Get ready for a fun-filled craft adventure! Dive into this delightful paper cherry blossom flowers craft activity that will have your kids beaming with excitement and creativity. It’s the perfect way to unleash their artistic talents and enjoy quality time together – all while celebrating the beauty of cherry blossoms.
Cherry blossoms are the beautiful symbols of spring time, which makes a paper cherry blossom flowers craft the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of spring. Make these paper cherry flowers is a great fine motor skills to do with your kids.
Whether you are homeschooling your kids, or just looking for a fun indoor activity over the weekend, this Kirigami Paper Cherry Blossom is a great family bonding activity to do. It’s also great no-prep activity for kids that doubles as a fun DIY decor!
If you already have basic craft supplies such as glue, scissors and colored craft papers, all you have to do is follow along this step-by-step tutorial.
How To Make Kirigami Cherry Blossom Flowers
Kirigami is a variation of the Japanese folding art of Origami. Unlike origami which only involves folding and nothing else, kirigami includes folding, cutting and glueing. These Paper Cherry Blossom Flowers are made of 5 folded cherry blossom petals, which are then glued together to make a flower.
List of Supplies
- Colored craft papers (medium-light)
- Craft glue
- A pair of scissors
Instructions For Kirigami Cherry Blossom Paper Craft
Step 1:
For each cherry blossom pattern, you will need 5 square pieces of paper and a different colored paper for the center part of the flower. Prepare 2”x2” paper pieces from the selected colored craft papers.
Step 2:
Fold the square paper in half, diagonally.
Step 3:
Hold the right 45-degree corner of the current paper and fold it upwards.
Step 4:
Fold the right flap in half.
Step 5:
Unfold the last 2 folds.
Step 6:
Keeping the first crease/fold intact (step-3 fold), open the current paper from the right corner (without unfolding the first diagonal fold).
Step 7:
Flatten the right side by folding it along the half-creases created in step-4 and aligning the right closed edge along the middle.
Step 8:
Fold in the triangle part and align it with the base layout.
Step 9:
Similarly, fold the left side of the base layout.
Step 10:
Fold the left flap in half, inwards.
Step 11:
Similarly, fold the right flap.
Step 12:
Apply glue along an open edge of the origami pattern.
Step 13:
Join the edge with the other open edge to form the cherry blossom petal.
Step 14:
You can keep the petal as it is, or, you can cut a round edge.
Step 15:
Cut out a small triangle from the tip of the round edge to give the petals a little detail.
Step 16:
Similarly, prepare 4 more paper petals.
Step 17:
Take any 2 paper petals and join them side by side, keeping the narrow side towards the center.
Step 18:
Join the 3rd petal beside the joint petals and join the 2 other petals together but keep them separate until the glue dries.
Step 19:
Now, join the 3 and 2 petals to complete the kirigami cherry blossom patterns. Trace and cut out a 5-petaled small flower shape from a different colored craft paper for the center.
Step 20:
Attach the small flower cutout to the center of the cherry blossom pattern to complete the craft.
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