It would be fun to make a bunch and stick them on a branch so they look like a cluster.
Give it a try!
A teru teru bozu you can make with a single sheet of origami paper
Make it with a single sheet of origami! Here are ideas for crafting a teru teru bozu.
These suggestions are perfect for anyone wanting to make one.
Use stickers and pens to draw expressions and create your very own teru teru bozu.
You’ll need one sheet of white origami paper, a black pen, a white pen or correction fluid, and a pink pen.
You can attach a string and hang it by the window, or stick it onto light-blue construction paper and display it together with motifs like umbrellas and hydrangeas—it looks lovely either way.
Give it a try!
penguin
Here’s how to make a penguin from a single sheet of origami paper.
First, fold the paper into a triangle and crease well.
Then fold the top edge down to meet the crease you just made.
As you fold the body and flippers, keep an eye on the left-right balance to make a neat finish.
Adjust the proportions, like the roundness of the head and body, and you’re done.
Finally, color in and draw the eyes and beak to make your penguin even cuter.
Try making this three-dimensional, summery penguin!
ice cream
I’ll show you how to fold a cold and tasty ice cream.
Prepare one sheet of origami paper and fold it into a triangle.
Open it once, then fold the corners in so they meet the center line.
Fold the bottom corner up to overlap the top corner, then flip it over.
Fold about one quarter of the larger triangle to separate the ice cream from the cone.
Finally, flip it over and fold the tips slightly to refine the shape—your ice cream is complete! It’s also fun to use colored pens to color the flavor you like and add toppings.
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.
Goldfish you can make in 3 minutes
When summer comes, you feel like folding a cool-looking goldfish out of origami, don’t you? This goldfish is simple and takes about three minutes to make, so please give it a try.
The folding method is very similar to the samurai helmet (kabuto).
Instead of folding the horn parts of the kabuto, imagine folding back the part that goes over the head in the opposite direction.
After that, rotate the origami 90 degrees and fold it back the other way, then cut open and spread out the tail section.
Be careful not to cut your hands when using scissors.
Finish by drawing a cute face.