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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Fun to make! How to fold a cherry blossom box

Here’s how to fold a cherry blossom box that’s perfect for holding small items.
Its plump, cute shape is sure to delight older kindergarteners.
Cut pink origami paper into quarters with scissors to make triangles, creating four small pieces, then use red origami paper to make the base of the box.
The process is similar to making a flower medal, so it should be easy for children to fold.
Once the base is done, combine it with the four pieces you made earlier.
Fold each center section outward and tuck it into the gaps between the petal parts.
Open out the bottom three-dimensionally to form the box, and it’s complete.
Try making your own cherry blossoms in your favorite colors.
Decorate a lot—so cute! How to fold flowers

Having floral decorations really brightens up a room, doesn’t it? In April, when many flowers come into bloom, try making colorful flowers out of origami to enjoy the arrival of spring.
Prepare 7.5 cm-square and 2.5 cm-square origami paper.
Fold the larger one into a triangle twice, then open the pocket and flatten it.
Fold it into a triangle again and trim along a curved line from the top edge.
It helps to cut with flower petals in mind.
Make a small fold at the bottom, then open each petal one by one to shape the flower.
Create the center of the flower with the smaller piece of origami and attach it to finish.
How to fold a cute strawberry

Here’s a cute way to fold a strawberry that even small children can make.
First, the strawberry: Place the origami paper color-side up and fold it in half into a triangle twice.
Make a crease down the center, then fold the corners in to meet that crease.
Slightly fold down the tips you just folded.
Next, make the calyx (leafy top).
Make a crease at the bottom, then fold diagonally so that three little peaks (mountains) appear.
Fold the parts you just made back, attach them to the strawberry with glue, and you’re done! Finally, we recommend decorating it cutely with round stickers or pens as you like.
Easy! Four-leaf clover

Clovers that appear in parks and along roadsides in spring are a favorite plant among children.
Four-leaf clovers in particular are said to bring good luck, and you may see kids searching for them.
Here is how to fold a four-leaf clover.
Fold a 7.5 cm square of origami paper in half horizontally, then fold the top and bottom along the crease.
Rotate it, fold in half again, and fold the top and bottom along the crease.
Open the pocketed sections; once it’s divided into four pockets, make small cuts, adjust the shape, and it’s done.
It’s also cute to add a ladybug made from a red round sticker.
An easy way to fold a bamboo shoot

When warm days continue, bamboo shoots suddenly peek out from the soil.
They’re one of the vegetables familiar to children, too.
Let’s make a bamboo shoot out of origami! Fold a brown sheet of origami paper into a triangle, then fold the two adjacent sides along the crease.
Fold down the triangular section, and lift the pointed part on the opposite side upward.
Fold the corners on both sides inward to shape it like a bamboo shoot, and you’re done.
With few folding steps and very simple instructions, it looks like even preschoolers can enjoy making it.
Cute way to fold rapeseed blossoms

Let’s brighten up your room by making canola flowers that will lift your spirits just by looking at them! Prepare one sheet of standard-size yellow origami, three sheets of yellow origami each at one-quarter of the standard size, and one sheet of green origami that’s half the size of a standard sheet.
All of the yellow sheets, regardless of size, will be used for the flower portions of the canola blossoms.
To represent the canola’s delicate petals, fold each into fine small squares and similar shapes.
Cut the green origami in half; then cut one of those halves in half again, and then cut one of the resulting pieces in half once more, to make a total of four parts.
Use these to create the stems and leaves, and combine them with the flowers you made earlier to complete the piece!
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Easy and cute origami honeybee

Here’s an easy and cute way to fold a bee.
First, let’s make the face.
Fold the face piece using the “zabuton” (cushion) fold, then fold each of the four corners in just a little.
Next is the body.
Fold it the same way with a zabuton fold, then fold two places toward the center.
Fold the corners to line up with the center crease, then fold the tip down so it sticks out slightly.
For the wings: fold the paper in half into a triangle, then insert your fingers and open it up.
Flip it over and fold each of the four corners in just a little.
Finally, make the antennae and attach them with glue or similar.
Finish by decorating the face cutely, and you’re done!


