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!
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Older kindergarteners will be captivated! A collection of origami ideas perfect for April (1–10)
Origami bee with cute heart-shaped wings!
Let’s make a bee by creating and combining the head, body, and wings.
In this idea, the first step for all parts is to fold the origami into a triangle.
Be sure to align the corners carefully as you fold.
From there, transform each piece into its respective part.
For the antennae, open up the folded section from the inside and squash it; a thin tool like a cuticle stick or similar can be helpful.
For the body, fold so that the white side shows on the front like a collar.
Make the wings from white origami paper with a heart shape in mind, and attach them to the back of the body.
After adding the head, draw the face with a pen to finish!
Cute cherry blossom origami on the wall as well
Here’s an idea for making a cherry blossom by combining petal parts.
Use one strip of origami paper measuring 15 cm by 1 cm to make a single petal.
First, leaving 3 cm at each end, accordion-fold the paper at 1.5 cm intervals.
Once folded, glue both ends so that the mountain-folded sections face inward.
With one petal complete, make four more and attach them together to form a cherry blossom.
Use pink origami paper and place the colored side on the inside when making it.
A tulip you can stand up and display! A three-dimensional tulip
Here’s a cute tulip idea you can display on a tabletop rather than on a wall.
For the flower, fold a sheet of origami paper into a triangle twice, then squash the pocket into a square.
Fold the left and right corners inward to form the tulip shape.
Before spreading the flower open from the center, make a small cut at the bottom with scissors so you can insert the stem later.
The leaf and stem are made from a single sheet of origami paper.
First, fold it into a triangle once.
Open it after creasing, then fold the two left edges to the crease line twice, and the right edge once to the crease line.
This way, the stem will be on the left and the leaf on the right.
Finally, fold the stem and leaf together in half, and insert the stem into the flower to finish.
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3D Easy Origami Butterfly
Let’s try making an origami butterfly that signals the arrival of spring.
There’s a squash fold step, but basically you just fold along the creases and edges and you’ll be done! First, crease the paper so that triangles form on both sides by folding it diagonally.
Then fold both corners on one side up to meet the top corner.
Once folded, fold back along the creases you just made.
Flip the paper over, fold the top corner down to meet the bottom edge, and then fold it in half left to right.
Next, fold so that the crease from the earlier fold-back step lines up with the crease from the halving step.
You should now have a butterfly shape, so squash-fold the tips of the wings to round them, and you’re done.
Add antennae to finish it off.
How to fold a cute ladybug
Ladybugs are a favorite with children, and you can actually make them easily with origami.
How about decorating your room with colorful ladybugs using red, yellow, and black origami paper? First, fold twice to make crease lines forming a triangle, then fold both slanted sides along the center line.
Fold only one layer downward, and continue folding along the creases.
Once the ladybug shape is formed, color the head with a black marker and draw round spots.
Attach round stickers for the eyes, and you’re done.
If you open the wing section, there’s space to write a message, making it perfect as a gift for friends!
Papercut of a dandelion
Dandelions, which you often see in parks and along roadsides, are one of the most familiar flowers for children.
For many people, seeing dandelions is a sign that spring has arrived.
This time, let’s enjoy making dandelion kirigami with origami.
Fold a yellow sheet of origami paper in half into a square twice, then fold it into a triangle, and fold it in half once more.
Draw two curved lines at the edge and connect them with two vertical lines.
Make a total of three small, similar parts, cut along the drawn lines with scissors, and then assemble them to complete the flower.
Make the leaves with green origami, too.
Older kindergarteners who are getting better at using scissors—try kirigami to further develop your finger dexterity!
Easy! How to fold cherry blossom petals
When you see cherry blossoms in the yards of day care centers and kindergartens, in parks near your home, or along the river, it really feels like spring has arrived, doesn’t it? Many families go flower viewing or eat packed lunches under the cherry trees.
Cherry blossom origami that lets you enjoy spring is perfect for April crafts.
Take a sheet of origami paper cut to one-quarter size and fold it into a triangle with a slight offset.
To bring out the jagged look characteristic of cherry blossom petals, fold the left and right corners slightly out of alignment.
Flip it over, fold the two end corners, and one petal is complete.
Make five of these and glue them together to form a cherry blossom.
Why not make lots and enjoy cherry blossoms indoors as well?