Kids will love it! Easy origami ideas—great as gifts too!
How about creating a special moment with a moving origami gift that makes children’s eyes light up? Shake it and—pop! We’ll introduce origami ideas that look like ordinary paper crafts but are packed with playful surprises, like a cracker that makes a popping sound when you shake it, a top that spins smoothly, and cherry blossoms that bloom when sprinkled with water.
These moving origami creations are easy to make yet guaranteed to delight kids, perfect for birthdays and celebrations or even for a small everyday surprise.
Craft a heartfelt gift and enjoy a fun time together!
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Origami for Accessories and Gifts (31–40)
Cherry Blossom Medal
@sachimama_asobi How to make a cherry blossom medal for the school entrance season 🌸 Today I’m sharing the perfect craft for the start of the school year! 🌸 This cherry blossom medal is super cute, right? You can fold it using just one sheet of origami paper 🥰 It might feel a bit tricky at first, but once you get used to it, it’s really easy. Be sure to save this and give it a try! +——————————————+ I’m Sachi-mama, currently in the thick of raising three rambunctious boys ages 7, 5, and 1 ❀´- I share play ideas and easy crafts with kids using 100-yen items, natural materials, and recyclables. Feel free to like and follow! +——————————————+#AtHomePlay #AtHomePlaywork child #playPlay with children#I love craftsSakura Medal Educational ChildcareOrigamiorigamiCherry blossom petals#origami#cherryblossom
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Introducing a cherry blossom medal that’s perfect for celebratory occasions like kindergarten entrance ceremonies, school entrance ceremonies, and advancement ceremonies.
Because it involves some complex folding and the use of scissors, it’s a recommended craft for older kindergarteners and elementary school children.
It may look difficult at first, but there are many repetitive steps, so you’ll likely get the hang of it after a few tries.
It makes a wonderful gift from teachers, of course, and it’s also lovely when made and given by current students.
We also recommend attaching a message card on the back.
Put your heart into it and give it a try!
Stylish star box
Fold the origami paper in half, then fold the right edge to align with the top and bottom edges to make a crease.
Fold the left corner to the center point of the crease, then fold it back along the crease.
Next, align the right bottom edge with the folded-back crease and fold, then fold the paper in half so the shapes overlap neatly.
Using scissors, cut off the excess along the lowest diagonal line to make a pentagon.
Open the paper and fold all the pentagon’s corners inward, then fold the newly formed corners in the same way.
Turn the paper over, make creases by folding along the straight lines that connect each corner, and use these creases to raise the sides and form a star shape.
Origami for accessories and gifts (41–50)
Easy! Heart Bookmark
A heart-shaped bookmark that’s perfect as a small gift! Place a sheet of origami cut in half (1/2) horizontally, fold it in half top to bottom to make a crease.
Open it, then fold the top and bottom edges to the center crease and crease again.
Fold the right edge in to match the distance between the creases, and flip the paper over.
Fold the top-right and bottom-right corners in to the center line to make triangles, then flip the paper over and fold along the base of the triangles.
Flip the paper over again and reposition it so the folded section is at the top.
Open the pocketed sections and squash-fold so the paper becomes a rectangle, then fold the four top corners into small triangles—and you’re done.
How to fold a cute flower-shaped little box
Here’s a cute idea for a box that blossoms open in a flash.
First, fold an origami paper into a triangle twice, open up the pocketed part and squash it to make a square.
Place it with the corner that will be the center of the piece pointing down, then fold both bottom edges in to meet the center line.
Do the same on both sides.
Using these creases, open the pocketed sections again and squash them, then fold both side corners of every face in to meet the center line.
Fold the top corner down at the color boundary, then gently open it up to form a box.
Make two of these boxes and stack them to complete the flower box.
Perfect for bookmarks! Heart with roe
Please prepare a strip of origami paper cut into quarters.
Fold it to align the left/right and top/bottom edges to make a cross crease, then open it and place the origami with the white side up.
Place it horizontally.
Next, fold the left and right edges inward by about 1 cm, flip the paper over, and fold the corners of the folded sections into triangles aligning them with the center line.
Flip the paper over again, and this time fold inward along the bases of the triangles on the left and right.
Open the pocket on the back side of the folded section and squash it, then fold both top corners of the squashed part into triangles.
You should now have a neat heart on the back.
Finally, fold the left and right sides to meet the center line to shape it into a heart, and you’re done!