Perfect origami ideas for September! A special feature on motifs you’ll want to include in early childhood education
September brings Otsukimi (moon viewing) and Respect for the Aged Day, as the seasons gradually shift from summer to autumn.
Children make great strides during this time, too.
Some teachers may want to incorporate origami into their childcare activities but find it difficult to choose seasonal designs.
So this time, we’re introducing origami ideas perfect for September.
We’ve gathered ideas that match autumn motifs and events, so you can not only enjoy folding origami but also use the creations for crafts and gifts.
Try making them together with the children.
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Perfect Origami Ideas for September! A Special Feature on Motifs You’ll Want to Use in Childcare (11–20)
grapes
Grapes are a great origami theme for teachers and children to make together in September.
Using a sheet of origami paper cut in half, you can create two grape berries.
Combine them to make a full cluster of grapes! Grape origami boosts children’s creativity and concentration, develops fine motor skills, and brings an autumn atmosphere to preschools and kindergartens.
You can also enjoy it in various ways—display it on the wall, use it for pretend play at a fruit shop, or make it as a Grandparents’ Day gift.
Why not include it in your autumn crafts this year?
How to fold a cute fox
After folding the origami paper in half into a square twice to make creases, open it, then fold the left and right edges to meet the central crease.
Next, fold the top and bottom edges to meet the horizontal central crease.
Open and flatten the folded top and bottom sections into boat shapes, then make a mountain fold down the center so the two boats overlap.
Hold the lower-left corner of the top boat and fold it upward perpendicular to the boat to form the fox’s face.
Fold the right corner upward toward the back, keeping the two layers together.
The remaining part is the body, and the section you just folded up is the tail.
Draw the face to finish it cutely.
Fall foliage viewing in your room!
https://www.tiktok.com/@hanamikoto8/video/7418524907274865938Cut a sheet of origami paper into four equal strips (tanzaku) with scissors and separate them.
You’ll use only three, so set one aside for another craft.
Fold each of the three pieces in half vertically, then in half horizontally, in that order.
For just one of the three pieces, cut along the crease made by the horizontal fold to split it in two.
Take one of these halves, fold it so its length is halved, and round off the corner on the side where the layers are not connected.
Insert the remaining uncut piece between the others, and make a matching curved cut slightly above the first curve.
Cut the remaining two pieces in the same way, staple them together at the base, and then fan open the layers—the shape will look like a maple leaf.
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.
Cute mushrooms on the wall, too.
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Fold the origami paper in half into a square twice to make creases, then open it.
Fold the top left and right corners in to meet at the center.
Turn the paper over, fold the bottom edge up to match the horizontal crease, then turn it over again and fold the left and right sides in along the vertical creases.
Fold the top triangular part downward, then use that crease to make a pleat fold.
Squash the pleated sections from both sides into triangles to form the mushroom’s cap and stem.
Finally, tuck the remaining corners inward to round out the shape, and you’re done.
Drawing a face on it makes it even cuter.
Grapes made with origami
Open the origami after folding it into a triangle, and place it so the crease runs horizontally.
Fold the two left edges in to meet the crease, then fold the right corner toward the center.
If the origami forms an isosceles triangle, the base for the grapes is complete.
Apply double-sided tape to the front and attach crumpled tissue paper to represent the grape berries.
Finally, glue on a stem made from construction paper to finish.
Using several shades of the same color for the tissue paper gives a vibrant look.
Switch to green to make muscat grapes.
Perfect Origami Ideas for September! Featured Motifs to Use in Childcare (21–30)
Origami fox to make in autumn
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Fold the first piece of origami into a triangle, then fold the left and right corners up to meet the top corner.
Fold the same parts back to create the fox’s ears, then flip the origami so top and bottom are reversed.
Fold the remaining top corner downward, turn the paper over, and make a step fold with the top layer of the bottom corner.
Tuck the remaining bottom layer to the back.
Fold in the left and right corners by about 5 mm to round them, and the face is complete.
For the body, use the second sheet and follow the same steps as the head up to folding the left and right corners to the top corner.
From there, fold back only the upper left corner to make the tail, then tuck in the remaining corners to shape the body.
Attach the head, draw the face, and you’re done.