Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper. It's a really fabulous crafts that even the smallest of hands can master. I certainly don't think a 4 year old can make a dragon, but there are all levels of objects. The great thing about oragami is that it doesn't really cost anything to do. Nevermind all the fancy types of paper you're supposed to use. These are kids. A two dollar pack of construction paper or even computer paper work just fine. Perhaps when your kids make it to competition level you might want to invest in some sort of "hand made using home grown herbs and flowers" paper, but not today.
Cost of project? A couple of bucks
Time investment? As long as your kids can continue to make new things, endless.
I challenge any girl out there to tell me they don't remember the little oragami finger fortune teller. Pick a color. Now pick a number. Now pick another number. One more number. Your fortune is.... Such fun. I was surprised that after all these years (25+/-) I still basically remember how to make one. Maddie handed me a piece of paper and asked me to fold it. It was sloppy, but I did it. The muscle memory was there.
Below is an easy tutorial on how to make these fortune tellers. It takes about 4 minutes to do, and perhaps a another 10 to figure out what to put as the fortunes. You don't have to use actual fortunes. Here are some ideas for the hidden message under the flap:
1. Put family names inside and use the fortune teller to determine chores!
2. You can put "good deed" ideas inside.
3. What to eat for a meal
4. What games to play if you have to choose
5. What book to read next
Here's a great youtube tutorial.
The template below helps you figure out on which flap to put your numbers, colors, shapes, fortunes, etc... Don't feel obligated to use numbers! Use your favorite stars! You don't have to use colors! Use your favorite candies! You are only limited by your imagination...which means you shouldn't be limited at all. (click the link for the full sized template)
Here's a second alternative
We are using youtube tutorials to learn how to do other shapes and animals. It's a slow process, but fun. Mistakes are OK. If you don't want to waste paper that you make mistakes on and crumble, just use them for other art projects, many of which we'll talk about in later posts.
Have fun! See you tomorrow...if that's what my fortune reads...
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