More craft activities
Discover more fun craft activities to keep you occupied all through the year.
If you're looking for an easy spring-inspired craft, learn how to make an origami blossom with this step-by-step guide. Make flowers in different sizes and colours to decorate your home or gift them to friends and family.
Fold your paper in half one way, then open it out. Fold it in half the other way and open so you have a cross shape.
Turn your paper so it's in the shape of a diamond. Bring the bottom corner up to the middle of your cross and fold. Repeat for each point until you have a smaller square shape.
If your paper is large enough you could repeat once or twice more.
Now take the top triangle and fold it outwards, leaving a small border to make a petal.
Repeat for each petal, keeping your creases lined up with each other.
Take the first of the smaller triangles inside your flower and fold it out. Repeat until all the petals are folded up.
You're finished making an origami blossom. Why not create a spring display to give to your friends and family?
Discover more fun craft activities to keep you occupied all through the year.
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