Origami n' Stuff 4 Kids: ornaments

Origami Folding Tips

Origami, from the Japanese ori (to fold) and kami (paper), began in the 6th century when Buddhist monks introduced paper to Japan. The print-and-fold crafts and easy diagrams are designed to help children with fine motor skills, directions and hand eye coordination. Some basic origami folding tips:

Print and cut out patterns carefully.
Fold with clean, dry hands.
Follow the instructions. Study the diagrams and be patient.
Be precise: fold each crease well, flattening the creases by running your fingertip over the fold.
Folding the paper away from you is easier than folding towards you.
Be creative...use your origami on greeting cards, holiday decorations, table place cards and bookmarks.

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Christmas: Snowflake Ornament

Assemble this geometric Christmas Ornament using pre-printed pentagons and hexagons.

Photo courtesy Steve Bondy, http://stevespaper.com/

Difficulty: Moderate

Directions:

1. Print out Snowflake Ornament pattern sheet, preferable on heavy weight or cardstock paper.

2. Cut out hexagons and pentagons along solid, outer circle.

3a. Prepare your pentagons by folding the white "tabs" forward as shown. Repeat on all five sides of the pentagon.
3b. Prepare your hexagons in the same manner, creating tabs by folding the white edges forward along all six sides (not shown).

4. Assemble your Christmas ornament by gluing the white tabs together, or taping the shapes together on the underside. Each pentagon should be surrounded by five hexagons. Refer to illustration of completed ornament at the top of page as needed.

Merry Christmas!

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Christmas: Star Ornament Ball

Assemble this geometric Christmas Ornament using pre-printed pentagons.

Difficulty: Moderate

Materials:

12 (1 copy) Star Pentagons
Tape or glue

Directions:

1. Print 1 copy of Star Pentagons, for a total of 12 pentagons.

2. Cut out pentagons along solid, outer circle.

3. Prepare your pentagons by folding the white "tabs" forward as shown. Repeat on all five sides of the pentagon.

4a. Assemble your Christmas ornament by gluing the white tabs together, or taping the shapes together on the underside, so that you have half an ornament with a pentagon in the center, surrounded by five pentagons.

4b. Repeat, to make the second half of the ornament, with a pentagon in the center surrounded by five pentagons.

4c. Glue or tape the two halves together to create your Christmas Star Ornament. Refer to photo of completed ornament at the top of the page as needed.

Merry Christmas!

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Valentine Heart Ornament

Assemble this geometric model using pre-printed equilateral triangles.

Difficulty: Easy

Materials:
20 Heart Equilateral Triangles
Tape or glue

Directions:

1. Print full page of Heart triangles.

2. Cut out pieces along solid, outer circle. You should have a total of 20 circles.

3. Prepare your triangles by folding the white "tabs" forward as shown. Repeat on all three sides of each triangle.
4. Use the white tabs to tape or glue 5 triangles together as shown. Repeat so that you have two "ball ends" of 5 triangles each.

(At this point, you may choose to tape the two ball ends together and decorate with a ribbon to make a Valentine ornament, or proceed to assemble a ball)

5. Tape or glue 5 triangles to each "ball end" as shown.

6. Tape or glue the two ends together to assemble your model as shown...
OR you can construct a star-shaped ornament by glueing the two ends back to back.

Happy Valentine's Day!

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