Thursday, November 28, 2013

How to Make an Easy Popup Christmas Tree Card (difficulty 2/10)


Difficulty: 2/10.
Learn how to make an easy popup Christmas card with a tree theme with this tutorial. Even young kids can do this Christmas craft. It's great for making Christmas cards for special relatives, teachers, parents, or even Santa Claus. There is a little folding, but not as much as with my usual origami tutorials.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Origami Kusudama Flower Tutorial (difficulty 5/10)


Difficulty 5/10.
This gorgeous origami kusudama flower is easy to fold. But the difficulty level of five is based on assembling of the five kusudama petals together with glue and actually getting them together correctly. Five-way symmetry is not everyone's forte. Quickly learn how to fold this origami kusudama flower, and the results are stunning. A friend of mine used these origami kusudama flowers for her wedding bouquet!

CLASSROOM TIME GUIDE FOR ORIGAMI KUSUDAMA FLOWER
K-8th: not recommended
9th: 50 minutes
10th-12th: 45 minutes

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Easy Origami Turkey for Thanksgiving: Difficulty 3/10


Difficulty 3/10
Use this fairly easy turkey origami for a Thanksgiving project like turkey table decorations, turkey namecard holders, turkey napkin rings, or just simply turkey origami for kids' fine motor skills. Some first graders can do it, but I recommend the timings below if you are folding origami in the classroom.

TEACHER THANKSGIVING TURKEY ORIGAMI TIME GUIDE
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K-2: not recommended
3-4: 50 minutes
4-6: 40 minutes
7-9: 25 minutes
10-12: 20 minutes