If you’re looking for activities to enjoy with children, origami accessories are a great choice.
With simple origami paper, you can create one-of-a-kind pieces like rings and bracelets.
When I once made heart-shaped rings with the kids, I was struck by their smiles as they happily showed me, saying, “I’ll make one to match with Mom!” I also saw boys using them for pretend play.
Choosing favorite colors and patterns is fun, and it naturally sparks conversation while using their hands.
After playing, they can also be enjoyed as gifts, making them perfect for creating memories with your children.
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With Kids! A Collection of Easy-to-Make Origami Accessory Ideas (1–10)
Strawberry Bracelet & Ring
How about origami that lets you make matching strawberry bracelets and rings? Strawberries are especially popular with kids, right? If you can make a strawberry bracelet and ring, your child is sure to be thrilled! Prepare regular-size origami paper and one that’s a quarter of that size.
Use the larger sheet for the bracelet and the smaller one for the ring.
The ring is tiny and a bit tricky to fold, so it might work well if the mom folds the bracelet and the child folds the ring.
My youngest daughter loves strawberries too, so I’m thinking of making them together.
Easy! How to fold a teddy bear ring
This is a teddy bear that starts from a cushion fold.
Since the head and body are made separately, prepare two sheets of origami.
For the head, first make one cushion fold, then turn the paper over and fold the upper left and right corners to the center.
Turn the paper over again and fold the bottom edge up to the center line.
Next, fold the top corner to the center, then fold the left and right edges to the center line, and turn the paper over.
Open the square section from the center to form the ears, and fold the corners to shape the ears and outline of the face.
For the body, perform the cushion fold three times, changing the face each time, then open the square as you did for the head to turn it into a rectangle, and shape the arms and legs.
It’s a very cute idea, so it would be fun to choose patterned paper with care.
Stretchy! Detachable bracelet
Among origami creations, wearable items are especially popular with children.
This one is a bracelet with a clever stretchy design! Because it can be put on and taken off, it’s great that you can wear and remove it over and over.
Make four diamond-shaped parts, then combine them to complete the bracelet.
The connected sections open and close, creating the expanding-and-contracting mechanism.
I often fold origami with my child, and I found this method very easy, so please give it a try.
Cute and easy! Heart ring
Heart-shaped rings are an item guaranteed to delight any girl.
My kids at home love origami, and just the other day we folded origami rings; not only was our youngest daughter thrilled, even our kindergarten-age son was overjoyed.
Watching the children happily slip several cute rings onto their little fingers was so heartwarming, and it made me appreciate how wonderful origami is.
This heart ring is folded from quarter-size paper, so the work is a bit detailed, but the steps aren’t very difficult, so children can enjoy folding it too.
Making rings in various colors and playing pretend jewelry shop would be a lot of fun.
Easy! Heart Bracelet
A heart bracelet that looks like the kind a popular girl character in a TV anime would wear.
If kids hear that they can easily make this with origami, lots of them might light up and say they want to try! Make firm creases and start by shaping the heart in the center.
It’s symmetrical, so it’s nice and easy.
Once you finish the thin bracelet part, adjust it to fit the wrist and secure it with tape.
You could also use a rubber band to make it easier to put on and take off.
My preschool-age daughter at home is totally into an idol anime right now.
Next time we’ll make one together and enjoy some pretend play!
Cute ribbon bracelet
This bracelet, accented with a little ribbon, is sure to capture children’s hearts.
Ribbons may seem tricky, but contrary to what you might imagine, they’re very simple, so kids can have fun making them too.
First, make triangular creases, then fold both ends in toward the central crease.
Finally, use the two small triangles you’ve created to form the ribbon shape.
Secure the center of the ribbon with a round sticker.
Finish by using rubber bands so the size can be adjusted.
I recently made this bracelet with my preschool-age daughter; she watched me fold it, understood, and was able to fold it on her own.
I hope you’ll try making it with your kids too.
A butterfly ring kids will love!
Just by folding it up, it turns into a butterfly when opened! It’s a delightful idea with a wow factor.
Overlap the short ends of a strip of origami paper and fold it in half, then squash-fold the corners of the crease into triangles.
Fold the lower edges on both sides outward and upward at the positions you made with the inside reverse fold.
Flip the origami top-to-bottom and fold the crease corners on both sides into triangles.
Fold the bottom edge up again along the crease, then fold the left and right edges inward.
Open the crease areas into triangular squash folds.
Finally, open the folded sections to form the butterfly, make the elongated part into a loop, and you’re done!