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Recommended for preschoolers! A collection of origami ideas perfect for April

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked for 10 years as a kindergarten teacher and for 7 years as an after-school childcare instructor, then took a post as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I also engaged in activities that shared Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational play, working with many children. Afterwards, through freelance writing, planning, and editing work at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and conveying ideas. Leveraging the perspective cultivated in educational settings and my experience as an editor, I aim to deliver practical information—focusing on fields related to music and children—that values both input and output. Hobbies include instruments, singing, handcrafts, toys, drawing, traditional play, the outdoors, books, DIY, and crafts. Special skill: spinning-top tricks.

When April comes, a new class life begins at nursery schools and kindergartens.For younger preschoolers, everything is brand-new, and many of you may be thinking about incorporating activities that let them enjoy moving their hands.In this article, we introduce origami creations and ideas perfect for April.Focusing on spring-themed motifs like tulips and butterflies, we’ve gathered pieces that are easy even for younger preschoolers to fold.They’re easy to use for parent-child crafts and in classroom activities, so be sure to check them out!

Recommended for young children! A collection of origami ideas perfect for April (11–20)

Perfect for spring! How to fold rapeseed blossoms (nanohana)

Origami: Spring rapeseed flowers (nanohana) to make with a 3-year-old

Perfect for spring! How to fold rapeseed blossoms (nanohana)

Rape blossoms, which bloom with vivid yellow flowers, are popular as a spring flower.

Older kindergarteners may know them from memories of running around in fields of rape blossoms or from seeing boiled rape blossoms on the dinner table.

Here, we’ll introduce a simple way to fold rape blossoms with origami.

Use six small yellow sheets of origami paper to make the flower.

Fold each sheet twice into a triangle and open it, then fold all four corners toward the center.

Make six of these and combine them with a stem made from light green origami paper.

If you attach the flowers while considering the balance, it will come out beautifully.

It’s very easy, so try incorporating it into craft time.

Raise the rankinglower

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In conclusion

April origami can be a small creative experience that brightens the start of preschool life for younger children. The joy of folding something with their fingertips helps build their confidence. Choose seasonal motifs like spring flowers and insects, and enjoy origami time together with the children.