[Origami] Simple Origami Folding Ideas to Savor Spring with 5-Year-Olds
Origami is one of those activities that nurtures dexterity in the fingers and boosts concentration, positively supporting children’s healthy development.
By the time children are five, the range of things they can make with origami increases dramatically, so it’s great to incorporate an environment in childcare where they can freely create anytime.
Here, we’re sharing spring-themed origami ideas for five-year-olds.
We’ve included plenty of fun folding instructions featuring springtime flowers, insects, and seasonal foods.
Add little twists—like drawing on what you made or adding stickers—to expand the play, and make good use of these ideas for spring crafts.
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[Origami] Simple Origami Ideas to Savor Spring with 5-Year-Olds (31–40)
Easter eggs in a basket
Let’s decorate the venue for the Easter event! Here are some ideas for Easter eggs in a basket.
What you’ll need: origami paper in your favorite colors for the basket, origami paper in your favorite colors for the eggs, masking tape, and glue or tape.
When it comes to Easter eggs, their colorful and cute designs are the real charm! This time, let’s make them with origami.
The method for making the basket and the Easter eggs is simple, but the key is to fold the corners of the origami to the back to create rounded shapes! When decorating with masking tape, relax and enjoy arranging it freely!
kiwifruit
A sweet-and-tangy favorite fruit! Here are some kiwi fruit craft ideas.
You’ll need light green origami paper, a black pen or colored pencil, and a brown pen or colored pencil.
When you think of kiwis, that thin, slightly prickly skin and the bright green flesh are so appealing, right? Why not try making a familiar kiwi fruit out of origami with your kids? The key folding tip is the step where you make repeated creases.
Carefully work through the creasing steps to complete your kiwi fruit.
It’s also fun to use yellow origami paper to transform it into a golden kiwi.
rabbit
This is an origami rabbit, a classic cute animal! First, crease the paper along the diagonal, then fold up the bottom edge by about 1.5 cm.
Turn it over and fold up the part you just folded once more, then fold both sides toward the center line.
To round the face, fold the bottom and side corners inward, and bend the tips so the ears match in shape.
Flip it to the front, fold the top corner of the face to the back, and draw the eyes, mouth, and cheeks to finish! Once you’ve mastered making this adorable rabbit, you’ll probably want to try all kinds of other animals too.
bamboo shoot
Let’s make bamboo shoots—one of the ingredients that come into season in spring—out of origami! First, crease the paper with a cross (horizontal and vertical).
Fold each side edge to the center line and open it back up.
Fold the bottom edge up to the nearest crease.
Turn the paper over, rotate it upside down, and fold the bottom edge up to the topmost crease.
Continue folding to mimic the overlapping layers of the bamboo shoot’s skin, and your origami bamboo shoot is complete.
If there are children who’ve only seen bamboo shoots in picture books or as part of their meals, making one with origami might help them better imagine its real shape.
dandelion
This is an origami dandelion that evokes the arrival of spring.
Take a sheet of origami paper cut in half, make fine accordion folds, and round off the corners.
Make two identical pieces, fold each in half and glue, then attach the two together.
Fan them out into a radial shape and adjust the form to complete the flower portion.
Finally, glue the origami leaves and stem to the flower to finish the dandelion.
Although the flower looks intricate, it’s actually very simple—just repeated accordion folding! Let children work within a comfortable folding range and create a lovely result.
[Origami] Simple spring-themed origami ideas to enjoy with 5-year-olds (41–50)
horsetail
Let’s make horsetail shoots, which you can only find in spring, using origami! Cut a sheet of origami paper into thirds, then fold one of those strips into thirds again.
Fold back the top section along the top crease to create the head of the horsetail.
Next, fold the strip vertically into thirds to make it narrower, and then create a few stepped folds to suggest the “hakama” joints of the horsetail.
After that, leaving the head intact, fold the brown section so it gradually becomes thinner.
Round off the corners of the head to make it look more natural, draw the horsetail’s patterns, and you’re done! For the finer details, it may be easier if you look at a picture of a horsetail and fold while imagining things like, “Would this thinness be about right?”
ladybug
Let’s try making a ladybug, like the ones that appear in various picture books, using origami.
Fold the paper into a triangle, then fold both end corners up to meet the top point.
Leave the bottom layer at the tip and fold the rest back, then tuck the corners to the back to form a diamond shape.
Flip it over, fold the four corners inward, and slightly fold around the edges to round it out—your ladybug is complete! Add spots with round stickers, draw the antennae and eyes with a pen, and stick it on a wall or a backing sheet.
After making your origami ladybug, why not head out to look for real ladybugs?