[April] Spring Origami for Kids: A Collection of Simple and Cute Ideas

How to Fold a Randoseru Using 3 Sheets

[Origami] How to Make a Randoseru (Backpack) – Easy Origami Folding Instructions for School Entrance, First Graders, and Events

This is an origami school backpack that you can actually put small items into.

Use two sheets of origami paper for the main body of the backpack, and one more sheet for the flap and shoulder straps.

For the flap, use a half-size sheet; for the shoulder straps, use a quarter-size sheet and then fold it in half again.

For the first sheet that becomes the main body, perform the “zabuton” fold three times.

After each fold, rotate the paper so you’re folding on a different face.

After the third fold, you should see four squares with crease lines on the reverse side; open these sections and squash-fold them into rectangles.

For the second sheet, continue folding so that you create three of these rectangles.

Combine it with the first sheet to form a box, then insert the flap into the one remaining rectangle.

Attach the narrowly folded shoulder straps to complete the backpack!

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Cute Randoseru Card

You can write a message on the inside of the flap and even put candy in the inner pocket! Here’s a perfect randoseru (school backpack) card for gifts.

You’ll make the body, the flap, and the shoulder straps.

Use 15 cm origami paper for the body and flap, and use a sheet that’s half of a half (1/2, then halved again) for the shoulder straps.

For the body, fold the bottom edge up to a point 3 cm from the top, flip the paper over, and fold the left and right edges to meet at the center line.

For the flap, fold the paper in half by overlapping the left and right sides, then fold both bottom corners into small triangles.

Tuck those triangles inward, insert the top part into the body, and finish assembling the backpack.

For the shoulder straps, just fold the origami in half and attach them!

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A long-tailed tit backpack

[Origami] How to Make a Long-tailed Tit’s Randoseru (School Backpack)

The illustration of the long-tailed tit is such a cute idea! You can make this with a single sheet of origami, but after creasing it, cut off the parts to be used for the lid and the shoulder straps with scissors.

Assemble the remaining part into a box to form the body.

For the long-tailed tit on the lid, use a piece of origami cut to one-quarter size.

Fold one corner on the short edge to round it, then fold it up so the white side shows, and draw the eyes and wing patterns with a pen.

It’s such a wonderful piece that makes you think, “I wish there were actually school backpacks like this!”

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Diagonally oriented flat randoseru

[Origami] How to fold a flat randoseru (school bag) 2 & a hat [Origami] Japanese school bag 2 (randoseru) & hat tutorial (dahchan)

Many origami backpack (randoseru) designs are shown from the front, right? If that feels a bit ordinary, how about this version viewed from a diagonal angle.

Fold a half-size sheet of origami in half and glue it.

Then fold the top edge downward at a point 1.5 cm from the bottom.

Next, fold the top-left corner of the paper diagonally toward the back, and fold the remaining corners into triangles to form the backpack body.

Attach parts for the front fastening strap and shoulder straps, and finish by adding patterns with stickers or a pen.

If you fold the diagonal corner to the right instead, you can make a backpack at the opposite angle.

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Hanami dango

The three-colored dango that accompany cherry-blossom viewing actually each represent a stage of the cherry tree: the pink dango symbolizes the color of the cherry buds, the white represents the blossoms in full bloom, and the green represents the leaves after the blossoms.

Let’s make this three-colored dango with origami.

The way to make the dango is exactly the same as making a paper balloon.

Once you’ve made three dango—pink, white, and light green—skewer them onto a wooden chopstick and you’re done.

The steps are simple, so it’s easy for kids to try, too.

Be careful not to get hurt with the chopstick.

Take your handmade dango and have fun playing cherry-blossom viewing together!

A flower that blooms when you water it

How about making a cherry tree in full bloom with origami? The method is simple, and I’ll show you a magical flower that blossoms when you spray it with water.

Prepare a cherry-blossom-shaped hole punch and pink origami paper.

Punch flower shapes out of the origami, then fold the petals inward.

Glue them onto the base cherry tree, and you’re done.

When you mist the flowers with a spray bottle, the petals open and you’ll have a spring-like cherry tree.

It’s also recommended to play with which side of the paper you show when gluing, as it changes how the flowers look!

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Cherry blossom trinket box

[Origami] Easy-to-fold 'Cherry Blossom Accessory Box' – How to make it.

Let me introduce a cherry blossom-shaped trinket dish that’s perfect for spring’s sakura season.

Prepare five sheets of origami paper and some glue.

You’ll make one petal from each sheet of paper.

Basically, you just fold the edges and corners along the creases, so even children can give it a try.

The key point is to crease firmly, since you’ll give it a three-dimensional finish at the end.

Once you’ve formed the dish-like base, fold the tip inward to shape each petal.

After folding all five, use glue to stick them together and complete your sakura-shaped trinket dish.

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