Origami "Leaping Frog". Technique of execution

The amazing art of turning ordinary paper into real masterpieces was born in the land of the "rising sun" and got the name origami. This wonderful form of creative leisure miraculously brings together those engaged in the manufacture of handicrafts, compensates for the lack of attention to children, sometimes so suffering from its shortage on the part of adults. There are many different schemes for performing certain crafts, animal figures, plants, various objects, and especially the origami "Leaping Frog" stands out among them. Children really like to make such crafts, only because they move, thus causing a lot of positive emotions. Studying with the kid, you involuntarily accustom him to assiduity, to finish the business to the end, besides, he develops his imagination, logic and fine motor skills of his fingers. Seeing the result of his work, the child experiences an indescribable delight. Here is one of the popular schemes.

However, before proceeding with the manufacture of the craft, it is necessary to select the appropriate paper, since the future figure will depend on its quality. It is better to take thin paper so that the folds are not too thick, ideally a paper from a notepad. So:

Origami "Leaping Frog". Step-by-step manufacturing

• It is necessary to take a sheet of paper and bend it in the center.
• Mark the folds of the rectangle and carefully bend and smooth the corners at the top.
• Next, you need to bend the quarter in exactly the same way.
• The top of the rectangle is to be lifted and the paper is folded on the sides.
• Next, you need to make corners - the future paws of the jumping frog. They just have to be bent upwards, the lower part is bent in half.
• Then bend the right and left parts to each other.
• It is necessary to bend and unbend the lower part so that the fold is clearly visible.
• Then carefully - the lower ends need to be unbent up and to the sides.
• It turns out the boat, the walls of which must be bent down in turn.
• Next it is necessary to dilute the petals to the sides and smooth it well, which will ensure a high bouncing of the animal.
• Then it is necessary to bend the paws of the accordion with the base to get a "spring".
• The handicraft needs to be turned over.
• Origami "Jumping Frog" is ready! With pressure on the back of the cold-blooded animal makes its first leap in the paper life.

Among the great variety of schemes for making crafts, there are both complex and very simple. For example, even a three-year-old can do this work. The toy is put on the fingers, with its help you can play the puppet theater sketches, which is very much liked by younger children. Origami for children - a frog - one of them. For its manufacture you will need:

• ½ dense green leaf (according to the size of the album for drawing);
• A small piece of red paper for the tongue.
• A little white and black paper for the eyes or markers for drawing eyes.

Manufacture:

1. Take the prepared green paper, put in front of him vertically. Divide the sheet by eye vertically along imaginary lines into three parts, bending them to yourself. It's okay if it does not work out exactly.
2. Then bend the resulting long rectangle in half from itself, so that the top is an uneven edge.
3. The result should be a rectangle lying so that the fold line is at the top. Then the bottom edge is bent upward, the figure is turned over and the procedure is repeated, a kind of accordion is obtained.
4. It remains to paste the tongue, cut from red paper, glue the cut circles of the eyes or draw them. Put the toy on your hand, your fingers fall into the pockets.

Modular origami "Frog", the scheme of which is not so simple as the previous ones, is a more painstaking process, which requires more than one evening for realization, but the result is truly impressive. Such a product will long decorate the interior, and also suitable for participation in a school exhibition of handicrafts.

Depending on the format of the paper used in making the craft, origami "Leaping Frog" can turn out different (from a rectangular sheet of paper or square). Even if used for its coloring felt pens, which seem to "weight" its weight, the properties of the finished toy significantly change.

If for the first time for some reason the handicraft did not work out - nothing terrible, as they say, the first pancake is lumpy - the next one will certainly get better than the first. So, go ahead - hone your skills!