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Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding,isa fun activity for kids as well as adults. While adults canmastermore intricate pieces, children love making the easier boxesandbirds and other figures. Most children are already makinglittleOrigami toys at school, paper snappers and fortune tellingfingerboxes.

The best way to teach Origami for kids is to demonstratetheprocedures for them, especially for the younger children. Therearefairly simple diagrams, and older children can usually figurethemout, but a one-to-one teaching situation, or small groupteaching,works best for the younger set. Classic Origami books arewrittenby Isao Honda, Yoshizawa, and Sakade. There are many others,somejust for beginners.
Very straight folds and crisp folds are important, particularlywhenyou start making figures that use more than one sheet ofpaper. Thepaper is the other very important element for Origami.Be sure yourpapers are exactly square. You can purchase special,colorful,Origami papers that are pre-cut from a craft store. Or,you can makeyour own squares. By doing two diagonal folds andmatching sides,you can create a good square. For kids, just startwith some typingpaper. Take the bottom right corner and bring thatand the bottomside over to the left side of the whole sheet. Pressdown on thediagonal fold you created and you will see a trianglewith a shortbut wide rectangle above it. Cut off the rectangle,leaving just thefolded triangle. Now, unfold the triangle andrefold from the leftlower corner over to the right side of thesquare. Your sides shouldmatch and when you unfold this, you willhave your excellent squarepiece of paper, with criss crossdiagonal folds. This is fine,because many Origami designs beginwith a diagonal fold. When youare attempting to do Origami forkids, these larger square areeasier for their little fingers andhands to work with and theresults will be bigger.

So what are you waiting? In its simplest form, origamirequiresnothing more than a single sheet of paper. This makes itafantastic activity for parents and children to do together.There'sno expensive or potentially dangerous equipment involved anditallows parents to enjoy a fun activity and interact withtheirchildren with limited preparation or planning. Wantmoreinspiration? Please download our application of easyorigamitutorial for kids! Origami for kids is a fun way to spendtime rainor shine!
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