Origami Ornaments.

Thursday (27/01/2011)

a) The Rabbit Origami.
• First, I showed them the steps. Then, they followed me step by step. Some older kids were quite independent. They even guided their friends.
• The kids were given a rectangle paper. Then, they folded it ad cut into a square shape. Ext, they unfold it. The paper was folded similar to aeroplane origami. Then, the smaller triangle was folded towards inside and then outside again; as to get a sharp point for the rabbit tail.
• Next, the paper was folded symmetrically. The long sharp point was cut whereby they folded upwards to form the rabbit ears. The kids were happy and excited as they were easy to make. The older kids such as Qian Joe and Chun Kit were creative to use the recycled paper to make a smaller rabbit ad attached to the mother rabbit’s body. The younger kids followed the ideas.

b) The paper lantern.
• I showed them making a simple paper lantern using red packet “Ang pow”. The kids folded the paper into half and started cutting it except its edges. Upon unfolding it, they learned to roll and paste them together. Next, they attached shredded paper onto the end similar to an actual lantern.
• The kids pasted the rabbit origami to the lantern. They took the ornaments home as decorations.