Showing posts with label flowers (花). Show all posts
Showing posts with label flowers (花). Show all posts

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, April 7, 2013

Mother's Day Origami Potted Tulip [チューリップ]

Difficulty: 1 out of 10
This combines three easy origami - the tulip, the cup, and the fan. I use a block of colored square paper from the dollar store. The hardest step for students is getting the cup to be symmetrical, so demonstrate it slowly and walk around the classroom to check for understanding during that part.
TEACHER CLASSROOM TIME GUIDE:
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K-2nd: not recommended
3rd: 50 minutes
4th-5th: 40 minutes
6th-8th: 35 minutes
9th-12th: 15-20 minutes