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[Childcare] Today’s Fun Origami Play
When you have a little spare time or are waiting around, you sometimes pass the time with quizzes or games so the kids don’t get bored, right?
But since both of those can get pretty lively, they’re not ideal when you need to wait quietly.
That’s why I recommend this article: today’s origami activity.
Origami is easy to carry without taking up space, and kids can play quietly while staying focused.
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[Childcare] Today’s Fun Origami Play (1–10)
Dandelion candy holder
Here’s an origami idea for a cute candy holder inspired by dandelions.
It’s practical and perfect for small gifts.
Fold the paper into a triangle, divide it into three sections, then pull forward and fold to create leaf shapes.
Open the base into a square and pull along the diagonals to form a neat box shape—that’s the key.
Use a strip of masking tape wrapped around to represent the stem and bring the whole design together.
Handy for small snacks or trinkets.
It looks fun and is a recommended arrangement for everyone from kids to adults.
Cute, freshly baked sweet potato
Let’s fold an autumn treat—sweet potatoes—using a single sheet of origami paper.
As you fold, be sure to make crisp creases.
By freely adjusting the angles, each person’s sweet potato will have its own unique shape, making it even more fun when you finish.
For the white areas, it’s recommended to add color using crayons or paint.
Fold in the corners to give your sweet potato a plump, rounded shape.
It could be fun to display them on an autumn-themed wall, or put them in a basket or bag and use them for pretend shopping play.
Cute little squirrel!
A squirrel you can make from a single sheet of origami—also great for November wall displays—is a perfect craft for preschoolers.
Fold the paper into a triangle, then fold up the left and right sides to form a cup shape.
After folding down the tip of the paper, create the squirrel’s belly.
For the tail, make horizontal snips into the flappy triangular part of the paper.
Be careful not to cut all the way through.
Draw the face to finish.
To give the tail a fluffy look, you might curl it with a ballpoint pen to add some movement.
You can make the whole body! Squirrel origami
Let’s make a cute animal squirrel with origami.
First, fold the paper diagonally to make a crease.
With the white side facing up, fold the left and right corners in to meet at the center.
Open it once the creases are made, then fold again along those creases in the same way.
Fold the paper in half along the horizontal center line so that the white side is on the outside.
Next, take the top layer of the top corner and fold it down to match the height of the upper corners of the triangles on the left and right.
Fold the remaining top corner to the back.
Fold the left and right sides at positions about 1 cm outside the vertical center line, then fold the left, right, and bottom corners to align with the slightly visible triangular corners.
Now the squirrel’s face is complete.
We also introduce how to make the body, so please try making it too!
Origami Squirrel Arrangement
https://www.tiktok.com/@poccle/video/7266419075482537234Fold the origami paper into a triangle, then fold both side corners diagonally upward toward the center to make a cup shape.
Flip the origami so top and bottom are reversed, and fold the corners you just made diagonally upward to form the squirrel’s ears, then turn the paper over.
Fold up a small portion of the top layer at the bottom corner, then roll-fold it further to create the white belly.
Cut into the remaining single layer and shape it into the tail.
Draw the face with a pen and add patterns on the body to finish.
Making some acorns to display alongside it will help create an even more autumnal feel.
Origami Squirrel for Autumn
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoikushi_worker/video/7295600364118641928After folding the origami paper into a triangle twice to make creases, open it up.
Fold the top corner down to meet the center, flip the paper over, and fold the top edge down so that it aligns just above the horizontal crease.
Open it after folding the top left and right edges to match the vertical creases, then valley-fold along the diagonal creases created at the top while collapsing the paper to form the squirrel’s ears.
Flip the paper over and make two roll folds on the bottom corner.
Make a pleat fold at the center of the paper to separate the head and body, then flip it over.
Cut a slit to separate the top left single layer of the pleated section, fold the left and right sides toward the central crease, and shape the tail using the separated section to finish.
a round and laid-back penguin
This is an easy and cute origami penguin.
First, turn the paper over and make two creases by folding it in half both ways into a square.
Fold one edge down to align with the center crease.
Flip it over, then fold the left and right edges to the center line.
Open the colored corner and squash-fold it.
Fold the bottom edge up to the center to make a crease, open it once, then fold the bottom tip inward along that crease.
Fold the corners to form the feet.
Fold the protruding colored corner to suggest the hands.
Finally, round off the colored tip to finish! Decorate it cutely with round stickers or a pen.
