Material preparation: square paper.
1, you will need a square piece of paper and a pair of scissors. The first step is to take a square piece of paper, fold it in half along two opposite sides, open it after leaving creases, turn it to the back, fold it in half along two diagonal lines, open it after leaving creases, and then fold it into a small square along these creases.
2. Fold the top corner down into a small triangle, leave a crease and open it, then press it in.
3. Fold the left and right sides inward respectively, and the folding method on the opposite sides is the same.
4. Pull out the lower corner, open the whole figure, and cut the corners of the four lines in the middle with scissors.
5. Fold the upper part downward, the diagonal lines on both sides of the small square on the right side are folded inward, and the left side is also folded.
6. Cut the lower part from the middle.
7. Fold both sides of the right part inward and make it thinner. The left part is folded in the same way.
8. Turn to the front, insert the left and right corners into the small square in the middle, and then cut the two ribbons at the bottom into shapes, and the bow is finished.
The benefits of origami:
Improve hand-eye coordination.
Origami requires fine movements and hand-eye coordination, which is very beneficial to children's fine movements.
Cultivate observation and creativity
In the process of origami, it is necessary to observe and understand the shape, color and folding mode of paper, which is helpful to cultivate children's observation and creativity.
Exercise patience and fine movements.
Origami takes some time and patience, which is very helpful for training children's patience and fine movements.
Promote brain development
Origami involves a wide range of fields, including aesthetics, philosophy, psychology, history and so on. It can promote brain development and improve children's thinking ability.
Enhance memory
Origami can also improve children's memory. For preschool children, their cognitive ability is in the stage of thinking in images and has not yet reached the level of abstract thinking. Children in this period should rely on visual representation to cultivate and enhance their memory.
Develop social skills
Origami is a social activity, which can help children learn to communicate and cooperate with others, which is very important for the cultivation of children's social skills.
Origami can not only exercise children's practical ability, but also improve their cognitive and social skills, which is very beneficial to their all-round development.
Exercise finger flexibility: origami requires fine finger movements, which helps to exercise finger flexibility and improve children's practical ability.
Cultivate observation and attention: origami requires observation and concentration, which can cultivate children's good habit of doing things step by step and methodically.
Develop creativity and imagination: origami requires innovative thinking and imagination. Through origami, children can try to use different folding methods and designs, which helps to develop their creativity and imagination.