Easy Butterfly Origami

My new book, Easy Butterfly Origami features 30 bold full-color patterns designed to accurately portray the dorsal and ventral sides of some of the most beautiful butterflies from around the world!

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.

Halloween Pinwheel Spider

Classic Pinwheel for your pencil eraser.
Not suitable for young children.



Difficulty: Easy

Materials:

  1. Paper
  2. Scissors
  3. Sewing pin
  4. Pencil with eraser head


Directions:

1. Print and cut out web and spider.



2. Cut pinwheel web along diagonal red lines.

3. Using the photo as a guide, push the sewing pin first through the red dot on spider, then through the dots on the paper pinwheel. Insert pin into eraser head. (Not suitable for young children.)

Have a safe and happy Halloween!


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Halloween Crafts and Origami: Pumpkin Box


Print and fold a Pumpkin Treat Box for Halloween!



Print Pumpkin Box
Print Directions



Difficulty: Easy



Directions:



1a. Print and cut out box along outer solid line.

1b. Make cuts on the "pumpkin halves" as shown, along the black lines only. Do not cut beyond the points indicated by the red dots.





2a - d. With printed side facing down, fold and unfold along the solid black lines as indicated, to form the sides of the box.
2e. Your box should be creased as shown.



3a - c. Repeat the process along the outer lines to form the lid of the box.

3d. Your box should now be creased as shown.





4a. Note the diagonal lines marked in red.
4b. Fold the sides of the box up as shown, creasing along these diagonal lines to form the corners of the box.

4c. Secure the box by interlocking the pumpkin halves along the cuts you made in step 1b.



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Crafts: Holiday Treat Boxes




Need tiny boxes for Holiday treats? Kids love helping with favors and decorations. Here's an activity you can work on together...printing and folding Holiday-themed boxes to hold candy kisses, peppermints and more...


Directions:

1a. Cut out box along outer solid line.

1b. Make cuts on the "shamrock halves" as shown, along the black lines only. Do not cut beyond the points indicated by the red dots.




2a - d. With printed side facing down, fold and unfold along the solid black lines as indicated, to form the sides of the box.




2e. Your box should be creased as shown:



3a-c. Repeat the process along the outer lines to form the lid of the box.




3d. Your box should now be creased as shown:



4a. Take note of the diagonal lines marked in red:
4b. As you fold the sides of the box up as shown, you will make creases along these diagonal lines to form the corners of the box.

4c. Secure the box by interlocking the shamrock halves along the cuts you made in step 1b.


Print St. Patrick's Day Box
Print Easter Chick Box
Print Halloween Box

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Halloween: Owl Mask

Great Horned Owl Mask

Difficulty: Easy




Materials:
  1. Heavyweight paper
  2. Scissors
  3. Clear paper tape

Directions:

1. Print and cut out Owl Mask:

Great Horned Owl Mask



2. Cut out holes for eyes.




3a. Overlap tab as shown and secure with tape.

3b. Repeat on other side.

3c. From the backside, you can see how the tabs overlap, and how this creates a rounded look.




4a. Crease owl beak along center fold, and secure with tape as shown.

4b. From the underside, you can see how this creates a three dimensional beak.




5. Fold in beak tabs as shown. Turn beak over.








6a. Apply tape to beak as shown...

6b. And secure to Owl Mask as shown, using the white areas on the mask as a guide.




Have a safe and Happy Halloween!


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Halloween: Origami Bat 1

Print and fold an Origami Bat for Halloween! Create your own Halloween cards and window decorations.




Difficulty: Easy

Directions:


1. Print and cut out Bat Origami.






2. Fold back on diagonal line A. Unfold.
3. Repeat fold on diagonal line B. Unfold.






4. Fold up on line C. Unfold.







5. Your Bat Origami should be creased as shown:






6a. Using the creases as guidelines, create a "tent" form as shown.
6b. Cut bat ears along red lines, as shown.






7. Fold bat head down.





8. Fold along D, and E, to form your Origami Bat's body.





Have a safe and Happy Halloween!


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