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shaved ice

[Origami] Easy Shaved Ice Tutorial – How to Fold with a Single Sheet | Food Origami | Kid-Friendly [Origami]

Let’s make a summer specialty—shaved ice that’s ice-cold when you eat it—using origami.

Get your origami paper and glue ready, and let’s start.

Fold along the creases to shape the shaved ice.

Tear the origami paper to create syrup shapes, cut them out, and stick them onto the top part of the shaved ice.

Finally, tidy up the shape and you’re done.

Choose the color of the origami paper to match your favorite flavors like strawberry, melon, or Blue Hawaii.

Once your delicious shaved ice is finished, try sticking it on a wall or display board to enjoy the summer even more.

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Cute morning glory

"How to Make Summer Flower Origami" Easy and Cute Morning Glory and Leaf with One Sheet (For Kids!) - Origami Morning Glory

Here’s an origami idea for morning glories, which are often used for summer wall decorations.

Fold the origami paper in half twice to make a square, then place it with the corner that will be the center of the flower pointing down.

Fold both sides of the top corner diagonally inward, crease well, then unfold and open the paper.

With the white side facing up, use the creases you just made as guides and fold both sides of each of the four corners.

Once folded, fold all four corners inward, leaving a small gap from the center.

Then fold the newly formed four corners outward to round the overall shape, and you’re done! The overlapping areas can be a bit stiff, so fold slowly to avoid injuring your hands.

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whale

[For 4-year-olds] Let’s try it—seasonal origami: “Whale”

Let’s make a whale with light blue origami.

Fold the top and bottom edges together to make a crease, then open it.

Fold the bottom-left corner to the center of the paper.

Fold the paper in half along the crease, and fold the bottom-left corner the same way as the lower triangle.

Open the part you just folded, then fold up the bottom-left corner along the crease to make a long triangle.

Fold the top-left corner inward so it lines up exactly with the border between the white and light blue areas, then fold the new corner created so it also lines up with that border.

Now the whale’s head is complete.

Fold the top-right corner down to meet the bottom edge to make a triangle, then fold up the right corner you just created slightly to form the tail.

Draw an eye to finish it cutely.

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sunflower

[Origami] How to easily make a sunflower from a single sheet! A method kids can do too

Let’s make a sunflower—one of the iconic flowers of summer—using origami.

Prepare one sheet of origami paper.

Fold the paper in half into a square twice to make crease lines.

Once you have the creases, fold each corner toward the center.

Continue folding the paper in sequence from the outside toward the inside.

Finally, draw a pattern in the center of the sunflower with a felt-tip pen to finish.

It might be cute to make many of them and arrange them like a sunflower field.

Let’s brighten up the room with sunflowers!

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Yukata Kids

Speaking of summer, you often see people going out to festivals wearing yukata.

Here’s an introduction to making “Yukata Kids” with origami.

It’s recommended to use patterned origami paper for the yukata.

The steps are simple, so fold each part carefully and assemble while checking the overall balance.

There are separate face and hair parts for a girl and a boy, so choose whichever you like and give it a try.

Adding a ribbon or other accessory on the hair makes it look more stylish, enhances the summery feel, and results in an even cuter finish.

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