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Let’s make cherry blossoms with origami! A collection of simple folding ideas that both kids and adults can enjoy

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When you feel the arrival of spring, you can’t help but want to make cherry blossom–themed decorations with origami, right? Still, when you actually try to fold them, some of you may find that “the petal shapes don’t come out well” or “the steps are complicated and I get lost along the way.” So here, we’ll introduce plenty of ideas for cherry blossom origami that you can fold with simple steps.

There are many ways to enjoy them once they’re finished, such as decorating your room or adding them to cards.

Be sure to give these seasonally charming cherry blossom origami projects a try.

Let’s make cherry blossoms with origami! A collection of easy folding ideas (11–20) that kids and adults can enjoy

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Also great for walls! A cherry blossom made with 5 sheets of origami

Let’s make a cherry blossom using five sheets of origami.

Prepare five sheets of origami paper and start folding.

First, fold the paper into a triangle once; the key for the second triangle fold is to offset the tip slightly as you fold.

Fold up the side where the paper is not fluttering, and fold the opposite side to match the crease.

It’s also recommended to use glue to hold it in place so it doesn’t spread open.

Make five pieces in the same way, combine them, and finish as a single cherry blossom.

Using different colors of origami to create a variety of colorful cherry blossoms is also cute.

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If you make lots of them and decorate the wall, you can create a row of cherry trees! First, take a sheet of brown origami paper, make a cross-shaped crease, and open it.

Fold both ends toward the center.

Then fold each side toward the center again, open it, and this time make diagonal “X” creases.

Fold three edges into long, narrow strips to form two triangles, then fold them even narrower.

Open the triangular sections outward, and the tree trunk is complete! For the cherry blossoms, fold pink origami paper into a triangle twice, open it once, then fold the corners to create a rounded shape.

Finally, combine it with the trunk you made first to complete a cherry tree.

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As you make cherry blossoms—symbols of spring—out of origami, let’s also get used to using scissors! First, take pink origami paper, fold it into a square twice, then open it once, and create an X-shaped crease on one half.

Along that crease, start folding from the side without the crease to form a shape like a crêpe.

Next, mark a guide for the cherry blossom petals, cut along the marks with scissors, and open it up—the cherry blossom is complete! Do the same folding, cutting, and opening with a quarter-size sheet of yellow origami paper, then stick it in the center of the pink origami to make the cherry blossom’s stamens.

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In conclusion

We’ve shared some origami cherry blossom ideas. Did you find a favorite folding method? Even with just a few steps, the finished blossoms can instantly brighten up a room. If you fold lots of them in different colors and sizes, you can enjoy a spring-like decoration. Pick up some origami paper and feel the arrival of spring at your fingertips!