Maya Thiagarajan - Origami Fun for Kids eBook: 20 Fantastic Folding and Coloring Projects: Origami Book, Fun & Easy Projects, and Downloadable Instructional Video

Heart Hearts make us think of love and cheerfulness, and the valentines we like to give our friends. Heres an easy one to make. Use a rectangular sheet of paper thats four times longer
than it is wide. You can get this by folding a square sheet in half,
folding again. Cut a off a quarter of a sheet as shown below
and use it to make your heart. Fold the four corners toward the center. Fold in half vertically, then unfold. Fold upwards on the diagonal as shown here. Look! The heart is finished! Fairy and Gnome What do a fairy and a gnome have in common? A pointed hat Gnomes, which live in the woods, wear conical hats that are nearly as tall they are, maybe to compensate for being so short Similarly fairies, slender and petite, wear tall cone-shaped hats so that they too may look taller. Look! The heart is finished! Fairy and Gnome What do a fairy and a gnome have in common? A pointed hat Gnomes, which live in the woods, wear conical hats that are nearly as tall they are, maybe to compensate for being so short Similarly fairies, slender and petite, wear tall cone-shaped hats so that they too may look taller.

To start, fold a square sheet of preprinted paper according
to the instructions for making the puppet base figure. This is the base figure for the puppets. Flip the sheet over. Fold the two upper sides toward the center. Heres the gnome! Now you can color in his features and his hat. The fairy is made just like the gnome.

Just fold the two lower flaps of the hat upwards. Heres the finished fairy! Now color in her features and her hat.

Prince and Princess The princes hairdo was once worn by pages, young men of noble family who were dependent on kings, princes, and lords. This style, which became known as the "page-boy," is straight, cut at the level of the ears, with straight bangs over the forehead, similar to the kind that frame the face of the princess. Her hair is longer, and is adorned with a flower. This is the base figure for puppets. This is the base figure for puppets.

Flip the model over. Fold along the diagonal, then unfold. Fold the top layer on both sides toward the center, opening the rear flaps outwards. Fold the flaps toward the center. Unfold the flaps, folding them in half from the center outwards. The princess is done! Now you can color her features and her hair. In order to make the prince, start with figure no. 7,
that is, the last one in the directions for the princess. Refold the two lower portions of the hair toward the back. Here too is the finished prince. Here too is the finished prince.

You can color in his features and his hair.

the King The symbol of the king is the crown, a circular headdress that is either open or closed on top. Crowns, usually made from gold or other finely worked precious metals, are decorated with jewels and ornaments made of enamel, glass or other costly materials. Some crowns are lined with velvet or other fine fabric in purple, a color often associated with kings and emperors. To start, fold a square sheet of preprinted paper according
to the instructions for making the base puppet figure.