Showing posts with label origami. Show all posts
Showing posts with label origami. Show all posts
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Dancer Paper Snowflakes
Does your child love to dance? Then these dancer snowflakes are just the paper craft for you. Dainty, fluttery, and lovely, they are sure to amaze children of all ages!
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Rainbow Snowflake Cutouts
Bet you read the title and thought... what? Rainbow snowflakes? Well, I had a tough time figuring what to name this rainbow craft. Is it a snowflake craft? Is it considered kirigami? I'm not sure. All I know is that it's a cute and fun paper cutting craft for rainbow-loving kids to try out.
Let's Cut Rainbow Snowflakes
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Monday, May 16, 2016
Uber Cute Origami Mermaid
Looking for the cutest origami summer craft ever? I recently signed my son up for swimming lessons and realized... oof! Summer is right around the corner! That means that it's time for... summer crafts! Woo hoo! And what better way to inspire some summer crafting.. then this uber cute origami mermaid? Yup. Put this craft on your summer-to-do list! It's a must for all mermaid-loving kiddos!
How to Fold an Origami Mermaid!
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Monday, May 2, 2016
Accordion Folded Flowers
Spring is definitely in our neck of the woods. And that means two things: flowers and parties. Yup! The flowers have gone gangbusters and we've celebrated tons of friends' birthdays in the past two months. I think that's why I felt inspired to make today's super nifty flower craft. These accordion folded flowers are such a nice way to bring the loveliness of Spring indoors. They'll look great adorning your home or as pretty party decorations too!
So head on over to DIY Candy today to see my super easy tutorial for these accordion folded flowers!
Happy making, friends!
How To Fold Accordion Folded Flowers!
So head on over to DIY Candy today to see my super easy tutorial for these accordion folded flowers!
Happy making, friends!
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Artsy Origami Butterfly Stick Toys
These artsy origami butterfly stick toys are such a fun spring craft to make with the kiddos. You get to paint and decorate... and then you get to fold... and then you get to play!
Artsy Origami Butterfly Stick Toys
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Thursday, March 31, 2016
How to Fold Origami Ice Cream Cones
Ice cream and origami. Two of my current favorite things in life. Today I'm sharing a super cute and easy origami and paper craft- origami ice cream cones! These little guys are super sweet and easy to make.
So let's get making!
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So let's get making!
How to fold Origami Ice Cream Cones
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Friday, January 22, 2016
Origami Conversation Heart Corner Bookmarks
Origami Crafts + Valentine's Day Crafts are some of my favorite to make! I love transforming a sheet of paper into something else... and today's super easy craft combines both of these loves. Tada! We're making...
Origami Conversation Heart Bookmarks!
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Monday, December 28, 2015
Easy Snowflake Craft For New Years
2016 is coming up! If you're looking for a fun New Years Craft to do with the kids, check out this New Years Snowflake!
2016 New Years Snowflake Craft
Yup. We've made cut star snowflakes, giant painted snowflakes, snowman snowflakes, and lego snowflakes. Now let's throw a 2016 inspired one in the mix as well!
You can get my patterns to cut out these two New Years snowflakes on DIY Candy!
And if you're looking for other cute New Years Crafts to do with the kids, check out the links below!
Thursday, December 24, 2015
How to Cut Star Snowflakes
Merry Christmas, friends!
If you're looking for an easy Christmas Craft, here are two designs for cutting your very own star inspired snowflakes with the kiddos!
How to Cut Star Snowflakes!
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
GIANT, Gorgeous Painted Snowflakes
I have 3 words for you: GIANT COLORFUL SNOWFLAKES. A dream? Nope! These gorgeous snowflakes are simple to make and a great way to showcase your child's artwork too!
Giant and Gorgeous Painted Snowflakes
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
How to Cut Snowman Snowflakes (2 ways!)
Today we're making snowman snowflakes!
2 Ways to Make Snowman Snowflakes!
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Gorgeous Accordion Fold Fall Paper Leaf Banner
Today we're continuing with the theme of easy fall crafts. Couple of days ago I shared this really beautiful Sewn Leaf Art project that I made with my preschooler. Today I just wanted to share this gorgeous folded paper leaf banner.
I came up with the idea after reading some fall-themed books with my son. Seeing all the beautiful colored leaves in the books made me miss the fall leaves back on the East coast. And then it hit me- why not make our own? Bring a bit of fall to our forever-summer state. And so, my son and I got to making and painting together. The results came out so beautiful that he insisted we hang the banner up in his room to spruce it up.
I came up with the idea after reading some fall-themed books with my son. Seeing all the beautiful colored leaves in the books made me miss the fall leaves back on the East coast. And then it hit me- why not make our own? Bring a bit of fall to our forever-summer state. And so, my son and I got to making and painting together. The results came out so beautiful that he insisted we hang the banner up in his room to spruce it up.
Friday, July 17, 2015
Easy Kirigami Fish Craft
Howdy! For those of you living above the equator-- how's summer so far? I'm slowly recovering from illness (hooray!) Our days are packed with swim classes, trips to the library, play dates, and night time walks. Is it just me, or is summer just as busy as the rest of the school year?
Lately, I honestly haven't had the time (or energy) to craft. (Do you ever feel that way too?) Well, in case you wanted a quick, summer craft to do with the kids, I'm sharing this easy kirigami fish craft today! I've always enjoyed paper cutting and folding crafts, so I thought this was a really great way for young children to get creative with scissors and paper too!
Lately, I honestly haven't had the time (or energy) to craft. (Do you ever feel that way too?) Well, in case you wanted a quick, summer craft to do with the kids, I'm sharing this easy kirigami fish craft today! I've always enjoyed paper cutting and folding crafts, so I thought this was a really great way for young children to get creative with scissors and paper too!
Let's make some Kirigami Fish!
Monday, May 18, 2015
Make Origami Faces
This past weekend I spent a bit of time figuring out how to make some adorable origami faces. After several failed attempts, I shortened the directions... and voila! I love how they turned out! Sculptural and modern, they are so fun to make and uber cool to display!
Paper Sculptures- Making Origami Faces with Kids!
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Monday, May 11, 2015
Calder-Inspired Sculptures (and our 20+ favorite art books!)
As a child I really loved Alexander Calder's sculptures. Whimsical and colorful, they let me see that art can be fun too! Today I'm sharing a really simple paper sculpture project inspired by Calder's large scale metal ones. They take only minutes to whip up and certainly would also make for fun scissor practice with younger kids as well!
Kids Calder-Inspired Art Sculptures
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
How to Make Tissue Paper flowers
Are you looking to create gorgeous, realistic tissue paper flowers with the kids? Then this is the tutorial for you! These flowers are beautiful and super easy to make. Just grab a bunch of tissue paper, pipe cleaners, and scissors and you're all set to make a colorful bouquet for someone special!
How to Make Tissue Paper Flowers
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Sunday, May 3, 2015
Slinky Rainbow Garland
Are you looking for an easy, fun, and colorful kids craft? Well, then today's slinky rainbow garland is just up your alley. I've been digging rainbow crafts lately. They're just so fun and happy! And these rainbow garlands are totally rocking my world. I was inspired by Minieco's folded rainbow paper garlands and decided to make some of my own! Chuck loves playing them like an accordion and watching them wiggle around. (Ok, I kinda do too. They're mesmerizing!)
Slinky Rainbow Paper Garland
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Make a Colorful Paper Garland
For some reason Spring seems to bring in parties galore. Birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, boy, oh boy, it seems like every week we're celebrating something new. Is it that way for you too? Spring is definitely a happy season for us. So with that in mind, I came up with this super simple paper garland that you and the kids can easily whip up within minutes! Tape them up and then poof, instant party!
We're currently digging rainbow crafts over here, so of course I had to make one of every color!
We're currently digging rainbow crafts over here, so of course I had to make one of every color!
Colorful Paper Garland
Friday, April 24, 2015
How to Make Colorful Kirigami Flowers
Spring is here! La la la! Although our current grey skies don't exactly scream "warm, sunny, bursting-with-new-life weather," today's kirigami flower craft certainly does!
Now, I had a lot of trouble naming this craft. These flowers kinda felt like origami... and yet they weren't quite origami because I used scissors to make the designs too. Luckily Mr. Google taught me the term kirigami. It's a Japanese term that basically describes origami that also involves paper cutting too. Bingo! So cool right?
By the way, if you love these flowers, you'll also love these
How to Fold and Cut Kirigami Flowers
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Now, I had a lot of trouble naming this craft. These flowers kinda felt like origami... and yet they weren't quite origami because I used scissors to make the designs too. Luckily Mr. Google taught me the term kirigami. It's a Japanese term that basically describes origami that also involves paper cutting too. Bingo! So cool right?
By the way, if you love these flowers, you'll also love these
Sunday, April 5, 2015
How to Fold and Cut Origami Stars
Lately I've just been digging Origami projects. There's just something so relaxing about folding paper to create lovely things. For today's post I wanted to share a recent origami project- these folded and cut origami stars. They are really, really beautiful and of course, super simple to make! (I'm an origami newbie, so if I say it's easy... it's totally doable!)
So keep reading to see how I made them.
Oh yeah. Guess what? I took the plunge and actually shot videos of me folding the paper and explaining my process. I know, I know. Video is a completely new medium to me and I still have a lot of kinks to work out (like how to make things brighter!) But, I think the videos explain the process better than the photos. So I've included them in the post.
How to Fold and Cut Origami Stars
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So keep reading to see how I made them.
Oh yeah. Guess what? I took the plunge and actually shot videos of me folding the paper and explaining my process. I know, I know. Video is a completely new medium to me and I still have a lot of kinks to work out (like how to make things brighter!) But, I think the videos explain the process better than the photos. So I've included them in the post.
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