[For Kids] Let's Fold! Today's Origami Idea Collection
Origami is a fun activity you can easily buy at 100-yen shops.
When you buy a pack, it usually contains many sheets, but after you make what you want to fold, you often end up with quite a few sheets left over.
So in this article, we’re introducing today’s origami picks for kids.
Use this article as a guide and try challenging yourself with new folding methods!
Folding ideas are updated daily, so be sure to check back every day.
You’re sure to discover new folding techniques you’ve never seen before!
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[For Kids] Let's Fold! Today's Origami Idea Collection (1–10)
Decorate a milk carton
If you have children at home, you probably keep milk cartons on hand for crafts, right? Let’s use those milk cartons to make a hagoita (traditional Japanese paddle).
All you need to do is cut or fold the milk carton into the shape of a paddle, but if you leave it as is, it will bend or crease easily.
If you place a wooden chopstick inside and secure it firmly with duct tape, it becomes sturdier and less likely to fold, turning it into a toy that lasts longer.
Decorate the surface and handle with 100-yen-store masking tape or sparkly wrapping paper, and you’ll end up with a finish that you’d never guess started as a milk carton!
Anniversary Album
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Here’s a recommended idea for anyone who wants to give an album as a gift to friends or family.
Prepare three sheets of construction paper measuring 90 cm by 90 cm.
Fold each sheet twice into a square and once into a triangle to make crease lines.
Overlap and glue the bottom right corner to the top left corner to connect the three sheets, then attach photos in the four central spots.
After that, fold it up, add a cover, and wrap it with a ribbon—that’s it! If you use colored paper and decorate the empty spaces with stickers or stamps, it will turn into an even more wonderful gift.
mold cutting
Katanuki, a game where you battle with a candy made of pink sugar, is one of the must-have stalls at festival fairs.
If you don’t apply pressure just right or poke it carefully with the needle, it quickly cracks and you fail.
Many people probably remember trying again and again after repeated failures.
You can easily get katanuki molds from online shops, so it’s also great for a festival-at-home.
Why not prepare some prizes for when someone succeeds and enjoy it with your kids? You might be surprised to find the parents get even more into it.
[For Kids] Let's Fold! Today's Origami Idea Collection (11–20)
Torn-paper collage
If you make good use of the color pages of newspapers, you can create beautiful torn-paper collages without having to color them in.
First decide what shape you’ll tear, then look for colors that match it.
It also sounds fun to choose what to make after looking at the colors on the color pages.
lantern
When you think of festivals and fairs, you think of food stalls—and lanterns are an essential part of those stalls.
In fact, lanterns are easy to recreate with origami.
The method is simple, but there is a step where you use a craft knife to make slits and create an accordion shape.
It might be best for an adult to handle just that part for safety.
Make several lanterns and hang them up to recreate the atmosphere of a festival or fair.
After you’re done, you can fold them up and store them to use again next year.
Also, trying your hand at making a large lantern can be a lot of fun.
sword fighting
Just by rolling up a newspaper, it quickly transforms into a sword for mock samurai battles! Since it’s made of newspaper, it’s safe even if you get hit.
You can play with it indoors or outdoors.
If you get creative with how you roll it—rolling it on a slight diagonal—you can make a slightly longer sword, too.
Once your sword is ready, let the mock battle begin! If you really get into it, it might be good exercise not just for kids but for adults as well.
It could also be fun to use leftover newspaper to make decorations for the sword!
choco banana
Chocolate-covered bananas that are so fun to look at with their colorful toppings.
You can make them at home even with a small amount of chocolate.
Halve the bananas and stick them on skewers, or cut them into bite-size pieces and stick them on cute picks—perfectly safe even if you have kids around.
Next, melt chopped chocolate bars in a hot-water bath and coat the bananas with the chocolate.
Before the chocolate sets, sprinkle on your favorite sprinkles or silver dragées, and you’re done.
Stick them into a piece of Styrofoam to give it that authentic festival feel!
