Children love origami that they can play with so I was in search for an origami frog. The more common version of the origami frog requires more folding and more precision. This jumping frog is the simplest frog and still jumps quite well. The jumping frog starts with a new base fold: an rectangle fold. You can find more detail on how to fold a rectangle here. What you need: Origami paper Pen White circle stickers (optional). Steps:
To make it jump gently push down on the back and slide the finger towards the back. Have fun with your jumping frog!!!
Another triangle fold origami project that is fun and easy. Only a single fold at the end is different from the origami cup, so the origami cat is a great next step from the origami cup. Repetition helps kids really improve those folds and gives them confidence to create. The great thing about this project is that kids can draw faces on, with children’s creativity it's endless. And most likely you will end up with a herd of cats with various funny faces. What you need:
Steps:
When children feel confident about the origami cat, try cutting an origami paper into four to make a quarter size version. Using a quarter size origami to fold will make little cats and they can make a family of cats. Have fun folding!
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:
Enjoy folding!
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!
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