It is common knowledge that young children need such activities, which are for them both fun and training of dexterity, concentration, attentiveness, development of individual creative abilities. A good example of such activities, combining both entertainment and training skills, is the ancient art of origami. This is the technique of folding different pieces of paper. It is interesting and accessible even for kids.
It was revealed that the origami classes benefit in the development of children. Folding figures from paper, following the instructions, trains the child's logical and imaginative thinking, his assiduity and accuracy, ingenuity and memory. This is a good training of fine motor skills. Folding paper according to the scheme gradually improves the movement of the baby's fingers. A good coordination afterwards will greatly facilitate his training in writing, will contribute to the development of good handwriting and even useful in teaching the playing of musical instruments. It is shown that the earlier a child gets acquainted with geometric figures, the easier it will be given to such subjects as algebra, geometry, drawing.
Origami does not require special equipment or tools; it only needs to have a piece of paper for it. You can buy ready-made origami kits or just a set of colored paper in stores. After mastering the initial techniques and origins of origami, nothing prevents to improve in this form of art, create and experiment with foil paper, cardboard, decorate origami beads, buttons, fabrics, etc.
There are the simplest origami for children, which do not differ in any complexity, but they will quickly win the child's attention. Remember yourself as a child. Surely, every adult folded a boat from a paper, a tulip and did not suspect then that this is the art of origami. Now it's time to create origami with your child.
Make a paper boat is not difficult for a baby, if one or two times to show it to him visually. Then he will easily fold the boats himself and run them in the bathroom, in a puddle or streamlet. In order to create an origami boat, you must have only a rectangular sheet of landscape format. The paper sheet should be placed in front of you, and then gently folded in half, from top to bottom. To the center of the sheet at a right angle, add the top corners so that the figure of the pyramid turns out. Then bend the bottom strip from each side over the pyramid. The corners protruding from below, bend inward, so that the overall appearance resembles a hat-hat. Then the opposite angles of such a triangle need to be brought together - a diamond will be obtained with the edging of the strips along the lower two edges. In the following, the lower corners should be bent from both sides so that a triple triangle is obtained. Return to the middle of the triangle, from two sides bend them in opposite directions so that a square with upward corners appears. Grasp your fingers over these corners and gently spread them apart, you should get a boat.
Another simple origami for children is the figure of a cat's face. In order to do it, you need a square sheet of medium size. First, you need to bend the paper square from top to bottom diagonally so that you get a triangle that looks down at one corner. The other two corners must be bent at the top at an angle and turn the layout over to the other side. Next, the lower corner should be folded, first its upper part, and then the lower one, so that a double corner is formed. This form is a cat's muzzle, which must be painted, dorisovav eyes, nose, antennae, sketch the bottom corner in the form of a mouth.
Schemes for creating origami, designed for children, simple and interesting today a lot. Guided by the interests of his child, his age, you can pick up good, each time a new origami. By folding an ordinary sheet of paper into entertaining figures, the kid will spend his leisure time with great profit, as he acquires new and improves acquired skills, trains in himself assiduity and attentiveness.