I. Benefits of Origami
In our childhood, we often played with origami, and the author also loves origami. In fact, origami has many benefits. Here are six benefits of origami for children:
1. Improve hands-on ability.
During the origami process, children’s hands-on ability can be improved. By folding ordinary pieces of paper into various beautiful shapes, children’s hands-on ability gradually improves during the origami process.
2. Cultivate patience and carefulness.
Origami is a meticulous task. Every crease and step requires carefulness, otherwise it is easy to fold it wrong. Origami also requires patience, especially for some complex origami with many steps. Only by persevering to the end can the result be folded.
3. Learn to think independently.
During the origami process, children will think about a series of questions, such as “Why is this step folded like this” and “What will it look like after folding”. So, unconsciously, children learn to think independently.
4. Exercise coordination ability.
Origami requires the cooperation of eyes, hands and brain. Thus, during the origami process, children’s coordination ability is exercised.
5. Cultivate spatial thinking.
Each origami is a three-dimensional object. Therefore, during the origami process, children’s spatial thinking can be cultivated. If children don’t understand solid geometry, they can also understand it through origami.
6. Enrich spare time.
During their spare time after school, children can also do origami to enrich their lives and kill boring time. If a child takes origami as a hobby, it is also a good choice.
II. Content
Today, the origami handicraft we are making is a small red envelope. Let those who love you fill it up.
Steps:
1. Prepare a square piece of origami paper. Of course, use red for the red envelope. Fold it diagonally to make a crease, and then fold one corner up to the center.
2. Fold it up continuously. Then divide the bottom edge into three equal parts. After finding the trisection lines, fold the right side back first, and then the left side back. Pay attention to aligning the edges.
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4. Fold the pointed corner back a little. Cut a little at the black part in the middle of the small slit. It will be cuter if it is adjusted into the shape of a heart. Finally, just fold the upper part down and insert it.
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Production notes:
When making origami works, you must be very careful. Fix the paper well, especially fix the corners of the paper accurately. The creases should be neat. After folding in place, you can scrape it flat with your fingernail.
Production mentality:
If you have your own origami book and many parts confuse you; if you are watching my video and many steps may be too fast for you or I may not explain them. These problems may make you feel confused.
Never lose heart when faced with challenges; after all, we possess abundant imagination and believe that we can ultimately create vivid origami works through our fingertips. Of course, you can collaborate with your friends to unleash your imagination… In summary, never give up or feel discouraged. Creativity: If you have folded the same model many times and can now fold it effortlessly, you can make slight modifications to certain steps or the paper itself, thus creating your own preferred origami style. A new origami work will come to life in your hands. Similarly, don’t hesitate to add your favorite colors to the origami, use small, or paste distinctive paper pieces onto the paper; these additions can make your origami works more unique and realistic.
