Origami

This is a fun activity for children and adults alike.

Origami means paper folding. This is a craft, where paper is folded into different shapes. There are many videos available on youtube on how to fold paper to get letters, animals, objects etc.

This is a fun activity for children of all ages. Can be started with children as small as 5 years.

Initially, an adult has to accompany / guide the child in making some easy shapes. It does not matter if the fold or the object is not great. Let children pay with paper first. Slowly they can develop interest and skill and after a year or two, they can do things on their own or by seeing books or videos.

Origami can be used to teach mathematical concepts to kids.
 
This activity develops hand to eye coordination in children, at the same time entertaining them.