Origami n' Stuff 4 Kids

Easter Chick Box

An Easter Chick Box to print and fold...perfect for chocolate treats!

Difficulty: Easy

Directions: Follow directions for Shamrock Box.

Happy Easter!

©2010 Tammy Yee
All rights reserved.

Origami Bunnies

Four bunnies to fold! Happy Easter!

Difficulty: Easy

Directions:

Choose and Print Your Bunny:

1a. Cut out origami along outer solid lines.
1b. Fold in half along diagonal line A.

2a. Fold bunny's head back along line B.
2b. Turn your bunny over so that the printed side is facing up.

3a. Fold back along line C.
3b. Fold back along line D.
3c. Fold back along line E.
Your Origami Bunny is ready to hop!

Crafts: Easter Bunny Box

Here's another fun box, perfect for holding chocolate eggs.

This one was designed by my son, Cosmo, using an old program, AppleWorks.

Instructions:
1. Print and cut out Bunny Box along outer solid line.

2. Fold along tabs and sides as shown.

3. Secure side tabs to inside of box with tape or glue.

Origami Bunny Face

A simple bunny...great for pasting on Happy New Year cards!

Difficulty: Easy

Directions:

1. Print and cut out image along outer solid lines.
2. Fold back along diagonal line.
3. Turn your bunny origami over, so that the printed side faces down. 4a. Fold ear down on diagonal line as shown. 4b. Repeat on other side. 5a. Fold ear up as shown. 5b. Repeat on other side. 6a. Turn bunny over with printed side up. 6b. Fold back white "tip" on top of bunny's head. 6c. Repeat with the white corner on bunny's chin. Fold back bunny's cheeks, as illustrated. Now your bunny is pau! (done)! ©2010 Tammy Yee All rights reserved.

Print, Fold, and Decorate an Easter Basket

Great for Easter favors, fun for tots to decorate!

Difficulty: Easy

Directions:

Print and cut out Easter Basket, Basket Handle, and Decorations.
Fold and assemble Basket along solid black lines. Tape or glue tabs.
Attach Basket Handle, to desired length, with tape or glue.
Decorate with Bunny, Eggs and Heart.

Origami Easter Chick

Difficulty: Moderate

Directions:

1a. Print and cut out origami along outer solid lines.
1b. Snip end of feet, as illustrated, to black dot.

2a. Turn paper over. With printed side facing down, fold along line A as illustrated.
2b. Repeat fold along line A on opposite side.

2c. Fold along line B.
2d. Repeat fold along line B on opposite side.

3a. Unfold along your last fold (see 2d). Your "crease" along line B is indicated by the green dashed line. Take note of line C, as indicated by the red solid line.

3b. Unfold along line A. Your origami should appear as illustrated, with the creases as marked by colored lines. (Note: Red line C is not creased yet; the line is marked for your convenience)

4a. Now fold along B line first...

4b. Then fold over along A line, all the while creasing along line C (marked in red) to create the chick's wing.
4c. Repeat above directions on the opposite side to create the other wing. Your origami should now appear as shown.

5a. Fold back along line D.
5b. Fold beak up along line E.
5c. Crease head by folding back along line F. Unfold along line F only.

6a. Fold back along center line.
6b. Crease both ways along line G by first folding forward,
6c. Then folding backward.
6d. Your origami should now have creases along line F (green) and line G (red).

7a. Simultaneously valley fold along line G (red) and mountain fold along line F (green)...
7b. So that your chick appears as shown.

8a. Valley fold along line H.
8b. Fold inward along line I on both sides to create legs.
8c. Fold feet forward, and your chick is pau (done)!

Happy Easter!

©2010 Tammy Yee
All rights reserved.

E-Card: Some Bunny Loves You

Send an E-Card for Valentine's Day or Easter!

TRAVEL: Olympic National Park, Washington

Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park. Photo by Tammy Yee.

Primeval rainforests, rugged Pacific coastline, alpine forests and glacier-capped peaks, hot springs and tide pools...Olympic National Park has much to offer as a family destination.

Whether you're spending a day or a week at the park, a stop at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles will help you plan your family vacation.

Recommendation:
Falcon Guide produces a series of Best Easy Day Hikes, and we've found these useful while touring national parks, especially when we have a limited amount of time and require trails with bathroom facilities, or accommodations for family members with mobility issues.

Sea star at Salt Creek Tide Pools. Remember when visiting tide pools to always have a tide chart handy, and be sure to check ocean conditions with Park Rangers. Never turn your back to the ocean, and always keep children under close supervision.

Rocks may be slippery, so have proper footwear. Avoid trampling on plants and coral. Remember that tide pool creatures need to be submersed...return them to their pools, and if you lift a rock or a pebble while exploring, replace it in its original position.

There are a number of short hikes through old-growth forest that are suitable for young families. Sol Duc Falls is a 1.4 mi (round trip) hike through mossy temperate forests. Kids can look for millipedes and banana slugs along the way.

At Olympic National Park, you can explore several different ecosystems in a single day.

We stayed in a rustic cabin at Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, which featured two queen-sized beds, a fully equipped kitchen, refrigerator, stove, microwave and (most importantly) coffee maker.

There are no telephones, radio, television or internet connection in the cabins, so tire the kids out during the day and have quiet activities (coloring books for the little ones, cards and puzzles for older children) and books available on hand.

Barn swallows swoop over the cabins at Sol Duc Hot Springs.

The restaurant overlooks the mineral hot springs where you can unwind after a day of hiking, and the convenience store will come in handy when packing for your day trip.

Other lodging is available within the park, some without modern distractions: Lake Quinault Lodge, Kalaloch Lodge and Lake Crescent Lodge. For families who can't vacation without television and wireless internet, there's the Olympic Lodge. For television and laundry but no internet, try the Rain Forest Resort Village. And for large families who prefer one and two bedroom suites, the Olympic Suites Inn is located within the city of Forks (tween alert: the popular Twilight series was filmed in forks!) along the Calawah River. Check for seasonal specials and make your reservations online.

Bald eagle over Rialto Beach

On the last day of our vacation we took a whirlwind tour, driving along the 73-mile scenic coast, stopping at Ruby Beach and Rialto Beach where we watched bald eagles soaring above the wind-sheared cliffs; took a short, family-friendly hike on snow-covered Hurricane Ridge, then explored the rich tide pools at Salt Creek, just outside the park boundaries.

Black tailed deer at Hurricane Ridge. Look for Olympic marmots, which are endemic to the Olympic Peninsula.

The Olympic National Park web site has articles and brochures you can download for children, to prepare them for your family vacation. Also, be sure to review the Park Service's Things To Know Before You Come.

Fun Facts:

Wildlife
Kids are chock full of questions you can't answer. Whenever we explore national parks, we always bring along an inexpensive pocket guide.

Our favorites are the boldly illustrated mammal, bird and plant identification guides and cards that turn hiking into a treasure hunt.

Download a list of animals you might see at Olympic National Park, and make a checklist that you can discuss after your family's day hike.

Remember that however cute and cuddly they may appear, the animals are wild and should not be approached, harassed or fed.

Pacific Northwest Marine Mammal and Seabird Word Search

Sea Otter
How much do you know about those lovable, fur-faced acrobats twisting and diving in kelp beds? Sea otters are one of the few mammals, aside from primates (monkeys and apes), to use tools. Floating on the surface of the water, they sometimes place a rock on their chest, using it as a hard surface to smash open shelled food like clams and abalone. Have you ever wondered how otters carry all that stuff to the surface? In their armpits, in loose skin folds! Try that with an urchin--better yet, don't try it.
Read more...

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All rights reserved.

Fun Stuff:

Origami
Visitors in May and early June may be lucky enough to spot a bald eagle nest with new chicks:
American Bald Eagle Origami

Bald Eagle Paper Airplane

Humpback Whale

Sea Otter

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