For older kindergarteners: Let’s make it! A collection of recommended origami ideas for February
February brings a string of cold days, which means more time playing indoors, doesn’t it?
That’s why we recommend origami play.
In this article, we’re sharing a collection of origami ideas you’ll want to try in February.
As graduation from kindergarten approaches, many older children have gained lots of new skills.
Even with origami models they’re making for the first time, many children can now follow instructions or an origami book and fold on their own without the teacher guiding each step.
If teachers create and display origami diagrams, children can choose what they want to make and fold freely!
It’s wonderful to provide an environment where children can make what they want, when they want.
Please use these ideas as inspiration and try making all kinds of things!
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For Older Kindergarteners: Let’s Make It! Recommended Origami Ideas for February (21–30)
cat
February 22 is Cat Day—meow meow meow!—so why not make a cute cat out of origami? Prepare two sheets of origami paper: one large and one small.
You’ll make the head with the larger sheet.
First, fold it into a triangle twice to create a cross of creases, then unfold.
Fold all four corners toward the center.
Fold up two corners largely to form the ears, and fold the remaining corners to add roundness to the cat’s face.
Next, use the smaller sheet to make the body: fold it into a triangle, then narrowly fold one side over twice, and you’re done.
Glue the head and body together, and draw any expression you like!
Heart-shaped message card
Why not send your message with a cute origami heart? First, fold it into a triangle twice and a square twice to create cross-shaped creases, then unfold.
Place it so a corner is at the top and bottom, fold the bottom corner up toward the center and unfold, then fold along the crease three times.
Do this on all sides.
Next, fold the top corner down toward the center, and fold the left and right corners inward twice.
Fold the bottom corner up toward the center, then make a vertical cut halfway up from the bottom with scissors.
Tuck in the cut corners, flip it over, and you’re done.
If any parts lift up, glue them down.
It would make a lovely gift for Valentine’s Day!
Heart-shaped box
Let’s make a heart-shaped box perfect for Valentine’s Day! First, fold the paper in half both ways to make a cross-shaped crease, then open it and fold the bottom up to meet the center line.
Open the lower right section and collapse it, then fold it back along the crease from the center.
Do the same on the left side.
Fold the lower left and right corners down into triangles, then fold them in along the side creases.
Fold up the two small triangles, then open them out since they form pockets.
Open them along the vertical center line and tuck the top corners inward.
Glue the heart-shaped section in place.
After that, follow the video as a reference and collapse it into a pouch shape to finish.
Try putting in small sweets and giving it as a gift!
Snowflake ornament
@hanamikoto8 [Easy] 3D Snowflake ❄️ Christmas Ornament — How to make a simple Christmas decoration with origami. You can connect several to make a hanging garland, or decorate your Christmas tree with them as they are. Using glitter origami paper makes them even prettier as they reflect light. Transparent-style origami also looked beautiful! Please enjoy this not only at home but also in preschools, kindergartens, and senior care facilities.#hanamikotoOrigamiChristmas decorations#Snow CrystalsHandmade#Production Video#100-yen-shop#SeniorActivitiesRecreationHow to make
♬ Stylish cafe-style BGM – Hiro Hattori
Take a square sheet of origami paper divided into four equal parts and fold it into a triangle three times.
Hold the corner that becomes the center of the origami, then round off the edge and cut off the tip.
Draw two curved lines up and down from the left edge to just before the right edge, and make cuts along those curves with scissors.
Open the paper, then glue the middle sections with the slits together at the center on all four sides.
Make another one the same way, rotate it slightly, and attach them back-to-back.
Finally, add a string for hanging, and it’s complete.
Let’s make a snowman with a single sheet of origami!
Many kids want to make snowmen in winter, don’t they? Here’s an idea for an origami snowman.
First, fold the top corner of the origami paper into a small triangle and fold it down about 1 cm.
This will be the pom-pom on top of the hat.
Next, tightly roll-fold the right corner twice to create the hat’s white brim.
Fold the paper in half by matching the left and right edges, then fold the brim section back outward to match the width of the rolled folds.
Align the top and bottom to make the paper a square, then lift the top-left corner (two layers) and fold it to the opposite corner.
With the pom-pom at the top, turn the paper over, and fold the lower left and right edges toward the center line.
Open the pocket on the right side and squash-fold it, shaping it into a snowman.