Origami ideas perfect for April that will captivate older kindergarteners!
When April comes, children in the senior kindergarten class feel like enjoying origami that’s perfect for the new season.
Origami is popular as an activity where children can experience a sense of achievement while developing dexterity and concentration.
Spring-themed motifs like tulips and butterflies look especially vibrant when finished.
In this article, we’ve gathered a wide range of origami ideas perfect for April.
We also share tips that make them easy for senior kindergarteners to fold and hints for incorporating them into childcare settings, so please use them as a reference!
Older kindergarteners will be captivated! A collection of origami ideas perfect for April (1–10)
Easy! Recommended in spring: How to fold a horsetail (origami)
Let’s try making spring-like horsetail (tsukushi) with origami.
For this model, cut a 15 cm sheet of origami into thirds, so you can make three stems from one sheet! First, place the origami horizontally and fold it in half by bringing the left and right edges together.
Open it after creasing, then with the colored side facing up, fold the right edge to the crease.
Flip the paper over, fold the top and bottom edges inward, and make it into thirds.
Next, make a pleated fold (accordion fold) along the boundary where the color changes, and do the same pleated fold in the middle of the colored section.
Then fold the top and bottom edges of the colored section inward to make it narrower, and round the four corners of the white section by folding them in.
Draw patterns with a pen, and your tsukushi is complete!
A fun-to-play roly-poly flower
A curious piece of origami where a flower dropped upside down springs right back up.
It’s an idea that older kindergarteners bursting with curiosity are sure to love! First, fold the origami paper in half horizontally, then fold it halfway toward the crease, and again halfway… adding lots of crease lines.
After folding the four corners toward the center, keep folding along the creases.
It may seem a bit complicated, but once you understand the steps, it’s actually easy.
Try it while playing the video in slow motion.
It’s a delightful pop-up flower you’ll want to drop again and again.
How to fold a cute bush warbler
This is a spring bird, a Japanese bush warbler, made from a single sheet of origami paper.
First, fold the paper into a triangle, then unfold it once you’ve made a crease.
Next, fold the two bottom edges up to meet the crease.
Where the center overlaps, lift the corner up, then squash it down along the crease.
This becomes the bird’s wing.
From here, continue folding along the creases and edges of the paper to shape it into a bush warbler.
Once you’ve made the wings, there are no difficult steps, so go ahead and finish your charming bush warbler and enjoy a touch of spring.
A foldable bamboo shoot you can display as is! How to fold it
When the weather turns warm around April, bamboo shoots peek out from the soil.
They also start appearing on the dining table, giving children more chances to see them.
You might also picture them as chocolate snacks shaped like bamboo shoots.
Here is an origami project to make a bamboo shoot, familiar even to older kindergarteners.
After folding the paper in half vertically and horizontally to make creases, fold a small section at the bottom back.
Fold the top edge down to meet the lower crease, then fold the left and right sides to create patterns like bamboo shoot husks.
The finished bamboo shoot can be displayed flat as a wall decoration or puffed out at the bottom to stand on its own.
Fold a springtime bamboo shoot and enjoy the season.
Four-leaf clover you can make with a single sheet!
There’s a saying that four-leaf clovers bring good luck, and they’re a popular springtime plant.
On warm days, you might see children in the fields enjoying a hunt for four-leaf clovers.
How about making a four-leaf clover out of origami? First, make diagonal creases, then insert your finger into the pocketed sections and open them up.
Fold it into a triangle and trim the edges into curves.
Next, fold the center into a triangle, open it up, and adjust the shape.
It’s very easy to make, so even children who aren’t confident with origami can give it a try.
It’s great as a lucky charm or as a decoration for your room.
Origami Poppy You Can Make from a Single Sheet!
Poppies, which bloom in vivid shades of orange, yellow, and pink, are flowers you often see in parks in spring.
Their delicate, windswept beauty makes them popular with children, and they’re a perfect motif for an April origami craft.
Take origami paper in your favorite color, fold it in half horizontally, then fold both ends to the center.
Rotate it, fold it in half again, and fold both ends to the center.
Make diagonal creases in the middle square to form triangles, open it up, and flatten along the creases.
Continue shaping the flower by folding along the crease lines.
For the yellow center, stick on a round sticker.
Since there are many detailed steps, this craft is recommended for older kindergarteners who enjoy origami.
Cute mini basket
Let’s make a mini basket for small items using construction paper.
Prepare a 15 cm × 21 cm sheet, then fold it in half to make a small rectangle.
Open it after creasing, and fold the left and right edges to meet the center crease.
Next, fold all four corners into triangles.
The key is to fold them slightly away from the center line.
Aligning with the inner edges of the triangles, fold the left and right sides to make creases, then fold the top and bottom edges you first folded outward by about 1 cm.
Once folded, open it up from there to form a box shape.
Attach a handle and decorations, and it’s complete!