[For 4-year-olds] Crafts to make with preschoolers in July and August: Creative activities that let kids feel the summer

corn

How about making corn—one of the summer vegetables that grows under plenty of summer sunshine—out of origami? For this, stack two sheets of origami paper, light green and yellow, with the white sides facing inward.

First, keep the papers stacked, fold them into a triangle, and open it.

Then fold both side corners and edges toward the center line.

Open both corners outward and fold them, then make small folds inward.

Flip it over and, imagining the shape of a corn cob, fold the top, bottom, left, and right corners.

Turn it over again, draw a face and the kernels, and you’re done! It’s an easy and cute craft, so give it a try!

Mr./Ms. Crab

Let’s make a crab that lives in the sea or rivers.

Prepare origami paper, round stickers, and felt-tip pens.

Crease the origami paper, open it while puffing up the center to form the crab’s body, and fold the claws, pressing the folds as you go.

Finally, stick on the eyes and you’re done.

Using patterned origami paper lets you enjoy making different kinds of crabs.

Give your finished crab a name and have fun creating it!

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cream soda

Let’s make a summery cream soda with origami.

Prepare one large sheet of origami paper, three small sheets, and some round stickers.

For the drink portion, fold the large sheet horizontally, then shape it evenly on both the left and right sides as you adjust the paper.

Cut a small sheet into quarters to make the cherry fruit and the cherry stem.

Once finished, attach them to the cream soda.

Finally, take one small sheet, offset-fold it into a triangle, and roll it to create a straw.

Give this delicious-looking cream soda a try!

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Summer Seashells

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Let’s make a seashell out of origami that captures the feeling of summer.

Fold the origami paper into a triangle twice, then unfold it once.

Fold the left and right corners in to meet the center line.

Fold those corners back outward, then fold the creases so they align with the center line.

Next, tuck the left and right corners up toward the center line so they go underneath the small triangle, and fold the tip of the small triangle slightly inward.

Finally, fold the top corner down to shape it like a shell, and you’re done.

Add patterns to make it cute!

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A bamboo leaf that folds in eight steps

Folds in 8 steps! Tanabata Origami: Simple and Cute Bamboo Leaf Origami (For Kids!) · Origami Leaf

Speaking of July, we have Tanabata, don’t we? In childcare facilities and the like, some may create bamboo grass decorations on the walls.

Here’s an origami idea for bamboo leaves that’s useful on such occasions and only takes eight folds.

First, fold the origami paper into a triangle to make a crease, then open it up and fold the two left edges to align with the crease.

At this point, make sure the tip is nice and sharp, and align the edges just slightly outside the crease.

Doing so will help express the leaf’s central vein.

Flip the paper over and fold the triangular section inward.

With the triangle’s base positioned at the bottom, refit the paper and fold the two bottom corners up to meet the center line.

Finally, tuck the left and right corners created in the last step slightly inward, and you’re done!

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Cute morning glory

"How to Make Summer Flower Origami" Easy and Cute Morning Glory and Leaf with One Sheet (For Kids!) - Origami Morning Glory

Here’s an origami idea for morning glories, which are often used for summer wall decorations.

Fold the origami paper in half twice to make a square, then place it with the corner that will be the center of the flower pointing down.

Fold both sides of the top corner diagonally inward, crease well, then unfold and open the paper.

With the white side facing up, use the creases you just made as guides and fold both sides of each of the four corners.

Once folded, fold all four corners inward, leaving a small gap from the center.

Then fold the newly formed four corners outward to round the overall shape, and you’re done! The overlapping areas can be a bit stiff, so fold slowly to avoid injuring your hands.

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whale

[For 4-year-olds] Let’s try it—seasonal origami: “Whale”

Let’s make a whale with light blue origami.

Fold the top and bottom edges together to make a crease, then open it.

Fold the bottom-left corner to the center of the paper.

Fold the paper in half along the crease, and fold the bottom-left corner the same way as the lower triangle.

Open the part you just folded, then fold up the bottom-left corner along the crease to make a long triangle.

Fold the top-left corner inward so it lines up exactly with the border between the white and light blue areas, then fold the new corner created so it also lines up with that border.

Now the whale’s head is complete.

Fold the top-right corner down to meet the bottom edge to make a triangle, then fold up the right corner you just created slightly to form the tail.

Draw an eye to finish it cutely.

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