The art of forming various objects (toys, jewelry, household accessories) out of paper has been known in different countries for a long time. It enjoys special respect in Japan, where it is called “origami” . It was there that not too complex schemes for folding peculiar animal figures were invented - cranes, frogs, cats, giraffes - which were later distributed throughout the world. The patterns have become so popular that now origami is often used to describe any craft that requires paper or newspaper sheets to create.
In fact, origami can be called those figures , when working with which only paper is used. No scissors, pencils, compasses or other tools, only making folds and creases in a certain sequence. On the other hand, it is important that the toy and the process of its “production” with your own hands bring benefit and pleasure, but what they will be called is a tenth matter.
There really are benefits from origami . Especially for children, teenagers, and adults who have problems with attention and perseverance.
- Painstaking, but fairly simple work with diagrams helps to train patience and perseverance.
- Handling small paper parts perfectly develops motor skills.
- Transforming a flat sheet into a three-dimensional, stationary or moving object of a recognizable shape stimulates the imagination: based on familiar patterns, you can create your own, modifying “classic” crafts.
- If you regularly practice origami with your child, regularly devoting time to him alone, monitoring his progress, supporting, guiding, you can quickly establish spiritual contact with him, and this is very important for the harmonious development of the individual.
You can make absolutely anything out of paper – you just have to decide what is interesting specifically to you or your child.
Making exact copies
Creating small copies of murder weapons becomes a real art. Origami lovers are divided into two types.
The first create detailed copies of existing weapon models. They carefully study these models, photographs and drawings, make models according to actual dimensions, carefully connecting the parts. They paint the resulting products black and varnish them, and these copies become indistinguishable from the original.
The main goal of this type of origami lovers, otherwise known as modelers, is to create an exact copy, taking into account small details.
Creating Working Models
The second type of hobbyists create unreal weapons that do not exist in real life, or make inaccurate copies of existing ones. They do not focus on appearance, so such weapons often look awkward, but they can be used in the game. This type of people tries to make usable weapons that they can play with a lot.
Paper bullets fired from paper barrels pierce sheets, but they are essentially blowpipes. That is, in order for the weapon to fire, you need to blow into it. Such models will look strange, but they can be used.
Swords
Using the presented diagrams, you can make interesting tridents, with which one of the ninja turtles traveled. Such a skillful knife will be interesting for any boy to use. Of course, no one excludes cases when an adult man gets excited and turns into a warrior of darkness or light.
You can also easily make a Japanese samurai katana. If you carefully follow the sequence of actions and make all the bends as smooth and correct as possible, you will get an original weapon of ancient masters.
Making a ninja kunai, which is a throwing weapon, will be a little more difficult. Its blade consists of four edges that meet at one point to form a sharper point, and the handle is shaped like a thin tube.
To make it you will need two sheets, one will be used to make the blade and the second will be used to make the handle and ring.
The two parts are connected to each other using glue or tape. If desired, you can cover the product with a layer of paint, this will give it realism.
Recommendations from the experts
It is recommended to make models from thick cardboard, using a roll as the main figure, since squares and triangles, which are the basis of origami, are easy to fold and are suitable only for decoration. Therefore, to create paper guns, it is better to use tubes.
To get ideas, you can look at photos of origami weapons.
Simple morning star
The Morgenstern is a weapon that consists of a spiked ball on a chain. This weapon was used by samurai. Translated from English, the name of the weapon is translated as “morning star.”
What will you need? To create this weapon you will need a minimum of materials - only paper, glue and scissors.
Progress
First you need to make a ball - the basis of the future morning star. To do this, you can crumple a sheet of paper. Then cut out small squares of paper and fold them into spike triangles. Glue them onto the paper base and then to the resulting ball.
To make a chain, you need to cut several strips of paper. Glue one side of the strip to the other - you get a chain element. Thread another strip into the hole of the element and glue the ends together again - this is how you get two chain elements fastened together. Make the required chain length.
Twist a tube tightly from paper to create a handle. Fasten all the parts together, and a fast morning star, which can be used to smash enemies to pieces, is ready!
Axe
The first thing we'll start with is an axe. We took the Slavic type of weapon as the idea; it is simple to implement. And only then we’ll make an origami katana and a butterfly knife.
Prepare for the craft:- PVA glue
- Paper – A4 format
Let's start doing origami by folding a square. Therefore, fold the cases diagonally, connecting the edges.
We cut off the unnecessary part of the paper. But don’t throw it away, we will need it to make a pen:
- We apply diagonal markings to the finished square and overlap the edge to the center.
- Then the resulting part of the craft must be turned over and the edges again folded towards the middle. This will be the tip of the axe.
- Finally, fold the form in half.
- Now all the internal parts need to be glued together.
- We simply apply glue to the top and connect both parts so that the shaft is inside.
- Our craft is ready, you can draw hieroglyphs and start playing.
Nunchakus
By analogy with the previous weapon, you can make nunchucks, and this weapon is even easier to make than a morning star. To do this, you will need to make two paper tubes, which will become future handles. On their headboard you need to attach a strip of paper folded in a circle - fasteners for the chain.
Now, by analogy from the previous instructions, make a chain of the required length. A child will definitely fall in love with games of samurai or ninja when he has the terrifying weapons of the elusive ninja in his hands.
Making an easy ninja surreken without glue
Now let's start creating the surreken. After all, a real ninja always keeps a couple of rays in his belt pockets.
Below I will show you how to make them without glue. And, if you are afraid of getting confused, then take two sheets of paper of different colors.
For four rays we will need two landscape pages. Take the first one and fold one edge diagonally. This is how we form the line of the free edge.
Now fold the sheet in half.
Another half.
And we find the middle of the strip in width.
We turn the bottom edge inside out and make sure that all the lines are parallel to each other.
We repeat the same action for the other edge.
We make another similar blank. This is what should happen.
Now the ends of the blanks need to be bent.
We apply both strips perpendicular to each other.
We bend the curved edge and try to get the end into the slot that has formed in the middle.
We also turn in all the rays one by one, changing the side of the surreken.
Pros of creating origami weapons
Weapons made using the origami technique diversify a child’s imagination and fine motor skills. An unlimited flight of imagination will give him the will to new ideas.
By analogy with the previous instructions, you can make many different types of weapons, for example, a shotgun, a sniper rifle or a double-barreled weapon.
Such a weapon will be a fraction more complicated, but the resulting result will be many times more interesting. There are also many interesting ideas for paper weapons on the Internet.
Creating weapons using origami techniques is an interesting and exciting activity. It is great for both adults and children as a hobby.
Butterfly knife
A folding knife is an amazing craft that attracts with its beauty not only a child, but also an adult.
For origami butterfly knife you will need:
- Toothpicks
- Glue gun
- Several sheets of colored paper. 2 red, 1 blue and 1 yellow.
We start by folding the strips.
- We make the first one red, it should make 4 stripes.
- We divide the blue sheet into two parts. One half will go to the blade.
- Don’t forget to shape the blade, making sure to seal the ends with tape.
- Next we need to make another strip, we have half of the paper left, this will serve as the material.
- The base needs to be cut. The width of the cut should be equal to the width of the second blue stripe
- You need to insert this strip into the resulting slots.
- Cover the edges with glue and make two holes. The same must be done with the red blanks. We also treat their ends with glue.
- These will be the holes for the toothpicks.
- The red stripes will serve as parts for making one side of the bosom handle. All excess parts are cut off. And we glue the places of the slots.
- The yellow sheet just needs to be twisted into a tube, which we divide into two equal parts and glue with a hot gun.
- That's it, the butterfly knife is ready.
These are some simple crafts you can make yourself. For you, these will be unforgettable hours spent doing exciting activities with your children. And as a result, your child will be captivated by playing with origami.
