This is another easy animal origami which children can have a fun time drawing the face on. When picking an origami project for young children it is fun and easier to choose a project that they know, like animals. What you need: Origami paper Pen Steps:
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The next step from a tulip is a dog. This fun origami project lets children use their imagination to create their own doggies. The dog is a great origami follow up to the easy tulips, as the steps are the similar and they get to draw the face after finishing folding. This seems like a simple task but with their imagination it becomes a fun additional step which often is a highlight of this origami project. Is it an angry dog or is it a happy dog? Is it a girl dog or a mummy dog? Also this additional drawing step makes this dog origami appealing to a wider range of young children. Some children might not be super excited about origami but they love drawing. Having a positive experience after completing the origami project will likely encourage children to try it again. So this makes a great one to try it out in a classroom environment. What you need: Origami paper Pen Steps:
Have fun folding!
One of the things I found when it comes to children is that they love the types of origami you can play with or use, so here is a simple origami crown made up of 6 triangle pieces. When it is completed children can wear it. It’s also a fun way of improving that triangle fold which is the basis of a lot of origami. What you need:
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Other triangle fold projects here.
Have fun folding! A great starting origami with only a few steps. Starting with something simple like a tulip is a great confidence builder. This origami only requires four folds and it is quite lenient on how children fold. So that means even if the corners aren’t quite pointy and the folds are a little off it will still look like a beautiful tulip. It’s always a good idea to encourage children to attempt to fold accurately, like making sure the two corners are on top of each other. Their efforts to fold accurately will helps them improve and make subsequent folds easier when they try origami with a few more steps. Getting started how to fold a triangle fold explains tricks to fold a triangle easily for children. Steps:
This is also a fun origami to repeat with different colours to explore the variety that comes in an origami pack. When children feel confident they can make ¼ versions by cutting an origami paper into four squares. They fit quite nicely on a greeting card. ORigami Tulip CardWhat you need:
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