[Age 4] Easy origami ideas perfect for summer! A collection of cool, refreshing motifs

watermelon

[In 2 Minutes] Simple and Cute! 5 Types of Summer Origami

Let’s make a watermelon—one of the symbols of summer—out of origami! In this video, two sheets of red and green origami paper are glued together, but if you have double-sided origami with the right colors, that will be easier for kids to use.

First, fold the paper into a triangle, then cut it in half along the crease.

Keep just one piece and place it with the red side facing up.

Fold up the bottom by about 1 cm, then fold the paper in half so the left and right corners meet, crease well, and open it back up.

Turn it over, and fold the left and right edges in to meet the center crease.

Finally, tuck in any parts sticking out from the watermelon shape, and you’re done! Adults should help with the 1 cm fold and with tucking in the extra parts.

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Perfect for the rainy season! How to fold an umbrella

[Origami for the Rainy Season] How to Make an Umbrella with Audio Instructions ☆ Origami Umbrella Tutorial – June Decoration

Here’s a super cute way to fold a paper umbrella that’ll make you want to create lots and decorate with them.

Let’s use two 15-cm square sheets of origami paper.

Before you start, take one of the sheets and cut it into two strips, each one-quarter the width (long, narrow strips).

Using the uncut sheet, make the part where the umbrella opens—the canopy.

The pre-cut long strips will be used to make the handle and the shaft.

Although you assemble three separate parts, the steps are very simple, so it’s easy to complete.

It also looks adorable with patterned origami, so try making it with different papers!

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Summer-themed origami

How about trying origami as a July craft project? There are plenty of ideas you can also use for summer wall decorations, like popsicles, juice, and straw hats.

It’s a perfect activity for three-year-olds whose fine motor skills are developing.

First, help them find an idea they want to make.

For parts the child finds difficult, an adult can lend a hand.

Encourage them to start with what they can do, build up small successes, and boost their motivation!

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Handmade uchiwa (Japanese handheld fan)

Uchiwa Fan Crafting: Handmade Summer Projects for Use in Preschools

Let’s make a hand fan (uchiwa) to help beat the summer heat.

First, cut construction paper with scissors to create a fan-shaped template.

You’ll need two pieces, one for each side.

Next, draw patterns you want to put on the fan on another sheet of construction paper, then cut those out as well.

Fish, stars, or any motifs kids like are perfect.

After attaching the templates to the fan, fix the motif cutouts onto the templates with masking tape.

Paint over them with water-diluted paint to add color.

Once the paint is mostly dry, remove the motif cutouts and you’re done.

Keep the paint on the watery side; it’s easier to apply and the light tint gives a summery feel.

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goldfish

[Origami] Easy Goldfish Folding Method | A Cute, Summer-Perfect Design Even a 3-Year-Old Can Make! It looks like a samurai helmet partway through.

Let’s try folding a goldfish with origami.

Origami goldfish look colorful when made in various colors, and they give a very cool, refreshing impression.

As for how to fold this goldfish, the steps are the same as the origami samurai helmet up to a certain point.

Flatten the helmet sideways and fold back the tail section, and a goldfish will appear.

The horn parts of the helmet become the goldfish’s fins.

If you put lots of colorful goldfish in a glass bowl or add paper that resembles aquatic plants, it will look even more refreshing.

Try getting creative and see what you can make.

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Origami sunflower seed

sunflower seed origami

You’ve finished the yellow petals of the sunflower, but aren’t sure what to do for the brown center? This will help! Prepare a sheet of brown origami paper.

First, fold it in half into a square twice, then unfold to make crease lines.

Fold each corner toward the central crease, then fold toward the center two more times to form a small square.

After that, just draw a grid pattern and you’re done! Combine it with the yellow sunflower petals you made separately from origami, or with a drawing of a sunflower that has only the petals.

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Double-sided origami sunflower

Origami Flower: Easy way to make a sunflower from a single sheet — How to make an easy origami sunflower

This sunflower features slightly three-dimensional petals and looks lovely.

For this method, use double-sided origami paper, so please prepare one that’s yellow on one side and brown on the other.

Fold it in half twice so the brown side ends up on the inside, forming a square.

Open it, then fold it twice again to make a triangle.

Fold the four corners toward the center where the creases intersect to create the petals.

Continue folding as you would when making a crane, and you’ll end up with eight petals.

A nice point of this piece is that it’s completed with just one sheet of origami paper.

Be sure to get double-sided paper and give it a try!

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