Have fun in August! A collection of summer origami ideas recommended for preschoolers (4–5 years old)
Summer’s real heat is just around the corner! How about spending some fun time with cool, refreshing origami? Here, we’re sharing origami ideas brimming with seasonal flair, perfect for August.
Fans, shaved ice, corn, fish, and more—plenty of creations that capture the spirit of summer.
Spread out the origami with your kids and watch their imaginations grow as you enjoy a creative crafting time together.
Display the finished pieces as cherished summer memories, or use them to decorate your walls with a breezy, cool vibe.
Enjoy summer origami with your children!
Enjoy in August! Summer Origami Ideas Recommended for Preschoolers (Ages 4–5) (1–10)
An easy origami rhinoceros beetleNEW!
You can easily make a rhinoceros beetle with just one sheet of origami paper.
Fold it into a triangle and open it to create a crease.
Then fold along the crease.
If you make a step fold where the body will be, it will look like a real beetle.
For the horn, use scissors to make a small slit at the tip of a corner, then fold it so it splits into two.
Besides brown or black origami paper, wood-grain patterned brown paper also gives a nice finish.
Try different types of paper and enjoy customizing your design.
Cute rhinoceros beetle origamiNEW!
Attach round stickers to your origami rhinoceros beetle to turn it into a cute beetle.
Fold the rhinoceros beetle with origami.
If you make the body and legs as separate beetles, you can create a three-dimensional piece.
Prepare white round stickers and smaller black round stickers than the white ones.
Combine these two stickers to make the eyes.
Attach the sticker eyes to the finished origami beetle.
Then you’ll have a very cute origami beetle.
How about displaying beetles made from black, brown, or gold origami with the eye stickers attached?
Origami sunflower seedNEW!
You’ve finished the yellow petals of the sunflower, but aren’t sure what to do for the brown center? This will help! Prepare a sheet of brown origami paper.
First, fold it in half into a square twice, then unfold to make crease lines.
Fold each corner toward the central crease, then fold toward the center two more times to form a small square.
After that, just draw a grid pattern and you’re done! Combine it with the yellow sunflower petals you made separately from origami, or with a drawing of a sunflower that has only the petals.
How to fold a Hercules beetle (origami)NEW!
The Hercules beetle, whose name was cemented by the smash hit “New Beetle Champion Mushiking,” is said to be the largest in the world, with the biggest specimens reaching 180 mm.
At that size, it’s not just cool—it’s a little scary, right? Let’s try making a Hercules beetle that’s hugely popular with kids.
Prepare two sheets of paper: one gray and one yellow.
Fold along the diagonal, then fold both sides inward to meet the center line.
Next, fold that section diagonally… this part will be the head.
Take the yellow paper, fold it in half and then in half again to make a square, and from there fold a section diagonally to form the tail.
Finally, attach the body and the head to complete it.
Even without using large paper, it’ll still have an impressive presence.
Summer Origami! How to Fold a Rhinoceros BeetleNEW!
Origami rhinoceros beetle creations have a cute, round, chubby shape.
Because the design is rounded, there are some parts where you need to make fine folds.
Still, carefully folding each step will give you a satisfying sense of accomplishment when the beetle takes shape.
Adding sticker-made eyes to the finished beetle or attaching legs folded from origami can change the overall style.
Trying different arrangements can be fun, don’t you think? Once it’s done, you can mount it on a backing sheet to display, or place it on a shelf to bring a seasonal touch to your room.
Flat 3D is cute! How to fold a rhinoceros beetleNEW!
Compared to other beetle origami, this one is a bit simpler and less difficult.
The leg parts are made separately and attached later.
If you’re doing this with a child, it might go smoothly if the child makes the body and the adult makes the legs.
First, fold the paper diagonally, then fold both sides along the center line.
Flip it over and fold so that the tips overlap.
You’ll start to see something like a beetle’s horn appear, and at this point it’s sure to get everyone excited and shouting, “A beetle!”
Paper-cut sunflower you can even make the leaves for!NEW!
With a single sheet of origami paper, you can make everything from the sunflower’s bloom to its stem and leaves! First, fold the paper in half vertically with the colored side facing inward.
Next, draw half of a sunflower—from the flower through the stem and leaves—on the paper.
Then simply cut along the lines you drew! By adding fine slits, you can show the border between the yellow petals and the brown center, as well as the veins on the leaves.
If you like, add facial features with round stickers to finish a cute sunflower!