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Today was art day and we made these cute Father’s Day cards. Since the kids and I also happen to be doing a mini Japan unit, we decided to try out origami.
I found a tutorial for making the origami shirts here and cut out the shirt papers, ties, and other pieces ahead of time.
Here’s how to make a Origami Father’s Day Card shirt:
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| Start with a piece of 4×6 paper |
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| Fold edges to center |
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| Fold the top half inch down |
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| Fold another half inch but toward the opposite side |
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| Fold the top corners in until they just touch |
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| Fold the bottom up and tuck it under the shirt collar |
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| Open it back up and fold back the lower corners using the middle fold mark as a guide. |
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| Fold the bottom back up and tuck in. A shirt! 🙂 |
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| Add a tie. Of course. |
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| So cute! |
The kids helped as much as they could and glued the tie on. It turned out pretty well! The kids decorated and wrote on the inside.
Since the kids had a hard time folding, we also did this quick ladybug origami because it was a bit easier for their little hands. Find the directions for folding here.
Origami seems to be a fun and simple craft for the kids and I think we’ll try more in the future!
by Stephanie, The Multi Taskin' Mom
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Mrs. Sarah Coller
14 Jun 2013These are cute, Tauna—thanks! Elisha, especially, loves to do paper folding so I’ll show him this post! 🙂
Fibia
14 Jun 2013This morning, my daughter and I searched for the same instructions and made 3 different shirts and ties.
How funny!