Now that we’re on this side of Spring Break, (and the art room calendar goes through the end of the year!), it feels like the days are zipping by. In light of that, we thought we’d provide a project that is easy, and as detailed as you’d like it to be.
True origami doesn’t involved any cutting, and the entire art form is made from folding paper. This project is really an origami composition: one piece is origami, and the other part of the picture is drawn.
We’re providing three shapes that you can choose to use for your class, depending on the skill level and age of the class you’re teaching. Younger classes might be best using the tulip lesson, while mid-range grades (2/3 grade) could use the animal lesson, and oldest grade could combine the two.
What you’ll need:
Blue construction paper, 8.5×11 for the background. (You could, really, use any color for the background, but the blue will represent the sky in the lesson written here).
glue sticks
origami paper
sharpies to draw details
oil pastel or crayon to fill in details
The lesson:
For younger classes: have students create a tulip picture! Use the origami paper to create the tulip bud (video here!) and have them glue it on to their paper. You can choose to just use scraps of green paper to make the stem rather than creating an origami stem, too. Use sharpie markers a
nd oil pastels or crayons to add details like butterflies, bumblebees, birds in the sky, etc.
For mid-range classes: have students create the 
face of a dog (instructions here) or a fox (instructions here!). Once they glue their dog or fox face on to the paper, have them draw the body of the animal. Remember, the animal could be sleeping, sitting up, or standing. Also, have students draw e
yes and a nose on the fox using sharpie markers and oil pastel/crayons.
For older classes: students can create a springtime scene using the tulip tutorial (above) and the animal tutorial (above).
Happy creating!
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