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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How to fold a cute tulip
When it comes to spring flowers, tulips are known for blooming in a variety of colorful shades.
Why not try making an origami version you can enjoy indoors? Take a 7.5 cm square sheet of origami paper, fold it into a triangle twice, then bring the left and right corners up toward the top.
At this point, make sure to offset the folds from the center crease.
Flip it over, then slightly fold back the bottom and the sides to refine the shape.
Make a stem and leaves with green origami paper, combine them with the flower, and you’re done.
Adding a little face makes it extra cute, too.
Create tulips in many colors and brighten up your room with a cheerful atmosphere!
Tulip wreath
How about a beautiful wreath adorned with colorful tulips? It may look difficult, but each individual part is easy to fold, so let’s work together to make it! Prepare 8 sheets of origami for the wreath’s leaf section, and for the flowers, use paper that’s one-quarter the size of the wreath pieces—three sheets per flower, for a total of 8 flowers.
Crease firmly as you fold, and use the larger origami to create the wreath components.
Once you’ve made all 8, assemble them to form a circular wreath.
Next, make 8 flowers using 3 small sheets each, and attach them along the wreath’s stem area.
Combine all the parts everyone made and complete a lovely wreath.
How to fold a cute butterfly in spring
Perfect for the spring season! First, turn the origami paper over and fold it using the Kannon fold.
Fold the open edge in half.
Open it, then fold it in half again along the crease you just made.
Fold it into a triangle, then open it.
On one side, use the boat fold, then fold it down to the back.
Shape the protruding corners with a butterfly in mind, and finish by making a valley fold down the center.
Adding antennae or drawing patterns makes it even cuter.
Be sure to come up with your favorite decorations!
How to fold a spring flower: violet
Violets that bloom with cool purple flowers in vibrant spring.
Prepare one sheet each of green origami in the regular size, purple origami at one quarter of that size, and yellow origami at one quarter of the purple.
First, crease both the purple and yellow papers with diagonal “X” folds.
Then, glue the yellow paper to the center of the purple paper, aligning the creases.
Fold both along their creases into a square using a squash-fold style, then open the whole piece slightly while keeping a small fold at the center.
Create a small gap in the center to shape petal-like forms, and the violet flower is complete! For the green paper, add both diagonal and cross (plus-sign) creases, form a long, narrow diamond, and fold it so it spreads in three directions to create the stem and leaves.
Combine the parts to finish your violet.
Also for walls! How to fold a cherry tree
If you make lots and display them on the wall, your room will be filled with a springtime scene of cherry blossoms! First, create diagonal X-shaped creases, then fold both ends toward the central crease to form long, narrow points.
Flip it over, fold both ends toward the center again, and create long, narrow points in the opposite direction from before.
Fold it in half down the middle, fold the white part of the origami downward, then fold the pink part behind it in the same direction and tuck it inside.
Round off the corners overall to finish! It’s also recommended to add cherry blossom flowers punched out with a sakura craft punch.
A ladybug with origami!
April brings a string of warm days, and it’s the season when little insects become active.
How about incorporating ladybugs into your April origami crafts? These small, cute ladybugs are popular even with preschoolers, so making them is sure to bring smiles.
Fold the origami paper into a triangle twice, and after making the crease, fold both sides along the crease.
Fold the top back in small folds twice to form the head.
Make small folds at the bottom and on both sides to refine the shape, then use crayons to draw the face and the wing patterns.
Ladybug origami brightens up any room—try making them in colorful shades like yellow or red and decorating the whole space.
Cute when cut! Dandelion origami
Please prepare yellow and green origami paper.
First, let’s make the dandelion flower with the yellow paper.
Fold it into a triangle twice with the white side facing out, then open both sides into a pocket to form a square.
On both sides, fold the edges toward the center crease, and cut small zigzag slits into the excess sections.
Fold up the long, narrow tip, then open the slit sections to reveal the yellow side—your dandelion flower is complete.
Next, cut one long, thin strip from the edge of the green paper.
On the remaining piece, make an X-shaped set of creases, then fold each of the four corners toward the center.
Flip it over, fold it lengthwise into a narrow shape, and open part of it to complete the leaf.
Finally, combine the pieces to finish your dandelion.