Fun to make in childcare! A collection of easy origami ideas recommended for July

Easy-to-understand lantern

Simple Origami “Lantern” Folding Method ~How to Make Summer Festival Origami~ [Easy-to-Understand Voice Guide] | Origami Japanese Lantern

Let’s fold a paper lantern, the kind you often see at summer festivals.

First, fold the origami paper in half, then fold back about 1 centimeter at the top and bottom.

Next, fold it vertically, and fold both sides inward toward the center crease so they face each other.

Then make a small reverse fold, fold the corners into triangles, and form the colored-edge side into a ring and flatten it.

That’s it—you’re done! It’s fun to add a pattern in the middle, and using multicolored origami will give you a vibrant lantern.

Give it a try!

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

Report a problem

Cute crab

[Preschool Craft] Summer Project! Cute Origami Crab | Cute Origami Crab

Searching for crabs that often hide among rocks in the sea or rivers can be a wonderfully seasonal and fulfilling activity for children.

Here’s a simple origami crab you can make.

Fold into a triangle and a square to create creases.

Using those creases as guides, tuck the paper inward to form a triangle and shape the model.

While aligning with the central starting point and center line, fold and bend to create the crab’s claws and legs.

A key tip is to press the folds firmly.

Draw eyes on round stickers, attach them, and you’re done!

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

mayumi

Report a problem

penguin

[Origami] How to make penguins | #origami #easyorigami #paperfolding #origami (Japanese/Chinese: 摺紙)

Some of you might visit an aquarium with your children during summer vacation.

When you get home, I’d love for you to try making an origami penguin.

Prepare a sheet of blue origami paper and, with the colored side facing up, crease it along the diagonal.

Open it once, fold one corner toward the center, then fold it twice more toward that crease.

Flip it over, fold both sides inward along the vertical crease, and then fold a corner downward to form the beak.

Leaving about 2 cm from the center on both ends, fold the sides diagonally toward the back center, then fold them back to create the wings.

Color the beak area with a yellow marker, and you’re done!

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

Hamada Takuya

Report a problem

Easy Morning Glory Origami Instructions

Summer Origami: Easy Morning Glory Origami ⭐︎ Simple origami you can fold in 3 minutes [with voice instructions] – Cute flower origami, how to fold a morning glory | Asagao origami @tentenmimi9626

Perfect for summer! Let’s make a morning glory.

Fold the origami paper into a triangle twice, then squash the pocketed part into a square and adjust it so two squares overlap.

Round off the corner where the four points of the paper meet, then open it up, keeping the center of the paper intact.

Shape it so that you get four petals, and your hydrangea is complete.

For the leaf, fold green origami paper into a triangle twice, then unfold one layer back once.

Fold both sides down along the central crease, then open the point gathered at the center diagonally outward to form the leaf.

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

sasashina

Report a problem

How to fold an easy uchiwa (paper fan)

[Origami] How to Fold a Uchiwa Fan – Easy Tutorial – Summer Origami – Kids Can Make It [Origami]

Here’s a fan craft idea you can also use for summer wall decorations.

Place the origami paper with the colored side up, fold it into a triangle, then open it.

Fold the two left edges in to meet the crease.

Rotate the paper so that the folded corner is at the bottom.

Fold the two corners at the center of the paper outward to form triangles.

Tuck the corners slightly to the back to round them, and do the same to round the top corner.

Fold up the lower corner of the white area, then fold it back down leaving about 1 cm to create a pleat (accordion fold).

While flattening the corners of the pleated section into triangles, fold the left and right edges toward the center line.

Tuck the bottom corner to the back, and your fan is complete.

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

sasashina

Report a problem

Cute sunflower

[Preschool Crafts] Summer Origami Project: Cute Sunflowers

Let’s make a sunflower in origami that blooms toward the summer sun.

Glue yellow and orange origami paper together so that both colored sides are visible.

Make firm creases as you fold.

When you open and fold the paper toward the center, do it gently and carefully.

Fold each corner inward, then align the folded sections to the center and fold the left and right sides.

Open the folded sections, fold the top upward, then tuck the corners inside to shape the sunflower’s petals and finish the flower.

To make the center, fold a piece of brown origami paper in half into a triangle twice, then fold the corners toward the center.

Insert the brown piece into the middle of the sunflower, and you’re done.

Please give it a try!

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

mayumi

Report a problem

Summer item! Straw hat

Summer Item: Easy! Origami 'Straw Hat' (Hiragana Guide)

Let me show you a simple way to fold a summery, breezy straw hat.

First, fold the origami paper into a triangle to make a crease.

Open it up, then fold the two left edges to meet the crease.

Next, fold the remaining corner inward to form an isosceles triangle.

Flip the paper over and fold up the base of the triangle by about 2 cm.

Fold that section down in half, then fold it up again in half to create the brim.

Fold down the top point of the triangle to shape the hat, tuck in both corners to round it out, and you’re done!

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

sasashina

Report a problem