Origami ideas for toddlers

Folding paper figures is a very fun activity for the little ones. The origami technique allows kids to make a variety of objects and structures. In today's article, we'll look at some interesting origami ideas for toddlers.

Kids, whose fantasy has not yet managed to be limited to ordinary adult dogmas, learn the world around them through the gameplay. Little craftsmen are especially pleased with the opportunity to create a whole world with a mass of characters and heroes from a piece of paper. That is why the origami technique is quickly capturing children's minds.

The popular technique in question has a predominantly positive effect on young craftsmen. Mastering the features of modeling origami figures, kids simultaneously acquire other useful skills.

• Learning origami techniques builds a good writing technique. To fold a neat figure, you have to make small and most accurate movements with your fingers. Through these simple but effective exercises, the hands are developed. Thanks to this, further writing of letters does not cause any special difficulties.

• The ability to design develops. It will be much easier for kids who are familiar with the origami technique to master geometry, as well as 3D modeling, because their spatial imagination is well developed.

• Thanks to the origami technique, the child also develops hard work. When a little master sees that his labors bring good results, he gets special pleasure. Moreover, many of these paper crafts can be used in a huge number of children's games.In the baby, it is deposited in the consciousness that he can independently provide himself with everything necessary, having made certain efforts and efforts to this.

• The correct speech is built. The vocabulary of the little origamist master, his ability to express himself clearly and fluently directly depends on his fine motor skills.

• Making origami develops neatness in children.... If you fold a piece of paper carelessly, then a beautiful and correct figure will not come out of it. In this case, the accuracy of movements is very important, as well as the proper level of concentration - this is exactly what is important to learn for babies up to 4 years of age.

When the paper sheets are folded according to a certain pattern, both hemispheres of the child's brain are automatically activated. They turn out to be active to the same extent, due to which there is a synchronization of the brain, as well as the balance of thought processes.

Thanks to mastering the origami technique, a child can easily get distracted from any unnecessary thoughts, get rid of stress, and acquire the ability to quickly find a way out of even the most difficult situations.

The origami technique does not have serious drawbacks that can negatively affect the condition and skills of a small child. Difficulty can only lie in those processes in which it is necessary to use scissors with sharp blades. In such conditions, all creative operations must take place under the strict supervision of adults in order to prevent possible injury to the little origamist.

Paper animal figures are one of the most popular options that kids love to model. Many of these crafts are made very simply and quickly, raising the spirits of a young origamist.

For example, you can make a very cute and cute dog out of a piece of paper.

• You need to pick up a square piece of paper. In it, all 4 vertices need to be wrapped towards the center, so that as a result a smaller square is formed.
• One corner will need to be carefully turned in the opposite direction., and then fold the inverted "house" in half.
• Next, the left side of the workpiece is unfolded diagonally. In this case, an asymmetrical rhombus should form. This detail will play the role of the dog's head.
• It is necessary to slightly bend the tops of the workpieceto get ears and a muzzle with a nose.
• The corners at the bottom are tucked inward for added stability of the paper product... Next, the figure is turned over.

Another cute craft in the shape of a cat's face is easily assembled.

• You need to take a square sheet of paper. It must be folded in half diagonally to form a triangle.
• The edges of the resulting triangle are wrapped from the base to the middle, but at a very slight angle - in the future, these will be cat ears.
• The top of the structure must be wrapped to the bottom so that the head of the figure is formed.
• Next, the paper blank will need to be turned over to the other side.
• At the final stage, you should draw eyes on the paper muzzle. They can also be made out of paper and glued in the desired areas. Draw the antennae, mouth and nose.

It is easy to assemble origami in the form of a giraffe from paper.

• It is necessary to mark the diagonal of the square sheet, and then tuck the sides to it. The result should be a rhombus of an elongated structure.
• The workpiece must be folded in half, and then unfold so that the shortest and straightest side serves as the base.
• The elongated tip should be turned in the opposite direction, after which the head of the figurine should be formed.
• To make a flat muzzle with a nose for a giraffe, you will need to tuck the sharp tip inward. Similarly, you need to fold the tail of the animal like a ladder. This should be done inward, first highlighting the fold lines.
• In the center of the base, a quadrangle must be very carefully cut to form the front and hind legs of the giraffe.
• The finished craft must be decorated with paints or pencils. It is necessary to draw spots, eyes, nose and mouth.

Children love to collect not only different animals, but also birds using the origami technique. Many of these crafts are very easy to model, but they have a very attractive look.

For example, to make a wise owl, a little master will need:

• glue;
• orange felt-tip pen;
• a pair of ready-made plastic eyes (sold in shops for creativity and art);

Such a craft is modeled according to the scheme below.

• First, on a square workpiece, you will need to form diagonally located folds. To do this, the square must be folded in half so that it takes the shape of a triangle.

• Further, an additional bend is formed along the other diagonal. Next, the square is laid with the white side up.

• The upper vertical bend should be visually divided into 3 parts. Next, 1 third is folded down. You can immediately apply glue to fix the corner.

• The lower corner on the opposite side is folded upward so that it "meets" the upper corner. Then the glue is taken again. They should fix this fold.

• Next, the sides are folded. This must be done symmetrically - these will be the wings of an owl.

• A small part of the pre-bent corner must be folded back to form the bird's beak. This detail is painted with an orange felt-tip pen.

• Now you can stick on the finished plastic eyes.

• It remains only to highlight the plumage on the body of the owl. This can be done with a black felt-tip pen or marker. The original children's craft is ready.

A child aged 2 to 5 years old can use many other simple schemes for modeling beautiful origami paper crafts. For example, little boys will certainly be interested in the process of making paper boats. Let's find out how you can make such a craft.

• A rectangular paper sheet is required. It is folded in half. At the same time, the fold should be directed upwards.
• Further, to the middle, you will need to tuck the corners located on top.
• The base of the formed pentagon is tucked up on both sides along the lines where the vertex ends.
• The center points at the base will need to be pulled to the sides. The workpiece must be expanded into a rectangular rhombus.
• Next, the lower triangles are tucked up. Origami should be straightened to the sides from the middle again, and then the sides should be lowered.

There is an origami modeling idea that will surely interest little girls. You can make a very beautiful and delicate tulip with your own hands. We will learn how to do it correctly.

• Take a square paper sheet. Its color can be any, for example: yellow, pink, red, and so on.
• The paper is folded diagonally in half.
• The formed triangle is bent diagonally again, and then unbent so that the fold line is visible. After that, you will need to fold the right end of the triangle at a slight angle of 60 degrees.
• The second end must be gently bent, like the first.
• The bottom of the workpiece is wrapped.
• Next, you will need to take a sheet of square paper. This component must be colored green.
• The green leaf is folded in half diagonally, and then folded back so that the folded areas are clearly visible.
• Then fold both sides of the triangles on the sheet so that the fold lines are between the unoccupied edge and the diagonal.
• Now the workpiece will need to be folded in accordance with the diagonal.
• After that, the bottom is folded back, as shown in the diagram.
• Both parts of the paper flower should be combined into one composition - this will be the final step of the work.

To learn how you can make origami in the form of a fish with your own hands, see the next video.