Origami For Beginners
I remember around 4th grade all my friends and I turned into origami nuts. I think it started on a class trip to an art museum….Anyway, I was hooked and became an origami wizard. That being said over 15 years later, all I can remember how to do is make a swan. When Bea is older I do plan on getting reaquainted with the magic of paper folding and get her hooked.
Origami is great for kids because there is always more to learn. You can start off teaching them simple folds and eventaully, as they get older, move on to more and more complex designs. Eventually they can start following instructions themselves, and you can have five minutes to yourself to check you email and blog about how great your kids are at origami.
It’s also great for the budget. While beautiful origami paper can be very expensive, you can always use old newspapers, wrapping paper or just plain printer paper that won’t break the bank.
Here are some beginner folds that you can teach the little ones:
Good Origami Sites:
Also, if you’re one of those people that does have money to burn, or fold in this case, check out Money Origami.
June 12th, 2007 at 8:01 am
I remember making all of these origami baskets that nested inside each other! So much fun.
June 12th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
have you looked at i think its called bento ? that japanese food art thing
June 13th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Hmmm, not didn’t know about Bento. Might look into eat - oops I mean ‘it’.
June 13th, 2007 at 6:28 pm
oh we use to play football in class. (wait make sure my kid isn’t reading this over my shoulder), made boats to float on water, hats, those little open and close things that had the numbers and fortunes in them.
Two years ago my son made orgami whales and dolphins….too hard for me.
June 27th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
I used to make origami boat and frog. It’s really cute.
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