[Childcare] A roundup of easy summer origami ideas to enjoy with 5-year-olds
As the number of hot days increases, children at daycare and kindergarten tend to spend more time playing indoors.
Here, we’ll introduce some simple origami perfect for summer that five-year-olds can enjoy.
Origami involves using the hands, which helps develop dexterity, and turning favorite things into shapes also nurtures thinking skills.
While playing, children can also learn the joy of cooperation.
Brainstorm ideas with your child and try making a variety of creations.
Spend a fun summer with the children using origami that brings a sense of coolness!
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[Childcare] Simple Summer Origami Ideas to Enjoy with 5-Year-Olds (41–50)
Swirly soft-serve ice cream
You can make a three-dimensional soft-serve ice cream using origami.
First, let’s make the cone.
For the cone, draw a diagonal curved line on the origami paper as if drawing part of a circle, and cut along the line with scissors.
Draw crisscross lines to mimic a waffle cone, roll it into a cone shape, and secure it with clear tape.
For the soft-serve part, fold the origami paper in half twice.
When you have a small square, perform a squash fold to open it up.
Fold the opened piece in half, then twist it sideways as if rolling it.
Open it layer by layer and secure with tape, place it inside the waffle cone, and you’re done.
[Childcare] Easy Summer Origami Ideas to Enjoy with 5-Year-Olds (51–60)
Easy-to-understand lantern
Let’s fold a paper lantern, the kind you often see at summer festivals.
First, fold the origami paper in half, then fold back about 1 centimeter at the top and bottom.
Next, fold it vertically, and fold both sides inward toward the center crease so they face each other.
Then make a small reverse fold, fold the corners into triangles, and form the colored-edge side into a ring and flatten it.
That’s it—you’re done! It’s fun to add a pattern in the middle, and using multicolored origami will give you a vibrant lantern.
Give it a try!
Easy Stag Beetle
Let me introduce the stag beetle, the superstar of summer bug-hunting.
You can make it with a single sheet of origami paper.
First fold it into a square and crease it, then open it and fold both sides toward the center line.
Next, change the angle and tuck the paper in so it puffs up into a triangle like an umbrella to form the stag beetle’s pincers.
Carefully fold and shape the legs as well.
Finally, adjust the shape to finish.
Using different colors of origami will give you your own original stag beetle.
It might be cute to give it a unique name too!
Cute crab
Searching for crabs that often hide among rocks in the sea or rivers can be a wonderfully seasonal and fulfilling activity for children.
Here’s a simple origami crab you can make.
Fold into a triangle and a square to create creases.
Using those creases as guides, tuck the paper inward to form a triangle and shape the model.
While aligning with the central starting point and center line, fold and bend to create the crab’s claws and legs.
A key tip is to press the folds firmly.
Draw eyes on round stickers, attach them, and you’re done!
Super easy! Shaved ice
Let’s make a cold and delicious summer classic—shaved ice—using a single sheet of origami paper.
Fold the paper into a triangle, and as you crease it, shape it into a shaved ice form.
The key is to create a rounded look for the shaved ice as you go.
Use bright, summery colors of origami paper.
Once it’s finished, decide what flavor you want and color it with markers.
It’s also a great idea to make fruit or other toppings and add them on.
Give it a try!
Easy Origami Eggplant
Let me introduce a delicious-looking eggplant made of origami—perfect for summer vegetables.
Prepare one sheet each of purple and light purple origami and let’s get started.
Fold the light purple sheet to create the base of the eggplant.
Partway through, cut the dark purple origami into a smaller square and glue it onto the light purple sheet—this is the key step.
That part will become the eggplant’s calyx.
Keep making sharp creases as you shape the eggplant.
Once it’s finished, it’s also fun to draw an eggplant field on poster paper and stick on the completed eggplants to enjoy with the children.
Easy Morning Glory Origami Instructions
Perfect for summer! Let’s make a morning glory.
Fold the origami paper into a triangle twice, then squash the pocketed part into a square and adjust it so two squares overlap.
Round off the corner where the four points of the paper meet, then open it up, keeping the center of the paper intact.
Shape it so that you get four petals, and your hydrangea is complete.
For the leaf, fold green origami paper into a triangle twice, then unfold one layer back once.
Fold both sides down along the central crease, then open the point gathered at the center diagonally outward to form the leaf.
