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Make October Even More Fun for Preschoolers! A Collection of Origami Ideas

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.

In October, when we can feel autumn’s arrival, children’s activities also take on the colors of the season.

Origami, which can express colorful fallen leaves and the bounty of autumn, is a fun activity that suits the developmental stage of younger children.

So, in this piece, we’ll introduce a variety of autumn-themed origami ideas.

You’ll find tips that are easy for nursery and kindergarten teachers to use and enjoy together with the children.

Try expanding an autumn world made of origami with your kids!

Make October even more fun for preschoolers! A collection of origami ideas (11–20)

Super easy! Fox face

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Super easy! Fox face

This is a way to fold a fox face in just five folds.

First, fold the paper in half along the diagonal to make a triangle.

Next, fold so that the two 45-degree corners meet, creating a crease.

Then, fold so that the 90-degree corner aligns with the point where the crease intersects the base.

Finally, fold each of the 45-degree corners upward, and you’re done.

Turn it face up and draw the fox’s face.

With no complicated steps and only a few folds, this is an easy origami project to try.

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Easy way to make grapes

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Easy way to make grapes

We’ll make this using sheets of origami paper cut in half.

First, fold the origami paper in half vertically, then fold all four corners in toward the crease.

Next, fold it in half so the fold is perpendicular to the first crease.

This will create two 90-degree corners; fold those corners inward toward the center to make creases.

Open it back up, then tuck along the creases to form a square.

Next, take the corner on the closed side of the square and make two small folds; when you open the square, it will look like two quadrilaterals connected together.

Finally, fold the corners to make an octagon, and you’re done.

Make four of these and glue them together to create a bunch of grapes.

Some steps may be a bit hard to understand, so please watch the video carefully as you work.

Since you’ll be making several of the same piece, the children will likely get better at it as they go!

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In conclusion

On a fine autumn day in October, try setting aside some time to slowly connect with your preschoolers and enjoy origami together.

As you nurture the children’s concentration and expressive abilities, their rich imaginations will expand through origami.

May you share with the children the joy of creating heartfelt works together with teachers and guardians.