[Origami] Simple Origami Folding Ideas to Savor Spring with 5-Year-Olds

pansy

[Spring Origami] Easy! Cute Pansy Flower Folding Method — Origami Pansy

Pansies, which you often see in flowerbeds at kindergartens and daycare centers, are probably one of the flowers most familiar to children, aren’t they? Let’s try making those pansies with origami! Fold the origami paper into a triangle, then fold the corners at both ends up to the top point.

Fold all the corners inward to complete the petals.

Make five of the same piece, glue them together, and draw the distinctive pansy pattern—then you’ve got an adorable pansy! Flowers we usually look at without much thought feel even more special when we make them with origami.

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broccoli

How to fold an origami broccoli [Vegetables] Origami Broccoli

Let’s make vegetables with origami! Here’s an idea for broccoli.

What you’ll need: green origami paper and colored pencils or crayons.

Broccoli is something children often see at home or in school lunches, so it’s probably a familiar vegetable to them.

This time, let’s try making broccoli out of origami! There are many steps, so some children might find it difficult, but working together with a parent or teacher can make it fun.

Try to keep the broccoli’s round shape in mind as you make it.

Plump, rolled-up strawberry

[Childcare Craft] Origami Craft “3D Strawberry” — Kindergarten, Nursery, May Origami, Elderly Care Recreation

Three-dimensional and fun! Here’s an idea for making plump, rolled strawberries.

You’ll need red origami or washi paper cut into half-circles, green paper cut into calyx (leaf-top) shapes, glue or double-sided tape, and a black crayon or pen.

It’s a great idea for when making flat strawberries feels boring.

Draw seed patterns on the half-circle paper, roll it into a cone, attach the calyx-shaped paper, and you’ve got a three-dimensional strawberry!

four-leaf clover

[Origami] How to fold a four-leaf clover (basic/easy/origami/origami four-leaf clover/yotsuba)

A four-leaf clover that brings happiness can be hard to find on a walk.

So let’s make one with origami! Cut a sheet of origami paper in half, crease it, then fold the two short edges back to meet the crease line.

Flip it over and fold the corners into triangles, flip it again, and fold the triangular parts toward the center.

Keep shaping the folds to create the clover’s rounded look, and finally combine two identical pieces in a cross to complete a beautiful clover! Making them in different sizes and displaying them together is super cute, too.

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A rabbit made with two sheets of origami paper

How to fold a rabbit [origami] — easy with 2 sheets 🐰 works with construction paper too

We’ll show you how to make a cute rabbit using two sheets of origami paper.

First, let’s make the face! Fold the paper in half into a square twice, then open the pocket to form a triangle.

Place the triangle with the point facing down, then fold up the left and right sides so they’re slightly away from the center line.

Fold the left and right corners toward the center, and adjust the top point to shape the rabbit’s ears.

To shape the overall face, fold in the left, right, and bottom corners to round them—this completes the face.

Next, for the body, proceed using the double-boat folding method and lock it into a hexagon shape.

Fold up the upper left and right corners, flip it over, and fold down the lower left and right corners.

Round the corners to form the arms and legs, then attach the face to the body—and you’re done!